Privacy, Security Among Top 2022 Consumer Tech Concerns: Parks

Privacy and security will continue to plague the connected home industry as an increase in threats create more consumer concern for their data, blogged Parks Associates President Elizabeth Parks in a 2022 trends forecast. Consumers will continue to embrace over-the-top video services, and the “great unbundle of Pay TV will move into the next phase,” including the “rebundling” of streaming services, she said. Interoperability efforts will push ahead, with industry players working together through integration and partnerships, she said, while choice will remain “paramount” for consumers in video viewing, home security and automation. Large investments in energy management tech will drive demand response capabilities in a transforming power grid, while distributed energy resources manage the grid’s load, she said. Home healthcare will “explode” in coming years through devices, virtual care and remote patient monitoring, and work and home will continue to “blur,” leading to ongoing investments in technology.