CIO Review

New research from Parks Associates finds the US cloud gaming market could generate nearly $3 billion in annual subscription revenue, as 30 percent of US broadband households currently express interest in this service. In Cloud Gaming Demand and Preferences, the research reports 74 percent of US broadband households to play video games for at least one hour per week. Gamers play for an average of 22 hours per week, a number skewed towards massive gamers, and PC gaming shows the m ...read more

An analysis by AARP’s strategic intelligence team in concert with the market research firm Parks Associates identified these seven areas as offering the best investment opportunities for breakthrough technologies, innovative products, and disruptive services. These opportunities are rooted in the fact that the overwhelming majority of older adults want to live independently at home.

The following are the prime areas of opportunity we see. We believe the potential adoption of ...read more

Indeed, in a recent survey carried out by industry analysis provider Parks Associates, two thirds of consumers who were considering switching mobile providers rated managed access to WiFi as part of the mobile service as "very important" to their decision. Within the survey that ranked WiFi a more appealing prospect than a loyalty rewards program or the chance of an early handset upgrade, and equally attractive as the ability to retain unused data.

From the article "Challeng ...read more