Parks Associates forecasts
mobile broadband to exceed 140 million U.S. subscribers in 2013,
creating new convergence opportunities for fixed and mobile
services
CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES to feature
latest consumer research on digital products and services
Dallas, Texas, January 6, 2009 –
Consumers are growing more sophisticated in their purchasing
habits for electronics and services, even as they rein in their
total spending, according to international research firm Parks
Associates, which will host the
CONNECTIONS™ Summit
at CES on January 8-9.
CONNECTIONS™ Summit will take place at
CES in the South Hall, Rooms 106-107, and feature sessions with
over 50 executives discussing new and future business
opportunities in networking, entertainment services, social
media, consumer electronics, and home systems. Parks Associates’
analysts will also present key research findings at the event.
“By 2013, there will be over 140 million U.S.
consumers paying for mobile broadband, which will extend video,
communication, networking, and support services to all sorts of
devices,” said Kurt
Scherf, vice president, principal analyst, Parks Associates.
“At CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES, we will discuss the
convergence opportunities among the core technologies and
services in the digital home.”
Parks Associates forecasts 4.5 billion mobile
phone users worldwide by 2013, with many people using these
devices as gateways for entertainment services, community
information, and social networking. The increasing importance of
the mobile phone will affect other product and service sectors.
For example, over 100 million femtocells will be shipped
worldwide in 2013, cumulatively serving over 300 million
subscribers.
CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES features
10 sessions, including
Wireless Networking; Advanced Video Services; Customer Support;
Social Media; The Changing CE Purchase Decision; GPS
Technologies; Connected Consumer Electronics; Digital Photo
Frames; Connected Game Consoles; TV 2.0; and Home Systems.
Sessions
feature executives from the following companies:
ActiveVideo Networks
Affinegy
Allegro Software Development Corporation
AMIMON
AT&T
Avenue A | Razorfish
BigBand Networks
Bunchball
Cisco
Comcast
Control4
CSR
D-Link Systems
Ensequence
HD-PLC Alliance
Hitachi USA
HomeGrid Forum
Icron
Intamac Systems
Intel
Kodak
Logitech
Macrovision
MediaUnbound
Microsoft
MoCA
NDS
Orange – France Telecom NA
PlumChoice
ProVision Communications
PUCC
Qualcomm
Radialpoint
Revision3
RMI
Samsung Semiconductor
Sony Computer Entertainment America
Sony Electronics
support.com
Synaptics
Telcordia
Tele Atlas
TeleNav
thePlatform
TZero Technologies
WirelessHD
Zilog
CONNECTIONS™ Global Sponsors include Platinum Sponsor
HD-PLC Alliance; Gold Sponsors DSC, Macrovision, and MoCA; and
Silver Sponsors ActiveVideo Networks, Affinegy, Icron, ProVision
Communications, Telcordia Technologies, and Zilog.
Parks Associates will be at booth # 25556, South
Hall 2, Ground Floor, during CES. For more information, visit
www.connectionssummit.com or contact
sales@parksassociates.com, 972-490-1113.
About CONNECTIONS™ SUMMIT
For the fifth year, Parks Associates is
hosting CONNECTIONS™ Summit at CES, an interactive
event focused on trends, emerging business models and
technologies, and growth opportunities for companies
developing products and services for the digital home. The
2011 event, January 6 in the South Hall, includes an evening
reception for all attendees.
CONNECTIONS™ Summit offers the ideal
start to CES, with all sessions moderated by Parks
Associates analysts and offering consumer and industry data,
insight from leading executives, and networking
opportunities with the leading analysts in the digital
living space.
http://www.connectionssummit.com
About CONNECTIONS™
The 15th annual CONNECTIONS™:
The Digital Living Conference and Showcase,
hosted by international research firm Parks
Associates, attracts over 500 executives focused
on innovative consumer technology solutions.
This unique conference and showcase highlights
consumer and industry research from Parks
Associates, showcases key players and new
technologies, and delivers insight and
recommendations for new business models and
opportunities in digital media/content, mobile
applications and services, connected consumer
electronics, broadband and value-added services,
and home systems.
For information about CONNECTIONS™,
contact
sales@parksassociates.com or call 972-490-1113.
For information on speaking,
sponsoring, or attending, please visit
www.connectionsconference.com.
