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April 24, 2012

MEDIA ALERT: Parks Associates to Present Connected Home Research and Preview of CONNECTIONS™ at TIA 2012 in Webcast Thursday

Parks Associates will host the complimentary webcast “New Developments in the Connected Home” on Thursday, April 26, 1:00 p.m. CST. The webcast is a preview of the 16th Annual CONNECTIONS™: Digital Living Conference & Showcase at TIA 2012, June 5-7, in Dallas, Texas.

CONNECTIONS™ focuses on innovative solutions for the connected consumer and leading strategies to monetize digital content, mobile applications and services, value-added services, connected consumer electronics, and home systems. The conference features research sessions on OTT video, mobile and product apps, and connected CE.

At the end of 2011, the number of U.S. broadband households with at least one Internet-connectable CE product (excluding PCs and mobile devices) connected to the Internet reached 40%. This proliferation of connected CE is shifting consumer habits, particularly in entertainment. Nearly 40% of smart-TV households access online movie and TV show content, from sources such as Netflix, Amazon, and Best Buy’s CinemaNow, on at least a monthly basis.

During the Thursday webcast, Parks Associates analysts will discuss the following CONNECTIONS™ topics:

  • Connected CE: Growth and New Apps
  • Home Systems: New Networks and Interoperability
  • Tech Support: New Revenues, Consumer Use, and Partnerships
  • 4G Services and Mobile Operator Strategies: New Use Cases and Opportunities
  • Trends in Video and Entertainment Services
  • Partnerships and Competition among Connected Home Players

WHAT: Webcast: “New Developments in the Connected Home”
DATE: Thursday, April 26
TIME: 1:00-2:15 p.m.
FREE REGISTRATION: http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connections-us/media/webcast
*Presentation with audio link will be provided to all registrants.

CONNECTIONS™ keynote speakers are Kevin Petersen, SVP, AT&T Digital Life, AT&T Services; Mike Ritter, Chief Marketing Officer, Consumer and Mass Business Markets, Verizon; and Kristen Bowring, Senior Director, Platform Lead Home and Energy Management, Best Buy.

Media can apply for a CONNECTIONS™ conference press pass at http://www.parksassociates.com/events/connections-us/media/presspass.

CONNECTIONS™ sponsors: CEA, IBM, Hitachi, Actiontec, Affinegy, Allegro Software, Digitalsmiths, F-Secure, Jungo, PacketVideo, Quatrro, Sutherland Global Services, Verizon, Waterstone Management Group, Arrayent, Irdeto, Sigma Designs, and HomePlug Powerline Alliance.

If you’d like to speak with an analyst or review specific research, contact Holly Sprague at [email protected], 720-987-6614.

More information about TIA 2012: Inside the Network and CONNECTIONS™ at TIA can be found at tia2012.org and www.connectionsconference.com.

About CONNECTIONS™

Parks Associates' 27th annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference features an in-person conference on May 23-25, 2023 and multiple virtual sessions hosted throughout 2023. The event focuses on the adoption of technology including smart home, security, connected health, energy, and home automation.

Bringing together more than 1,500 senior executives, CONNECTIONS™ provides networking opportunities combined with visionary keynotes and virtual sessions. The Parks Associates analyst team leads all conference sessions, which are focused on technology innovations, consumer adoption and trends, product and service forecasts, and the evaluation of new business strategies, partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added service design.

Throughout the event, sponsors offer demos during networking events, spotlighting new technology innovations and services for the entertainment, mobile, and smart home market segments.

CONNECTIONS™ 2023 features an in-person conference on May 23-25, 2023, with virtual sessions on March 2, July 20, and October 5. For more information, contact [email protected], call 972-490-1113, visit www.connectionsconference.com.

About Parks Associates: Parks Associates, a woman-founded and certified business, is an internationally recognized market research and consulting company specializing in emerging consumer technology products and services. Founded in 1986, Parks Associates provides business intelligence and research services through its proprietary methodologies developed over decades, including quarterly surveys of 10,000 internet households.

The company's expertise crosses many industries: home security and smart home, streaming video, broadband and pay-TV services, digital media and platforms, gaming, Wi-Fi and home networks, connected health, support, consumer electronics, home control systems, energy management, and tech solutions for the multi-dwelling (MDU), small-to-medium business (SMB), and commercial building markets.

Each year, Parks Associates brings thousands of leaders together for its webinars and annual events. The firm hosts the annual executive research and strategy conferences CONNECTIONS™, Connected Health Summit, Smart Energy Summit, Smart Spaces, and Future of Video. https://www.parksassociates.com
 

About TIA
The Telecommunications Industry Association (TIA) represents manufacturers and suppliers of global communications networks through standards development, policy and advocacy, business opportunities, market intelligence, and events and networking. TIA enhances the business environment for broadband, mobile wireless, information technology, networks, cable, satellite and unified communications. Members' products and services empower communications in every industry and market, including healthcare, education, security, public safety, transportation, government, the military, the environment, and entertainment. Visit tiaonline.org.