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Market watcher Parks Associates estimates use of 4G networks such as LTE and WiMax will rise from just 4 million subscribers today to 325 million in 2015. In the U.S., Verizon became the first to deploy LTE in December. A month later, archrival AT&T announced it is accelerating - ...read more

Increased use of cellular data over the next five years will pose a serious challenge to operators struggling to convince end users to pay for the growth of next-generation networks, says market watcher Parks Associates. As a result, wireless carriers could see their revenues grow - ...read more

Users of 3G of higher cellular nets will rise from 1.2 billion in 2010 to 2.5 billion in 2015, according to market watcher Parks Associates (Dallas). Most of those users—2.3 billion-- will be on smartphones, a four-fold increase from the number of smartphone users today, Parks said.

In addition, use of 4G networks such as LTE and WiMax will rise - ...read more

Indeed only four companies showed tablets at the Consumer Electronics Show in 2010, and two of those products have yet to make it to market. By contrast, more than 100 companies showed tablets at CES in January, said Harry Wang, a senior analyst at - ...read more

Research carried out by the Femto Forum and international research firm, Parks Associates, finds improved indoor wireless coverage and fast access to advanced data services are drivers for consumer interest. The small wireless base stations designed to provide five bars of local - ...read more

Coming in to the season, market watchers at Parks Associates (Dallas) predicted flat sales of electronics. In a Parks survey only 38 percent of heads of broadband-equipped households in the U.S. said they intended to buy a CE product before January, down from 49 percent at the same - ...read more

Only 38 percent of heads of broadband-equipped households in the U.S. intend to buy a CE product before January, down from 49 percent at the same time last year, according to a survey by market watcher Parks Associates (Dallas). Sixty-two percent of respondents said they do not plan - ...read more

At the Consumer Electronics Show this coming January research firm Parks Associates will host a day-long Connections Summit dedicated to analyzing market trends and strategies for connected consumer electronic devices including tablets, smartphones, and video services.

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Home health care monitoring for wellness, disease management and elder care is a $2 billion market today, said Stuart Sikes, president of Parks Associates (Dallas). It is expected to grow as security and broadband service providers start to offer - ...read more

Consumers are interested in smart appliances and energy monitors needed for more efficient homes. But utilities are moving slowly into home energy networks, opening a door for independent services, according to market watchers at Park Associates (Dallas).

As many as 53 - ...read more