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The smart speaker home assistants, beginning
various smart home devices with one of the easiest interfaces there is... your voice. Simply say what you want, and your wish is granted. “Entertain me.” “Dim the lights.” “Order me pizza.” “Arrange a car.” Once the system is set up, the only tech skills required is the ability to speak one’s desires. This ease of use, paired with this promise of the future, is driving the smart home market through
the roof.
The Motley Fool pegged
“Voice-enabled Speakers” as
one of the three top trends to
dominate 2018. They noted
that Amazon’s Alexa-powered
devices hold about 70% of
the market, while Google’s
home assistant hold around
23.8% of the market. (No stats
were yet available on Apple’s
homepod, which started
shipping in December.) One
thing is certain, whichever
your choice of device is, the smart speaker market is expected to grow from four billion units in 2017 to seven billion by 2020, according
Of course, the more smart devices one has, as well as voice-enabled speakers, the more important it is to ensure the Wi-Fi system that connects them all provides reliable, ubiquitous, uninterrupted, and high-performing service for all the devices located across the home. This is a concept that Ruckus is very familiar with and a point they bring “home” with their Ruckus Unleashed APs.
Dennis Huang, Director of Product Marketing with Ruckus, points out that Ruckus Unleashed for homeowners. “First,” he says, “Unleashed easily from an intuitive mobile app. Second, the patented Ruckus technology provides reliable high-performance and Wi-Fi across the house.
of form factors and mounting options making it easy to deploy in any home.”
There are other factors to take in at home that aren’t issues in typical work environments. The neighbors’ Wi-Fi systems can cause interference, not to mention baby monitors, cordless phone and thick walls. Ruckus Unleashed features patented technologies that deals with all these problems in real-time, while providing enterprise-grade performance
of home solutions!
Now, if you think that the home assistant trend
Forbes article pointed out how voice-activated
noted that enterprise tech disruption starts at home and, like smartphones, employees want to bring their personal conveniences into work. Plus, voice-activated assistants could help reduce repetitive-strain injuries and open new possibilities. Are you ready for the future? Just say the word.
THE SMART SPEAKER MARKET IS EXPECTED TO GROW FROM FOUR BILLION UNITS IN 2017 TO SEVEN BILLION BY 2020
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