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December 6, 2007, Dallas, Tex. — CONNECTIONS™
Europe finished today following three full days of
interactive panels featuring top international executives
discussing new business models and growth opportunities in
the digital living markets.
Parks Associates, in partnership with CEA®, hosted
CONNECTIONS™ Europe on December 4-6, 2007, at the Adlon
Kempinski, Berlin, Germany. Sponsors included IBM,
io-homecontrol, Radialpoint, AwoX, Casero Inc., Design of
Systems on Silicon, Intamac Systems Ltd, Invest in Germany,
NDS, Netineo, NXP Semiconductors, SiConnect, Thomson, Yitran
Communications Ltd., Zensys Inc., Macrovision, SmartLabs,
Inc., Smart Design, and Universal Electronics.
“Service providers are critical to the growth of digital
lifestyle markets, especially in Europe,” said
Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst, Parks
Associates. “The European markets for broadband,
triple-play, and digital video are very competitive,
requiring providers to differentiate through pricing and
advanced services, conditions that are spurring the growth
of home networking, converged communications services, and
additional enhancements.”
Current data from Parks Associates’ research reveal the
following:
- Europe is the leading market for IPTV services with
4.5 million subscribers;
- Several European countries – including Germany, Italy,
France, and the U.K. – have had strong growth in home
networking due to the rise of provider-deployed
residential gateways;
- The number of France Telecom’s Unik fixed-mobile phone
service subscribers increased to 468,000 in one year;
- France, Germany, Italy, and Spain are leading
countries for interactive TV services based on average
monthly expenditures among users; and
- BT has reported early success with value-added
services such as remote and on-site troubleshooting (BT’s
Home IT Advisor has approximately 50,000 subscribers) and
network-hosted storage (BT has reported 300,000 Digital
Vault subscribers).
Parks Associates and CEA are now
accepting speaker submission for the next CONNECTIONS™
conference, taking place June 24-26, 2008, in Santa Clara,
Calif., at
http://www.connectionsconference.com.
For more information on CONNECTIONS™ Europe, visit
www.connectionseurope.com.
About CONNECTIONS™ Europe
CONNECTIONS™ Europe: Strategies for Digital
Living Markets, produced by Parks Associates in partnership
with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA®), is an
executive conference and showcase that provides 200-250
attendees with high-level analysis and consumer research
from Parks Associates, networking opportunities, and
information on emerging residential and mobile technologies
and services. This focused event provides a forum where
executives can present and learn about vital international
trends, successful strategies, and key players in the
development of digital living technologies.
http://www.connectionseurope.com
Über die CONNECTIONS™
Europe
(http://www.connectionseurope.com)
Die CONNECTIONS™ Europe:
Strategies for Digital Living Markets, veranstaltet von
Parks Associates in Zusammenarbeit mit der CEA (Consumer
Electronics Association), ist eine Konferenz, die 250 bis
300 Teilnehmern Analysen und Verbraucherforschung von Parks
Associates auf höchster Ebene bietet. Weitere Themen sind:
Vernetzung sowie Informationen zu kommenden stationären und
mobilen Technologien und Dienstleistungen. Diese
konzentrierte Veranstaltung bietet ein Forum, auf dem
Führungskräfte Technologien vorstellen und sich über
internationale Trends, erfolgreiche Strategien und
Schlüsselunternehmen bei der Entwicklung von
Digitaltechnologien für das tägliche Leben informieren
können.
Presse-Kontakte:
Chelsey Tyson
Parks Associates
Tel: +1-972-490-1113
Email:
Chelsey@parksassociates.com
Melanie Promberger
Interprom Public Relations
Tel: +49 89 / 12 15 84-0
Email:
mpromberger@interprom.de
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