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“Powerline networking between modems and set-top boxes is being used today by many broadband service providers to reduce capital expenses and support costs associated with delivering new triple play and IPTV (News - Alert) services,” said Kurt Scherf, vice president, principal analyst, Parks Associates. “More than 50 operator/service providers have deployed HomePlug AV powerline networking solutions as a means to expand services. These providers require a migration path to a muc ...read more

Despite what consumers might say, it isn't clear how strong demand might be for each potential solution. T-Mobile USA, for example, cancelled its 'Hotspot at Home' service, apparently for lack of consumer interest in a service that partly was to improve indoor voice coverage, but also partly a way of stretching the value of voice calling plans. Maybe that isn't such a problem anymore.

Still, more than half of U.S. broadband households with mobile phones are interested in fe ...read more

Commissioned by the Femto Forum to conduct a custom consumer research in the U.S., Parks Associates, an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and service, announced the results of the most comprehensive survey ever conducted.

Regarding the impact of femtocells on consumer satisfaction and loyalty, the study revealed that 44 percent of the consumers who were likely to consider a change of operator ...read more

Easylink Solutions Corp is Nevada Corporation, headquartered in Hong Kong, China. The company is focused in Consumer Electronics Product(s) in Portable Multimedia Players (PMPs) Market. The company designs and markets PLUG-AND-PLAY internal and external portable multimedia players. These players connect to big screen TV's to play video, music, digital photos and other formats with incredible high resolution quality. Worldwide shipments of video portable multimedia players (PMPs) ...read more

After abandoning its initial online video plans in late 2007, Walmart has returned to this market with the announced acquisition of VUDU on February 22. With Best Buy working with Roxio CinemaNow, will Walmart leverage the VUDU acquisition to develop its own branded connected CE products? "Walmart is re-entering the OTT (over-the-top) market at an opportune time," said Kurt Scherf, Vice President, Principal Analyst, Parks Associates. "Parks Associates' consumer research of online ...read more

At year-end 2008, 25 million mobile wireless service subscribers also had mobile devices (such as laptops and smartphones) with high-speed data plans for full Internet access. Parks Associates estimates are that 46 million U.S. subscribers had mobile broadband connections in 2008, so it is possible the 2009 figures will be quite a lot higher when the FCC reports 2009 numbers.

Parks Associates predicted there would be 56 million mobile broadband customers by the end of 2009, fo ...read more

"Within the next five years, the use of Electronic Medical Records (EMR) and Personal Health Records (PHR) will become more widespread," said Harry Wang, Director of Health and Mobile Product Research at Parks Associates. "Government incentives, new technologies, and a growing need for more efficient and effective healthcare will drive the market toward more integrated and patient-centric medical record solutions and applications."

From the press release, "Reportlinker Adds El ...read more

The implementation of smart meters throughout the world has grown exponentially over the past couple of years. Approximately 100 million smart meters are projected to be deployed in Europe by 2014, and some of the key drivers impacting the deployment are similar across a number of regions, says Bill Ablondi, Director of Home Systems Research, Parks Associates. The development of technology, rising demand for energy and regulatory standards all play a role in upgrading the worlds ...read more