Blog articles from 09/2009

CONNECTIONS Europe will be held in Amsterdam on November 4 and covers the international landscape for connected devices and services with a European emphasis, including: * Internet video and the TV experience * Cloud computing and advanced TV and communications services * Residential gateway or set-top box * The impact of 3D TV * The three-screen ecosystem * The interface for online and user-generated content * The companies best positioned to lead the connected home...

AT&T, Telefonica, Cisco, Motorola, and TELUS to Present on Leading IPTV Home Networking Standard The HomePNA Alliance is hosting its first Technology Summit to be held September 30 and October 1, 2009 in Houston Texas. The Summit, which is also being promoted by the FTTH Council, will be co-located with the 2009 FTTH Conference & Expo. The Summit will focus on technical and business insights surrounding HomePNA technology and its role in enabling an advanced digital home...

Parks Associates is a media partner for the Social TV Forum to be held September 28-29 in London. This conference will examine the current state of social TV, the challenges in developing and implementing social TV experiences, and the future outlook of social TV. Understand the key trends during social TV - hear an up to date analysis on the current state of the market and how it continues to grow and attract new audiences. Learn about the integration of social networking into the...

Parks Associates today released the preliminary agenda for CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES , which focuses on new business strategies for connected CE, service providers, 3D video, Smart Grid technologies, and other connected home solutions. The international research firm will host this event on January 7, 2010, in the Las Vegas Convention Center, on the first day of 2010 International CES. Parks Associates’ expert analysts will moderate the Summit sessions, presenting consumer...

Parks Associates is a supporting media sponsor for the HomePNA Summit in Houston, Texas. This event is co-located with the FTTH Conference and Expo from September 30 – October 1. Broadband’s next frontier is within the home. Triple Play, IPTV, Whole-Home DVR, and new smart home applications are creating endless opportunities for carriers and OEMs to boost profits and customer satisfaction. The HomePNA Summit will feature major carriers and OEMs who will explain ways to deploy...

Majority expect sales drop to continue through 2009, expanding business in retrofit and energy management to compensate The majority of U.S. home systems integrators, who have had average revenues fall almost 17% since 2007, are making adjustments to compensate for declines in new-home construction and consumer spending by diving into the green and retrofit markets according to Parks Associates’ Channel and Consumer Monitor and CEDIA. Parks Associates conducts quarterly surveys...