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The App Ecosystem researches apps across mobile & digital home CE platforms & analyzes the impact of cross-platform app development & distribution. The App Ecosystem is impacting the entire connected consumer value chain. Parks Associates’ new App Ecosystem Research Service focuses on apps across mobile and digital home CE platforms, analyzing the impact of cross-platform app development and distribution over a variety of business areas: Creation and distribution of new...

The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) announced that Randall Stephenson, the Chairman and CEO of AT&T , will participate in the TIA 2012: Inside the Network Conference and Exhibition as the opening day Keynote Speaker. This year's event is co-located with the 16th annual  CONNECTIONS: Digital Living Conference .  In addition, Parks Associates will host a “Connected Home Pavilion” as part of the TIA 2012 exhibition and demonstration...

Jennifer Kent , Research Analyst, Parks Associates will present on "Consumers and Their Mobile Devices: Data and Trends" on Wednesday, January 25th at 4 PM Eastern for the NARM Online Seminar Series. Mobile devices with anytime anywhere connectivity and powerful computing capabilities are increasingly reaching mainstream consumers. Smartphones and tablets are disrupting nearly every consumer-facing industry, including mature industries such as the pay-TV and video...

A vision of the future is taking shape that will allow communication with the ever-increasing number of gadgets in people's homes: A refrigerator suggests recipes based on its contents and keeps track of when the milk is going to expire. A wall-mounted sensor detects when a person leaves the house and turns down the temperature to a preset level. A homeowner who forgets to close the garage door can do so from across town via a smartphone application. All of these capabilities are...

Jennifer Kent , research analyst from Parks Associates will be participating at the 2011 mHealth Summit  during the Poster Presentations on December 5th from 4:15 PM -7:00 PM and December 6th from 3:30PM - 7:00 PM. Jennifer will be presenting on Parks Associates health mobile apps data from a survey of 1,428 mobile phone owners and 309 care professionals with mobile phone service in the U.S. The mHealth Summit brings together leaders in government, the private sector,...

Parks Associates is a media partner for IP Cable World Summit: Combining the Bandwidth of Cable with the Flexibility of IP this week in London. Parks Associates is also hosting the pre-conference workshop "IP Connectivity in the Home" on October 17 from 1:00 - 5:00 PM. The market for consumer-oriented digital lifestyles products and services will surge in the next five years, driven by widespread broadband connectivity, advanced TV services, new entertainment and...

Sprint’s 3G data network and Qualcomm's enhanced push-to-talk platform will deliver instant calls, increased push-to-talk reliability, and support for cutting-edge data applications. Sprint’s broadband speeds will allow customers to experience the latest in technology applications, like enterprise business productivity applications, social and multimedia support, and advanced push-to-X capabilities. Sprint’s upgraded push-to-talk platform plays a significant role in enabling...

Eragy has made a free app available for Control4 home control system users. Users can see the cost per hour, easy-to-understand month-to-date costs and estimates—as well as use the system to turn devices like lights on and off. This app is run on Watts on Now! software, which provides a simple user interface that shows the amount of energy being used on the network. Of course, there's a paid version of Watts on Now! that can monitor whole-house energy use with the addition of...