"home network" articles

France is one of the top Western European nations in number of broadband subscribers, with over 21 million at the beginning of 2011, and French consumers are seeking high-speed connections and Wi-Fi connectivity within their homes. DSL is the dominant access technology in a highly competitive broadband market, with incumbent telco France Telecom, under the Orange brand, leading in broadband market share. Iliad and mobile operator SFR have grown to become important players in the...

DTV quality assurance company Agama Technologies and Celeno Communications, the Wi-Fi home networking semiconductors and software company, have announce the integration of Agama’s embedded monitoring solution with Celeno’s Wi-Fi technology. This integration provides Agama’s customers with expanded real-time service monitoring capabilities for home networks. It will enable digital TV operators to assure quality in all parts of the home video distribution network, including...

More than 8 billion devices will be connected on the home network by year-end 2015. The multitude of components in the digital home forces Service Providers to undertake new roles in the digital home. This white paper details the steps broadband, television, communications, and wireless service providers can take to win the race to serve the digital home. Parks Associates will discuss service provider strategies in-depth in the upcoming conference CONNECTIONS™ Europe : Cloud...

Verizon will soon start selling a Home Monitoring Control service, and Bright House will soon start selling a more premium home-monitoring and security service, staffed and connected to police and fire departments. "The more services they can get someone to sign up for, the stickier that customer is to them," said Bill Ablondi , director of home systems research for the Parks Associates market research firm. Having a phone company take over home automation makes some sense,...

Great conversation on the Wednesday panel at CONNECTIONS™ : Technical Support as a Value-added Service . Some key points from this and follow-on discussions: iTOK shared the data point that 30% of incoming calls convert to paid users, and of those, 80% become subscribers. PlumChoice is handling the technical support calls for its Home Monitoring and Control solution (per Eric Bruno's keynote). Dell is offering premium phone support in the U.S. and China,...

Comcast Corporation recently announced the launch of a new 24x7 technical support and equipment protection program for the growing number of home electronics devices – like laptops, home networking equipment, gaming consoles, Wi-Fi enabled smartphones and tablets – people are connecting to Comcast’s services. Called Xfinity Signature Support , this service offers customers a single source for troubleshooting and support for their computers, home networks and many other devices...

Join Parks Associates and the Z-Wave Alliance on Thursday, February 17th at 2 pm CENTRAL for the webcast, Enabling the Home Area Network: Solutions that work for Consumers and Utilities, and learn about the market outlook for residential energy management (REM) products and services. Parks Associates research finds: -- By 2015, less than 5% of U.S. households will have a utility-based home area network (HAN). -- By 2022, that number will grow to almost 40%. Presenters...

Grab an early lead in this market by determining consumer interest and price points for new IP-based features and applications.  This consumer study measures and analyzes interest in IP home services and features: -- Home monitoring and access control services -- Energy management and monitoring -- Digital health services -- Home controls Sign up today for this project : -- Concept testing for a variety of IP services -- Inhibitors and catalysts for...