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driving the demand for smart


What’s


The sharp increase in consumers’ usage and dependency on smartphones and tablets, is creating a rise in demand for smart technologies throughout the home.


Current trends


Statistics from market and consumer data specialists Statista shows that in the smart home market, the number of active households embracing the sector in the UK is expected to rise to 25.5m users by 2025. In 2021, household penetration is set to reach 41.6% by the end of 2021, with a projected rise to 85.7% by 2025.


Smart technology has become increasingly popular within the home. Not only is this driven by the increased reliance on smartphones, tablets, voice assistants and small laptop devices, many consumers are becoming further dependent on their devices as a way to stay in touch, work and spend their leisure time.


With so much of our lives now run through our devices, helped by the accessibility of free Wi-Fi and the channelling of interaction through apps, the shift towards smart technology in the home was almost inevitable.


Change in working patterns


There is also a shift towards the acceptance and in some situations, reliance, of controlling more aspects of our lives through smart technology.


This has in many cases been fuelled by the rise in changing working patterns, including flexible and mobile working.


In addition, as more people work from home, there is a greater expectation placed on residential spaces to provide more technology.


As residential consumers become increasingly willing to spend more money to upgrade their homes, smart technology will be at the forefront of this change.


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