
"Overall, European consumers rank traditional security
capabilities high among their preferred connected home features,
followed by energy management features. The diversity of consumer preferences among European countries opens the market for different business models and channel strategies. "The report notes that energy management is very popular in Denmark, where electricity costs are high. In the U. K. , security and home monitoring are popular entry level features among consumers. Service providers can offer home controls solutions directly to the consumer or offer the services to a partner such as a utility or OEM, which then provides the service to consumers. Multiple telecoms are launching home controls solutions, using a variety of business models. Deutsche Telekom is investing in energy specific service platforms, with partners including Miele, Samsung, and digitalSTROM. Similarly, Swisscom and iControl Networks have a strategic partnership to deploy a sophisticated home automation and monitoring solution. Telefónica has announced its "Thinking Things" machine to machine M2M solution for connecting all types of devices to the Internet in order to automate functions.
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Blink is designed for indoor use. A simple self installation process allows you to have your home monitoring system up and running in just a few minutes. After that, wireless cameras are
easily controlled with the included apps or even with just your voice through Amazon’s Alexa enabled devices e. g. , Alexa, Echo, Echo Dot, and Tap. As any good home security camera system will do, Blink provides home and pet monitoring in real time in the video camera “live view” streaming mode.