Blog articles from 08/2009

Parks Associates is supporting the New York Games Conference from September 30-October 1, 2009 in New York City. The most influential decision-makers in the digital media industry gather at the NY Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of games and connected entertainment. NY Games Conference – now in its 3rd year – features lively debate on timely cutting-edge business topics. Executives from publishers, developers, advertising, investment firms,...

Parks Associates is supporting FTTH Conference & Expo from September 27th to October 1st in Houston, Texas. Come to Houston in September 2009 for Building the Business of FTTH where industry leaders and operators will share success stories and lessons learned about the business elements needed to make money with FTTH . Hear from consumers about applications they are willing to pay for. Learn from other service providers about how FTTH has advanced their business and take...

CONNECTIONS Europe to address connectivity, convergence as sales of connected consumer electronics double between 2009 and 2013 CONNECTIONS™ Europe Summit released the preliminary agenda for its upcoming executive conference, November 4, 2009, which will feature consumer research and expert analysis on the role of connected consumer electronics (CE) and related services in the connected home ecosystem.The event, titled The Roadmap for Connected Consumer Electronics and hosted by...

Parks Associates is supporting the Social Networking World Forum -Asia from Sept 22-23, 2009 in Singapore, Asia. The Social Networking World Forum - Asia is supported by some of the largest global brands and organizations who are using social media to effectively execute marketing and PR strategies. The event also features from regional heads of the popular social networking sites to provide insight on market conditions and learn how they adapted their service to expand to this...

A new white paper from Parks Associates finds households with bundles and home network solutions supplied by their service provider are more satisfied with their broadband service and more receptive to value-added services. Broadband providers can achieve 15% higher customer satisfaction through connected home strategies that include service bundles and value-added services such as premium technical support. Broadband Services: The Turning Point , the new white paper from Parks...

Parks Associates is a research sponsor of the 4G World Conference this September 15-18 in Chicago. 4G World is the first industry conference and expo covering the entire ecosystem for next generation networks supporting high speed broadband and full mobility, anywhere Internet access, mobile content, applications and transactions. 4G World will showcase the first 4G mobile broadband networks being launched in 2009 using mobile WiMAX technologies and the evolution of 3G mobile...

NOTE: This does not reflect the opinions of Parks Associates. Just my personal musings. As a communications tool, there is no question that Twitter can have enormous value. Look at how protestors in Iran were able to get their message out to the world. Heck, the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) is a proponent of the short messaging service's ability to get emergency alerts and updates out to people in an efficient manner. However, my jaw was this close to dropping as I read...

Parks Associates is an analyst sponsor for Broadband World Forum in Paris, France from September 7-9, 2009. Parks Associates Vice President of Research and Principal Analyst, Kurt Scherf is speaking in the session Bringing the Network into the Home: From Connected Home to Real Digital Home, on Tuesday, September 8th at 2:00 – 3:30 PM. Broadband World Forum Europe focuses on convergence, interoperability, and the transformation of carrier networks. Industry experts will...