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Connected Home State of the Market: Barriers to Adoption
25-Jan-2018
North America
Strategic Forecasting
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As new technologies enter the market, consumers are increasingly willing to consider a connected home as a possible living environment. This report examines the state of the connected home market, illuminates some of the barriers to growth, and considers some of the companies that are delivering solutions to transcend those barriers. The discussion will be of interest to communication service providers and companies delivering technology to those communication service providers.
Executive Summary
Introduction
The Connected Home Market: Substantial and Growing
Barriers to Adoption
Price
Complexity
Support
The Secret Sauce: Home Network Management
CSP Opportunities
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