Parks Associates: New Security Monitoring Standard Paves the Way for More Accurate and Timely Information for Emergency Responders and 911 Providers

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May 25, 2023, 08:44 ET

Parks Associates' white paper addresses role of false alarms in undermining consumer trust and examines new standard and solutions designed to resolve these challenges

DALLAS, May 25, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Parks Associates, a leading market research and consulting firm specializing in consumer technology products and services, has released a groundbreaking new white paper, in collaboration with Ubiety Technologies, that examines a significant problem facing the security industry - false alarms - including the costs and potential solutions. Parks Associates research finds 62% of security system owners experienced a false alarm in the past year, with the majority caused by user error, but the prevalence of these false alarms undermines consumer confidence and increases costs for all involved parties.

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The white paper, "Solving False Alarms: Bringing New Context for Monitoring," also analyzes the impact of the new Alarm Validation Standard introduced by The Monitoring Association (TMA-AVS-01). The paper highlights the impact of false alarms on public safety, with emergency responders often diverted from genuine security events to respond to false alarms, and the provisions in the TMA-AVS-01 designed to reduce false alarms while still ensuring proper responses for actual emergencies.

"The TMA-AVS-01 standard aims to reduce the number of false alarms by providing more context and information for a more effective response," said Jennifer Kent, VP, Research, Parks Associates. "Ultimately, the adoption and implementation of this new standard enable a standardized approach to validating and reducing false alarms."

The security market has experienced rapid growth, driven by new technologies, but research shows false alarms undermine consumer confidence, increase costs for security companies and owners, and jeopardize future sales for security systems, devices, and monitoring services.

"TMA-AVS-01 represents the most significant shift in the alarm industry in decades. Alarm response is transitioning from binary, blind alerts that offer very little context to homeowners and monitoring providers, to technology-enabled alerts that provide situational awareness and actionable intelligence," said Keith Puckett, Founder & CEO of Ubiety Technologies. "Ubiety joined The Monitoring Association to learn from industry experts and be part of the implementation of AVS-01."

Ubiety is a research partner at this week's CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 23-25 at the Omni Frisco Hotel in Frisco, Texas. Keith Puckett of Ubiety is participating on the session "Selling Peace of Mind: Safety and Security" on May 25 at 1:15 pm CT.

"Ubiety is grateful to partner with Parks Associates to bring focus on this transformational opportunity to help improve security responses for everyone," Puckett said. "Parks Associates is the voice in the industry ushering in change, to both understand and unlock innovation and value in the market. Parks Associates uniquely understands that this shift will help everyone from security companies, to monitoring centers and homeowners."

The research white paper is available for download. To request data or an interview, please contact Rosey Sera at [email protected], 972.996.0233.

About Parks Associates
Parks Associates, a woman-owned and woman-led internationally recognized market research and consulting company, specializes in emerging technology solutions serving the consumer and small-to-medium business (SMB) markets. http://www.parksassociates.com

About Ubiety Technologies
Ubiety Technologies Inc. is a sensor array and data analytics company crafting state-of-the-art hardware and software solutions that enable an elevated and intuitive understanding of people's physical presence based on the wireless devices they carry. Its patented hardware, presence detection engine, and software applications deliver a digital view of presence that solves detection and identification business challenges across industries. http://www.ubiety.io

Rosimely Sera
Parks Associates
972.996.0233
[email protected]

SOURCE Parks Associates