Chris Tweedt, Research Analyst, Parks Associates, will be a panelist on the session, "Vision to Reality: NFC Beyond Payment" on June 15 from 4:10 – 4:45 PM.

VISIONFC is the place to contribute your vision, insights and direction on the future of NFC. The future of NFC technology is as limitless as our vision. But nothing happens without interoperability and standards. Join us in Dallas for the NFC Forum’s first VISIONFC event taking place during our all-member meeting. VISIONFC participants will have the chance to help chart the course of NFC innovation for the next decade and present to industry luminaries from the world’s leading mobile device, semiconductor, payment, consumer electronics manufacturers, and solution providers including Google, Apple, Sony, Samsung, MasterCard, VISA and others. You’ll leave inspired with fresh ideas, new enthusiasm and dozens of NFC industry contacts.

Harry Wang, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates, will be speaking during the session "Connecting Providers, Payers and Patients through Mobile Health", on Wednesday, June 15, 4:15 – 5:15 PM.

America’s Health Insurance Plans (AHIP) is the national trade association representing the health insurance industry. AHIP’s members provide health and supplemental benefits to more than 200 million Americans through employer-sponsored coverage, the individual insurance market and public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid. AHIP advocates for public policies that expand access to affordable health care coverage to all Americans through a competitive marketplace that fosters choice, quality and innovation. For over 60 years, AHIP’s annual meeting has brought thousands of industry and thought leaders, solution providers, and other stakeholders together to advance the industry’s biggest and most complex priorities. It is considered the essential event for the health care industry.

Ruby-Ren Bond, Research Analyst, Parks Associates, will be moderating the session "Evolution of OTT" on June 15 from 3:45 - 4:45 PM. OTT is changing and evolving and may be one of the most mis-understood terms in the industry today. Exactly what is OOT video, how has it changed, and what are the implications for the broadband and pay-TV industries. This panel of industry experts will debate and discuss the true nature of OTT and its impact.

Parks Associates is supporting BroadbandTV.

A competitive broadband product today enables an integrated entertainment experience. Customers turn to their broadband service to deliver a multitude of video, music, and gaming experiences. Indeed, entertainment is the killer app for broadband. Join us in Nashville at FTTH Connect to learn and discuss strategies and details that explore a range of options for broadband carriers to enable a more profitable entertainment experience.

Parks Associates is supporting Andean Telecom Forum.

Andean Telecom Forum is in its 4th edition and is the main event focused on bringing together the high level executives from operators in Colombia and other Andean countries in order to discuss the sector issues in the region and have access to very qualified networking with all players in the industry. On its previous editions, the event reunited organizations such as: CLARO, VIRGIN MOBILE, TIGO, ETB, UFF MOVIL, UNE, AZTECA COMUNICACIONES, 4G Americas, CRC Colombia, Ane Colombia and Ministerio de Tecnologías de la Información y las Comunicaciones de Colombia, Personal Paraguay, Iusacell Mexico, Cablevision Argentina, Cotas Bolívia, Inter Venezuela e Alestra Mexico, etc.

Parks Associates is supporting IoT Tech Expo Germany.

IoT Tech Expo Germany; Conference & Exhibition lands in Berlin, 13-14 June. Europe’s leading IoT conference, the IoT Tech Expo will be arriving in Berlin’s Congress Center on 13-14 June for two days of top level content and discussion, introducing and exploring the latest innovations in the Internet of Things arena. There will be 5 dedicated conference tracks covering the entire Internet of Things ecosystem including Smart Cities, Connected Living, Developing & IoT Technologies, Connected Industry and Data & Security, in addition to a free exhibition. It will host over 4,000 attendees, 200 speakers and 100 exhibitors from industries including government, energy, education, transportation, healthcare, manufacturing, M2M and many more. Register today for your FREE expo pass. 

Parks Associates is supporting FTTH Connect.

Learn from thought leaders and industry experts, find the latest products and solutions, and share your experiences with more than 1,300 FTTH professionals.

Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates, will be speaking on the panel "Go Big or Go Home? Expanding & Extending into New Markets" on Wednesday, June 8 from 10-11:15 AM. Whether offering a new product or service to existing customers or expanding into a new demographic or geographic market, growth can be an exciting or unnerving experience. This session is designed to help you navigate the potential pitfalls of expansion. Presenters will help you answer whether you are ready to grow, what are the common pitfalls that cause financial or operation pain, and who should you partner with to get started.

Brad Russell, Research Analyst, Parks Associates, will be speaking on the panel "MIY: Does anyone have the number for 911?" on Friday, June 10 at 8:30 - 9:30 AM. 

