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The new white paper from Parks Associates (News - Alert) is titled “Broadband Services: The Turning Point”. It reports that subscribers with a triple-play bundle exceed the national average for satisfaction with broadband services. Premium entertainment services, premium technical support and provider-deployed home networks also have an immediate and positive impact on customer satisfaction and create a foundation for future service enhancements and higher ARPU.

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"In the next ten years, personal health applications and services will benefit from mobile technology and wireless connectivity," said Harry Wang, Director of Health and Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates. "Many healthcare service providers, mobile carriers, and start-ups are interested in building a mobile personal health platform. Not surprisingly, many prototypes are far from mature, but improvements and upgrades are easy to make once marketers understand user expectati ...read more

In a recently released study, titled, “Wireless Healthcare: Analysis & Forecasts,” international research firm Parks Associates predicts that the U.S. market for wireless home-based healthcare applications and services will grow at a five-year cumulative annual growth rate of over 180 percent. This will turn the Wireless Healthcare sector into a $4.4 billion industry in 2013, states the research firm.

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"Content-filtering solutions must be easier to set up and manage, and protect multiple devices on the network," said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst at market research firm, Parks Associates. "By integrating Live Parental Controls powered by OpenDNS in its routers, NETGEAR addresses the need for customization and flexibility for parents, providing significant added value to the solution."

From the article, "NETGEAR Introduces Industry's Most Comprehensive Par ...read more

Signs are already showing the smart grid is ready to take off. Research firm Parks Associates recently released a report that found that more than 8 million smart meters are already deployed in the U.S. And the report said more are on the way.

From the article, "U.S. Government Injects $57 Million into Smart Grids" by Amy Tierney

It is estimated that the number of subscribers worldwide to telco/IPTV services will reach 40 million by year-end 2009, according to research firm Parks Associates.

"Telco/IPTV services are a core part of successful digital home strategies, but the appeal of these services is strongest when they are part of a complete service package," commented Kurt Scherf, vice president, principal analyst, Parks Associates, in a release. "To edge out incumbent pay-TV providers, telecom oper ...read more

A Parks Associates survey reports that 43 percent of U.S. households create their own digital content as digital videos to share with friends and family. But only 6 percent of broadband households are making backups of their files in a safe and secure remote location. This growing volume of files need to be secured and stored as even computers are not entirely risk free, the report said.

From the article, "Windstream Provides Online Backup Service with Radialpoint's Solution" ...read more

Parks Associates has announced its latest market research effort titled, “Residential Energy Management: Company, Alliance & Technology Profiles,” is available for procurement, and said its most significant findings are that eight million smart meters have already been deployed in the U.S. and the associated Residential Energy Management (REM) market segment is almost guaranteed to sustain significant growth.

"Already over six percent of all U.S. meters are smart meters, and u ...read more