The home security market has been a rapidly changing environment over the past several years, with self-monitored offerings cropping up everywhere as well as a host of large, national cable companies coming into the picture with connected lifestyle services that include energy monitoring and home security. There have been moves from outsiders into the home security space before, with national and regional telecom and cable providers entering (and exiting) the marketplace, but the current market seems ripe for newcomers who can tap into their large, existing customer base and add on security, entertainment and energy management options to their customers’ existing bills.