ESX brings together professionals who are passionate about the business of electronic security and life safety. Dealers, integrators and monitoring professionals attend ESX to connect with like-minded peers, learn from business thought leaders, and discover emerging trends and technologies. Exceptional peer-to-peer education delivers strategies that help security and life safety professionals run, grow, and maximize their businesses—as well as rethink the future. The exhibit hall showcases the latest products, technologies and services, while dynamic networking events offer professionals opportunities to engage and collaborate.
 

Brett Sappington, Senior Director of Research, Parks Associates, will be moderating the session "Venture Insights – A Look at the Business of IoT" on Monday, June 6, at 4:00 - 5:00 PM. IoT seems to be carving a broad swath across industries in its technological and business impact. Where Nest seemed to be revolutionary, it now needs to fight for market share, as competitors with new innovations abound. Where once only a few "IoT platforms" existed, now there are dozens to choose from, and the differentiating value is harder to discern. At the same time, we are seeing the tip of the iceberg of what IoT can do to transform the way we live and do business. The advent of product competition means the IoT market is getting "real." So how real are the investments? Where are venture capitalists, strategic investors and equity investors focusing attention? What do they see as the strongest areas for growth? This session will explore how money is being made in IoT, where the money is flowing, investment focus and what investors expect to see in the next 5 to 10 years. 

Parks Associates is supporting TIA 2016.

TIA 2016: Network of the Future, co-hosted by the Telecommunications Industry Association, AT&T, USTelecom and QuEST Forum, presents a unique common platform for the communications technology ecosystem to collaboratively define business, technology and policy trends, challenges and solutions for the next-generation of networks. Register today at www.tia2016.org.

Parks Associates is supporting Women in Technology Summit.

The Women In Technology International (WITI) Summit, June 5-7 in San Jose, is the annual gathering of tech-savvy women, held in the heart of Silicon Valley. Executive women, entrepreneurs, and technology thought leaders from around the world converge to collaborate on innovative solutions to common business challenges; explore new business opportunities that underscore how technology is powering change; andbuild and expand strong connections in a welcoming networking environment of women committed to helping each other succeed. Use code WOMEN for $200 discount off the prevailing cost of a 3-day pass.  www.witi.com/summit

Brad Russell, Research Analyst, Parks Associates, will be presenting an overview of the smart home market on Wednesday, June 1 2016, 9:25 AM. 

Parks Associates is supporting DECT World.

DECT is evolving fast - a mature, high reliability, low energy and low cost enabling technology for the Internet of Everything. Its original designers showed remarkable insight in its future proofing, as ULE and DECT smartphones have demonstrated. With dedicated interference-free spectrum, inherent security and worldwide adoption DECT meets key requirement for Health, Energy and other safety-related applications - robust security and reliability.

Brett Sappington, Sr. Director, Research, Parks Associates, will be presenting during the FierceCable hosted webinar "Can HDR Spark A Revival of the Pay-TV Market?" on Wednesday, May 25 at 2 PM Eastern time. Other participants include: Don Loheide, VP of Strategic Platforms, Turner; Don Eklund, SVP New Format Promotion, Sony Corporation of America; and Ken Goeller, Vice President, Product Strategy DeluxeOnDemand, Deluxe Entertainment Services Group.

The pay-TV market has hung its hopes for growth on a number of new display technologies over the years: HD, 3D and 4K, to name a few. Each of these technologies has be heralded as a potential major inflection point -- but few such technologies have ever lived up to the hype. Today, the newest growth contender is HDR (high dynamic range), a technology that promises to give both pay-TV and OTT viewers a greater range of color and lumosity. Meaning, whites will be whiter, blacks will be blacker, and the experience will be noticeably more vivid. Indeed, top executives from Comcast to Netflix have already trumpeted HDR as a more significant evolution of the TV experience than 4K -- and are promising HDR-capable content and services later this year. But how long will the move to HDR take? What kind of investments will service providers and vendors need to make to ensure HDR takes off? And where is the value in the in the market for both newer and established players? This webinar will probe the emerging momentum behind HDR and the potential obstacles the technology faces.

Click here to register for this complimentary webinar. 

Parks Associates is hosting the 20th-annual CONNECTIONS: The Premier Connected Home Conference.

CONNECTIONS hosts over 650 executives from the connected entertainment, IoT, and smart home industries and is focused specifically on strategies to fully engage consumers in the connected home experience.

The event provides networking opportunities and insights from industry players on entertainment, mobile, and smart home market segments. Parks Associates research team highlights the firm’s research throughout the event, including technology adoption and trends, forecasts of new products and services, evaluation of new business strategies, and recommendations about technology innovations, strategic partnerships, monetization opportunities, and value-added services. Throughout the three-day event, sponsors offer tabletop demos during networking events, spotlighting new technology innovations and services.