The new Pakedge RT-3100 Gigabit router is designed to provide premium network performance, reliability and security for homes and small businesses.

According to a study on the Connected Security Home Market done by Persistence Market Research, the global connected home security market was valued at $300 million in 2014, and is expected to surpass $400 million by the end of 2019. 

Parks Associates announced Alarm.com, Comcast, Control4, KB Home and Lennar will be the keynote speakers at the 23rd annual CONNECTIONS: The Premier Connected Home Conference. The research firm also announced the agenda for the conference, which will take place May 21-23, 2019, at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco.

Control4 Corporation, a global provider of smart home solutions, announced the debut of the Control4 Tiny Smart Home, a compact, 250-square-foot smart home designed to give architects, builders and designers an interactive, design-forward smart technology experience at Design Construction Week 2019 at IBS in Control4 booth SU443.

Qolsys, a provider of security and smart home technology, announced that the Qolsys IQ Panel 2 Plus was selected by D.R. Horton Inc. to provide the hub for its “Home is Connected” solution. 

Comcast announced the national launch of Xfinity xFi Advanced Security, a new artificial intelligence-powered service that monitors, blocks and informs customers of online threats to connected devices, and provides seamless digital protection for those devices when connected to their home network.

Nortek Security & Control’s two new intelligent and interactive ELAN touch panels leverage face recognition and voice control to deliver more personalization options than ever for controlling the connected smart home.

Centralite Systems Inc., a manufacturer of reliable, wirelessly connected devices based on the Zigbee home automation platform, announced that its 3-Series Micro Motion Sensor and Micro Door Sensor have been certified to work with Echo Plus, Amazon’s popular voice assistant. 

Home8, a provider of video-verified connected devices for safety, security, and home automation, has agreed to provide Marantec America with Home8’s popular Video-Verified ActionView garage door control relay system as a complement to Marantec’s flagship line of garage door openers. 

Nortek Security & Control’s two new intelligent and interactive ELAN touch panels leverage face recognition and voice control to deliver more personalization options than ever for controlling the connected smart home.