Glenn Hower, Research Analyst, Parks Associates is presenting on May 28 at 1 PM ET during this Webinar: Using Cloud-Based Technologies to Drive the Media Experience of the Future hosted by Rovi.

With cord-cutting concerns on the rise, TV service providers are taking steps to retain market share and reduce churn among customers. The set-top box (STB) remains the primary access point for the consumer to content through their service provider, but market developments have led to a push for virtualizing STB functions. As the technology environment improves to support scalable cloud-based functions, providers will need to deliver virtualized functions along with features and capabilities that excite, attract and retain customers.

An opportunity exists for TV service providers to create a seamless cross-platform experience that delivers content with high-quality features and functions that today’s consumers are coming to expect as we move from an emulated experience to a truly portable experience.

Parks Associates is supporting Network Virtualization & SDN World.

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates, will be speaking during the session, "Policy, Payment and Progress in the Connected Health Economy" on Wednesday, May 27 at 10:45 A.M.

The Convergence Summit is WLSA’s annual flagship event where healthcare, technology and wireless health communication leaders tackle key issues facing the connected health community. WLSA designs a two-day agenda packed with keynote thought leaders, wireless technology best practices, interactive sessions, structured networking and industry demos.

Parks Associates is supporting IMS World Forum.

Parks Associates is supporting DECT World.

Parks Associates is hosting CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference.

The 19th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference will take place May 19-21 at the Hyatt Regency San Francisco Airport in San Francisco. CONNECTIONS™ hosts over 400 executives in the connected entertainment, IoT, and smart home industries in an intimate networking environment.

The event provides networking opportunities and insights from industry players on entertainment, mobile, and smart home market segments. Parks Associates research analysts moderate each session, which feature consumer research on adoption and trends, forecasts of new products and services, evaluation of new business strategies, and concrete 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.

For more information and to register for this event, visit www.connectionsus.com.

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates, will be speaking current and future consumer attitudes toward fitness, with a focus on the use of wearables, and how they are used now and how they will be used in the future on Monday, May 18 at 10:15-11:15 AM.

Guests will be from Top 100 and larger regional health club chains, some multiple YMCA groups. ‘Health Club Programming’ is the only event that brings together key suppliers and executives from these combined vertical segments, at the strategic and operational level.

Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates, will be presenting "Navigating the IOT Landscape" on Friday, May 15 at 11:15 - 11:30 AM.

TiEcon 2015 will be the 22nd edition of one of the largest conference on entrepreneurship in the world. Ranked alongside Demo, TED and World Economic Forum among top 10 conferences worldwide for ideas and entrepreneurship by Worth magazine, TiEcon 2015 will once again focus on the hottest areas of innovation.

Parks Associates is supporting The Mobile Show Middle East.

The Mobile Show Middle East is where telcos, enterprise and government come to discover the latest innovations and buy the solutions that will enable them to capitalise on the opportunity that the mobile revolution presents for their business. 

Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates will be the roundtable leader of the Analyst breakfast briefings on Wednesday, May 13 at 7:45-8:45 A.M. He will also be moderating a smart home session on Wednesday, May 13 at 1:40-5:30 P.M.

Parks Associates is supporting Internet of Things World.

Internet of Things World 2015 is the world’s largest and most comprehensive IoT event with over 4,000 attendees, 250+ industry thought leaders and 150+ exhibitors. With a focus this year on monetizing the IoT revolution through bringing together ecosystem-wide attendees, stakeholders and investors, Internet of Things World provides a unique opportunity to meet key players within the marketplace. With a comprehensive conference agenda covering everything from manufacturing to smart cities, connected cars, consumer wearables and fitness, healthcare, energy and utilities, beacons and smart homes, Internet of Things World 2015 boasts the most comprehensive IoT agenda in the marketplace. In addition to conference passes this year, the event will also offer free exhibition only passes for the first time, allowing visitor’s access to selected summits and the exhibition floor for networking and meeting news suppliers.

Parks Associates is supporting Broadband & TV Connect Asia.

Broadband Asia returns to Singapore for its 11th year (12- 13 May 2015, Suntec, Singapore) and is Asia’s executive meeting space for the region’s leading operators and service providers. With an awe inspiring keynote line up and unparalleled networking opportunities with over 700+ senior level attendees, this is the event to attend to find out how broadband is set to explode in the APAC region.

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates will be speaking on the panel "Boosting monetisation rates of Android apps" on Wednesday, May 13 at 11:30 AM.

Parks Associates is supporting Apps World North America 2015. 

Apps World North America is returning to the tech capital San Francisco (May 12 - 13, Moscone Center) for another year of discussion, debate, networking, partnering and partying!

Bringing together 10,000+ developers and leading brands, Apps World North America offers the perfect platform to meet decision makers from across the entire app ecosystem. With 11 forward thinking conferences, a hand-picked line up of 250 awesome speakers including Google, North Technologies, Evernote, GoPro, Pebble plus many more, 350+ exhibitors, speed networking, 1 to 1 VIP meeting features and parties; this event looks set to be a hive of interaction and excitement.

Find out more about this awesome event: http://bit.ly/nabannermp