Intuitive app-based solutions and location-based services are making it easier for more people to add home control and security to their homes. Security dealers who offer cutting-edge technology in home automation and security and explore creative approaches to selling it will find opportunity to expand their customer base as they reach into new markets.
“What’s emerging is the really rapid adoption of the mobile device as the primary interface for smart home control,” says Dave Pedigo, senior director of learning and emerging technologies at the Custom Electronic Design and Installation Association (CEDIA) located in Indianapolis. As more consumers come to rely on mobile devices, the nature of the user interface for security and home automation systems is changing, with homeowners eschewing proprietary devices and Internet connections via home computers in favor of access through their mobile devices.