Tejas Mehta, Research Analyst, Parks Associates will be moderating the panel “Hottest Profiles for Each Technology” which will discuss various OS roadmaps and profiles to use for different technology types such as smartphones, tablets, wearables, etc. and how these profiles and technologies impact the changing market of Bluetooth and IoT.

Parks Associates is supporting Bluetooth World.

Bluetooth Special Interest Group (SIG) in partnership with Informa Telecoms & Media is excited to announce Bluetooth World 2015! Located in the heart of Silicon Valley, this unique conference will take place at the Santa Clara Convention Center on April 14-15, 2015. As the only global conference that focuses on Bluetooth® technology and its increasing role in the Internet of Things (IoT), experience first-hand how Bluetooth is the most commonly used wireless connectivity technology in a world that is rapidly adopting new ways to connect devices to a potential $1.3 trillion ecosystem of “things” and the internet.

Parks Associates is supporting Policy Control.

The 5th annual Policy Control conference aims to show dedicated case studies on NFV and virtulisation of core network services; those currently operating and launches planned in the near future. We will also be giving a heavy focus on new developments in PCRF functions, showing further integration with pricing and their effects on OCS investments. We also will have an incredibly exciting pre-conference focus day that will be focusing on innovations in OSS/BSS. Case studies will demonstrate convergent real-time policy and charging functions. This event as ever gives the best opportunity to network with the entire industry and discuss the significant recent steps we have seen taken and how we can maintain this increasing momentum.

Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates, will talk about the “future trends” in the energy services market on April 14.

If increasing energy efficiency in Texas and Oklahoma is important to you, the SPEER Summit is the best opportunity to network and market to utilities, cities, government agencies, and more. This is the premier event focused on energy efficiency in the region and provides excellent opportunities for networking for attendees and marketing for sponsors. SPEER designs the event to bring people together to identify strategies and actions that will accelerate energy efficiency in our region. The Summit is a great place to collaborate, network, learn, and even initiate new projects.

Harry Wang, Director, Health & Mobile Product Research, Parks Associates will be lead the roundtable, "Healthy Living, Connected Devices and Wearables" on April 15 from 8:30 -9:30 AM in room S403. This roundtable discussion based on latest research drawn from consumer research and industry analysis on technology's impact on consumer/care provider engagement efforts and strategies care providers and entrepreneurs can implement to accomplish "triple aim"--lower healthcare cost, improve quality, and offer convenient access.

The HIMSS15 conference is dedicated to providing exceptional education, cutting-edge products, practical tools and resources, and powerful networking to help transform health and healthcare through IT.

Parks Associates is a partner of the NAB Show.

Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates will be speaking on the Super Session Constant Cravings - Using OTT to Win the Next Generation of Viewers, on Monday, April 13, at 10:30 AM.

NAB Show, held April 11-16, 2015 in Las Vegas, is the world's largest electronic media show covering the creation, management and delivery of content across all platforms. With more than 98,000 attendees from 150 countries and 1,600+ exhibitors, NAB Show is the ultimate marketplace for digital media and entertainment. From creation to consumption, across multiple platforms and countless nationalities, NAB Show is home to the solutions that transcend traditional broadcasting and embrace content delivery to new screens in new ways. 

Parks Associates is supporting IoT Asia.

Internet of Things Asia (IoT) 2015 brings together businesses, government and solution providers to discuss, network and learn how internet of things technologies will transform their business operations and societies. The adoption and implementation of IoT will result in higher productivity with lower operating costs, and improvement to the overall quality of life. IoT Asia Conference will feature case studies and adoption strategies across the 7 key verticals such as healthcare, transport & logistics, retail, manufacturing and smart cities. IoT Asia exhibition will feature over 50 exhibitors showcasing the latest products and solutions at the exhibition. Access to the trade exhibition is complimentary.

Parks Associates is supporting Network Virtualization & SDN Latin America.

Co-located alongside the well established LTE Latin America show, the NFV & SDN community will come together to discuss Carrier Class SDN from a unique, strategic operator led perspective. Hear from all parts of the SDN ecosystem and take away the key learning points to utilize virtualization technologies to benefit networks in the long term. The targeted agenda will examine the steps needed to move SDN and NFV forward from research into reality featuring dedicated sessions on Openness and Collaboration in NFV, the evolving role of SDN, virtualizing the data centre, overcoming deployment challenges, creating network flexibility and virtualization priorities within the network infrastructure. With FREE operators passes available this show really is a must attend for all carriers in the region! Two packed days of strategic presentations, interactive panel discussions, structured networking time and Proof-of-Concept demonstrations, make sure you don’t miss out!

Parks Associates is supporting LTE Latin America.

Celebrating its 6th year, LTE Latin America follows on from last year’s hugely successful show, and is returning to Rio de Janeiro in a new venue - Sulamerica Convention Center - with an extended conference programme and new speakers from the whole ecosystem to give greater depth and breadth of discussion around the region’s most pertinent mobile broadband developments. A great new feature for this year will be the event’s co-location with the launch event Network Virtualization & SDN Latin America, which is part of the Network Virtualization Global Events. Follow from last year we will have an exclusive session about Signaling, that continuous to be one of the big challenges for operators. LTE Latin America 2015 – Your one chance to meet all the movers & shakers from within the regional LTE community in one dedicated LTE forum.

Brett Sappington, Director, Research, Parks Associates will be presenting in the webcast "Cloud-DVR – Reinventing Video Delivery and Forging New Business Models," sponsored by Imagine Communications, on Tuesday, March 31 at 10:00 am ET.

If you could only find a way to consume the video content of your choice and have it delivered to your selected device when you wanted it. It’s 2015 – shouldn’t we be there by now? Cloud-DVR is the next big thing in video – with the ability to energize the monetization of video content and alter the very nature of the value chain – from content creators to distributors. This webinar will focus on the rapidly emerging, lean forward video consumption behaviors we are all adopting, and the advanced innovations and technologies that are propelling the market to deploy “the ultimate viewing solution for the multiscreen world.” It will explain how content creators, broadcasters, aggregators, and distributors can all benefit by deploying this innovative technology, and who may be the biggest winners of all. The webinar will also discuss how advanced advertising innovations such as Dynamic Ad Insertion can vastly improve the monetization of advertisements and value to the end user.

Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates will be presenting in the webcast "Increase profits by adding home automation services," sponsored by Icontrol Networks, on Thursday, March 26 at 2pm ET.

Today’s customers are looking for more than basic home security. They want the features that home automation offers. This demand has been fueled by new technology and heavy advertising from companies such as Xfinity and Time Warner Cable. Attend this free webcast to learn how you can offer the same enterprise class systems to your customers as the industry’s top-tier security providers with the Icontrol One platform. This platform currently manages over 26 million installed devices nationwide. 

Parks Associates is supporting the World Health Care Congress. If you are interested in meeting with our team while at this event, please click here.

The 12th Annual World Health Care Congress convenes decision makers from all sectors of health care to catalyze change. In 2015, faculty focus on critical challenges and opportunities including the impact of ACA implementation on health care businesses one year in, payer and provider consolidation, new approaches to value-based payment, and novel partnerships with the true potential to move the needle on care coordination and delivery.

Parks Associates is supporting the 17th annual Multichannel News 2015 Wonder Women.