According to a survey conducted by Parks Associates on behalf of the Femto Forum Ltd. , 56 percent of cellphone-owning consumers in the US found femtocells appealing once they were described. Only 10 percent actually knew what they were though.
I'd never thought about 3D glasses needing to be standardized, but apparently that's what the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA) is working on. For now, every TV manufacturer is making its own sets of glasses.
XpanD, the company that's been providing 3D - ...read more
Handset manufacturers are all bidding for a greater slice of the smartphone market, which is seen as the highest-growth area of the mobile handset market. Indeed, research from Parks Associates indicates that smartphone sales topped 180 million in 2009, with Nokia, Apple, - ...read more
"There are telecom service providers who are adamant that what they are using now can’t simply disappear," says Kurt Scherf, VP and principal analyst with Parks Associates . "And there is still some confusion, I think, - ...read more
At the Parks Associates Connections conference, panel sessions accepted questions via text or Web (or, yes, Twitter). The results got shown on the presentation screen at the front of the room. Speak to Us Questions began at the bottom ("Test Message"), with new - ...read more
Verizon Communications Inc. director of product development and management for video services, Joseph Ambeault, outlined the carrier's wish list for developments in the TV services sector, during a keynote speech Wednesday at the Connections conference organized by - ...read more
"A single, unified technology for multimedia networks over power lines, coaxial cable, and phone lines has the potential to enable simple, easy-to-use networking devices in the home," said Kurt Scherf, analyst with market analyst firm Parks Associates. "We - ...read more
"Parks Associates , citing upcoming Docsis 3.0 deployments and investments in other FTTx platforms, predicts that nearly 33 million U.S. homes will be served by speeds of 10 Mbit/s or greater by 2012, up from 5.7 million at the end of 2007. (See Millions to Have 10 - ...read more
Over 15% of all Internet households in the U.S. have a stereo or TV connected to their home computer, according to Digital Media Adapters and Receivers: Analysis and Forecasts, a new study by Parks Associates. Further, 75% of households with these PC/CE connections play - ...read more
High-speed Internet users want service providers to help them secure their home computers, says a new study.
According to a 10,800-household survey and analysis by broadband research firms Parks Associates and TeleChoice, the hassles associated with installing, - ...read more
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"A single, unified technology for multimedia networks over power lines, coaxial cable, and phone lines has the potential to enable simple, easy-to-use networking devices in the home," said Kurt Scherf, analyst with market analyst firm Parks Associates. "We - 
