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
 

Parks Associates is supporting LTE MENA 2015.

LTE MENA 2015 is returning to Dubai in May 2015 for the 5th year and it promises to be the most exciting event yet, reflecting the impressive progression of the region. The emerging markets of the region continue to rollout LTE and expand their networks. Encountering different challenges and following different business models to their more established neighbours, they are beginning to harness the potential of LTE and drive revenues from new services. The event will incorporate advanced issues such as LTE-A, VoLTE, Video, Carrier-aggregation and 5G. Meet decision makers from the entire ecosystem to discuss experiences, challenges and solutions and hear the latest emerging trends and technologies in the regional marketplace.

Parks Associates is supporting HetNet USA.

HetNet North America is the only North American event focusing on all technologies within a HetNet under one roof. Learn from high-level case studies and keynotes, whilst networking with the leading North American carriers.

Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates will be co-hosting the session "Why the Internet of Things is definitely Still a Thing" at the INTX Imagine Park on Tuesday May 5, at 4:00 - 5:00 PM. The Internet of Things (IoT) returns to Imagine Park with gusto this year, with its own product pavilion, and what promises to be a lively demonstration of what’s possible when we link radios, sensors, and electronics to our stuff. This session features what’s new in personalized home energy usage, and how the beachhead that is the RDK (Reference Design Kit) will enable a fast, comprehensive way to establish the set–top/gateway as a key player in the IoT ecosystem. Also, see how easy (or not) it is to hack Internet–connected devices, and learn what matters when it comes to IoT security measures.

Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates will be speaking on the an INTX Talks panel "Digital Dividends: The Future of Content and Distribution Economics" on Thursday, May 6, at 10:15 - 11:15 AM. Who’s got the model? From TVE to 4K, new opportunities for presenting and distributing content are everywhere. But the line between bold experimentation and real profitability can be elusive, especially when demand patterns seem to fluctuate with every new technology. How do industry participants meet a seemingly insatiable appetite for great content, distributed in every possible way, while protecting the bottom line? Find out as leading industry analysts present and explain their view of a fast-changing digital media business model.

Parks Associates is supporting INTX: The Internet & Television Expo.

Revolving around the Internet and Television businesses from every dimension – economics, policy, technology, innovation and more – INTX unites everyone from network operators to content creators to technologists to 20-something wunderkinds whose ideas are about to rock the world. Featuring product and service exhibits, presentations and discussions, special conferences and live attractions, INTX is a fresh new take on the trade show concept, bringing together a broader, more diverse group of participants than ever.

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates, will be speaking during the session "State of the Telehealth Marketplace" on Monday, May 4 at 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM.

Parks Associates is supporting ATA 2015.

For over 20 years, the ATA Annual International Meeting & Trade Show has been the premier forum for healthcare professionals and entrepreneurs in the telemedicine, telehealth and mHealth space. This year's meeting will take place at the Los Angeles Convention Center. The world-class, peer reviewed program will include over 500 educational sessions and posters, highlighting the latest innovations, applications and delivery models in telemedicine. The expansive exhibit hall will host hundreds leading vendors with groundbreaking remote healthcare technologies and services. There's no better place to meet and network with your peers and thought leaders in the field.

Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates, will lead the roundtable, "A full arena – how new players and disrupters have entered and changed the TV ecosystem." He will also present an award and give two presentations on Cloud DVR, and Ad Insertion.

Parks Associates is supporting TV Connect.

TV Connect London is the world’s leading event in connected entertainment. Taking place on 28-30 April 2015, the event will bring together leading service providers from across the globe to meet, network and discuss the future of connected TV entertainment. Now beginning a new era at London’s ExCeL, with major telcos, cablecos, broadcasters, content providers and solution providers coming together to experience the latest technologies, as well as insightful speakers and inspiring workshops, TV Connect remains the place to discover, and to determine, where TV is going to turn next.

John Barrett, Director of Consumer Analytics, Parks Associates, will be speaking in the webinar "Making Multiscreen Content More Personal," hosted by FierceOnlineVideo and sponsored by Ooyala.

Consumers today have access to more video content than ever before, thanks to IP video technology. But finding the content they really want to watch is an ever-growing challenge. As search and recommendation engines evolve into sophisticated platforms delivering results to many types of devices, data analytics has become the backbone of content discovery. Yet this industry segment is still in its early growth stages. How can analytics data be used to improve/personalize the content viewing experience? In this webinar, we take a look at how service providers are using analytics today to fine-tune their content discovery platforms, create relevant metadata, and target the right audiences with the right content on the device of their choice.

Glenn Hower, Research Analyst, Parks Associates will be speaking during the session "Over the Top TV - Content and the Consumer Experience - New Technologies as Gateway to the New Hollywood" on Tuesday, April 28th at 9:00 - 10:15 AM.

Parks Associates is supporting Digital Hollywood Spring.

Digital Hollywood debuted in 1994 and has from its start been among the leading trade conferences in its field with over 15,000 top executives in the film, television, music, home video, cable, telecommunications and computer industries attending the various events each year.

Parks Associates is supporting Fixed Access Networks Summit.

Combining the Strengths of the Latest DSL Acceleration, Fibre and Cable Technologies to Deliver Gigabit Broadband – Technology and Business Case Implications This is the key event to find out all about G.fast, VDSL vectoring, FTTx and latest cable broadband technologies to achieve superfast broadband. In 2014, the event hosted 20+ global operator case studies, with 52% operator attendance, 95% of attendees said they would attend again. Over 200 attendees are expected in 2015, currently confirmed speakers include senior experts from Du, Liberty Global, BT, Vodafone, Bright House Networks, Vimpelcom, AT&T, Eircom, Fastweb, BH Telecom, Skanova, Makedonski Telekom, Sckipio, Adtran , with endorsement from the ITU and the Broadband Forum. The purpose of next year’s event is to explore the next stage of new DSL acceleration and fibre technologies, featuring real-life deployments and focusing on the business value of new technologies for faster broadband and higher quality of experience.

Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates will be moderating the panel "Transforming IoT Data for Immediate Value," Tuesday, April 21, 11:10 am to 1:45 pm at IoT Global Innovation Forum. 

Parks Associates is supporting IoT Global Innovation Forum.

The IoT Global Innovation Forum, April 21-22, 2015 in Dallas, TX, brings together leading technology innovators, business strategists and developers for two days of focused networking and information sharing at the IoT cutting edge. Expert speakers will discuss the latest applications for traditional commercial processes as well as new business models and opportunities within the emerging Internet of Things ecosphere. In-depth presentations and panel discussions with IBM, Intel, Cisco, SAP, ARM, HP, Alcatel-Lucent, Silver Spring Networks, and many others. Be sure to join us as we examine the IoT opportunity and how best to position your firm for success.