Blog articles from 04/2010

A federal appeals court has determined that the FCC does not have the authority to enforce net neutrality. Who wins and who loses? In theory, the broadband communications service providers are the big winners here – enabling them to adopt tiered pricing such that heavy video or media users will likely pay more for broadband than grandma, who typically uses broadband to check email, perform some light surfing, or occasionally download a few photos. Tiered pricing will cause the big users...

Parks Associates is supporting and speaking at the upcoming Broadband Properties Summit from April 26th-28th in Dallas, Texas. Harry Wang , Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates, is moderating the panel, " The Growth of Telemedicine in FTTH Communitie s" on Tuesday, April 27 from 8:00 a.m. – 8:50 a.m. Bill Ablondi , Director Home Systems, Parks Associates, is moderating the panel, " How FTTH Enables the Smart Grid " on...

Parks Associates is supporting the LA Games Conference on April 29 in Los Angeles, CA. Over 300 of the most influential decision-makers in the games industry gather for the LA Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of console, PC, online and mobile games. LA Games Conference – now in its fourth year – features a lively and fun debate on timely cutting-edge business topics, demos as well unrivaled access to some of the most progressive...

Parks Associates is hosting a Mobile Internet Devices webcast on Thursday, April 22nd at 1 PM Central. 2009 saw rapid growth for netbooks fueled in part by the strong appetite from consumers for an ultraportable, always-connected device. What are the long-term trends driving adoption of an increasing number of Internet-connected portable devices, like ebook reader, MP3 player, and GPS device, vying for specialized applications or roles in consumer’s digital lifestyle?