SCTE, CableLabs to Focus on Smart Energy
Services to reduce energy consumption in the home, guidelines for energy management in cable facilities and a roadmap for the introduction of standards for the management and availability of power within the network will headline energy-related exhibits of CableLabs and … Continue reading
AT&T Jumps into Smart Home
AT&T (NYSE:T) announced plans for a new portfolio of all-digital, IP-based home security monitoring and automation services. Called AT&T Digital Life, the services are intended to give users control and security of their homes using any web-enabled device, PCs, tablets … Continue reading
Comcast Launches Smart Home in Michigan
Comcast (NASDAQ:CMCSA) announced the launch of Xfinity Home across the company’s service area in Michigan. Xfinity Home offers traditional home security components, such as police and fire alarm protection with 24/7 professional monitoring, as well as the ability to remotely … Continue reading
Comcast’s Xfinity: More than Security
Comcast’s Xfinity initiative has changed in a subtle but significant way. Xfinity started as a home security business. Gradually, however, its vision and mandate broadened. Now, the company is threading the potentially lucrative needle of home security and home automation. … Continue reading
Smart Home Biz: $7.6 Billion this Year
According to a report from Strategy Analytics, increasing demand for broadband-enabled home security and control systems will drive U.S. revenues for smart home systems and services to $7.6 billion in 2012. More than 8% of U.S. homes are expected to … Continue reading
Comcast Smartens Up Bay Area Homes
Comcast announced the launch of Xfinity Home in portions of the company’s San Francisco Bay Area service area. Xfinity Home offers home security components such as police and fire alarm protection, as well as the ability to remotely adjust digital … Continue reading
Comcast Launches ‘Smart Home’ in CT, VT
Comcast announced the launch of Xfinity Home in Connecticut and Vermont. Xfinity Home offers traditional home security components, like police and fire alarm protection with 24/7 monitoring, as well as the ability to remotely adjust digital thermostats, turn lights on … Continue reading
Comcast Completes DE Smart Home Rollout
Comcast has completed the rollout of Xfinity Home in Delaware with the launch of the service in Kent and Sussex Counties. Xfinity Home, which launched in New Castle County in February, is now available to Comcast customers throughout the state … Continue reading
Comcast Launches WA Smart Home Service
Comcast announced the launch of Xfinity Home across the company’s Washington State service area. Xfinity Home offers traditional home security components, like police and fire alarm protection backed by 24/7 monitoring, as well as the ability to remotely adjust digital … Continue reading
Comcast Smart Homes Get Cloud-Based Energy Control
Comcast has entered into an agreement with EcoFactor, a provider of energy management solutions, to create a new service designed to optimize the heating and cooling patterns of a home and integrate with the Xfinity Home platform. EcoFactor’s proprietary, cloud-based … Continue reading
Privacy: Don’t Make Smart Homes Too Smart
“Smart home” is big business and getting bigger. It’s kind of a no-brainer, really. Everyone likes lower power bills, and it’s also convenient to be able to make sure the coffee pot really is turned off when you’re 30 miles … Continue reading
Amdocs Looks to Connect Homes, Machines
Amdocs announced the launch of two new solutions for operators wanting to enter the connected devices market, Amdocs M2M (Machine-to-Machine) and Connected Home. The Connected Home solution is cloud-based and designed to enable service providers to launch pre-packaged home and … Continue reading
‘Xfinity Home’ Launches in Denver
Comcast announced the launch of Xfinity Home across the company’s metro Denver service area. Xfinity Home offers traditional home security components, like police and fire alarm protection backed by 24/7 monitoring, as well as the ability to adjust digital thermostats, … Continue reading