There's Growth to Come! Audio Collaborative 2018 Key Takes

Once again, and for the fifth consecutive year, market research firm Futuresource Consulting promoted its highly successful Audio Collaborative conference dedicated to latest audio industry trends. Combining the latest market research intelligence, this is a unique opportunity to share the latest insightful industry trends among key industry influencers and discuss how services, hardware, and content is shaping the future of the audio landscape.

Parks Associates' new report "Global Connected Living Outlook: Expanding IoT Momentum" reports 27% of U.S. broadband households own at least one smart speaker, and that nearly 40% of consumers planning to purchase a smart home device find interoperability with either Amazon or Google personal assistants is important. Parks Associates's research on Home Security also reveals that 75% of home security installations in 2017 included smart control features.