Parks Associates is supporting the 2014 FTTH Conference & Expo.

The 2014 FTTH Conference & Expo is the best place to experience the explosive evolution of Fiber to the Home advancements, techniques, applications, and network management best practices. Join more than 1,300 attendees June 23-25, 2014 in Fort Lauderdale, Florida for three days of networking, education, and exhibits developed to provide you with time-tested solutions and the latest innovations.

Parks Associates is supporting Meter Asset Management and Operations.

Utilities face the prospect of meeting the EU’s goal of installing smart meters for 80% of consumers by 2020. Plans for meeting this target vary considerably, with Italy and Sweden having completed physical roll-out without fully utilising smart meter functionality. Gas, electricity, and water suppliers face similar challenges in managing existing assets and where appropriate planning for the roll out and maintenance of smart meters. The conference will provide insight on managing the assets already held by utilities and planning for the burst of activity and sizeable workforce increase required to deliver smart meters into consumers’ homes.

Barbara Kraus, Director of Research, Parks Associates is speaking on the panel, "The Brains: Smart TV functionality brings new content to HD and UHD TVs alike" on June 24 at 9:45-10:30 AM. Online content is fast becoming a primary source of TV entertainment, and some manufacturers are scrambling to keep up with a growing number of so-called Smart-TV apps. Others are taking charge of this technology to enhance their product offerings and enable delivery of new entertainment experiences.

This official CE Week Conference (formerly the UltraHD Conference) takes a wide view of the upcoming changes in the television landscape, bringing together experts and analysts from across the CE and home entertainment industries to examine the status of various advanced technologies rolling out to consumers. 

Tom Kerber, Director, Research, Home Controls & Energy, Parks Associates is hosting the analyst breakfast briefing, "The Evolution of the Smart Home", and chairing the session "The Smart Home" on June 17 at 4:30 - 5:30 PM.

Parks Associates is supporting Internet of Things World.

Internet of Things World, 17-18 June 2014, Crowne Plaza Palo Alto, Silicon Valley, USA, is the only independent business event dedicated to IoT anywhere in the world. The event is unique in a number of ways, including in its pure focus on IoT, its location here in the heart of Silicon Valley, the global nature of its participation, the breadth of ecosystem that it will bring together, the depth of quality conference agenda, the developer features including the IoT Hackathon, and the structured networking opportunities that it will provide. 

Parks Associates is supporting Mobile Asia Expo.

Mobile connects us to new information, possibilities, people, ideas and experiences. The 2014 Mobile Asia Expo will celebrate and expand on the connections offered by mobile. Senior industry leaders will learn about new developments and make the connections needed to grow their business, and consumers passionate about mobile will discover devices and technologies that will keep them connected to what matters most. Don’t miss this industry-changing conference and exhibition. Register now to join us in Shanghai, where our international audience will be Making Global Connections.

Tricia Parks, Chairman, Founder, and CEO, Parks Associates is chairing the session "Technology that will shape the pay TV connected home" on June 12 at 12:20 PM.

Connected TV Summit provides thought leadership on the business and technology strategies that will safeguard and grow television services in the hyper-competitive connected era. Now in its fifth year, this event is long-established as a venue for thought-leadership in the connected TV space as well as a great place to network. 

Glenn Hower, Research Analyst, Parks Associates will be speaking in this webinar at 2pm ET / 11am PT.

Smartphones, tablets, smart TVs and other IP-connected devices are revolutionizing the way content providers, distributors and advertisers reach viewers. While multiscreen devices promise to increase viewer engagement and social interaction, the strategies for making money from these other screens are still evolving. This webinar will look at a variety of multiscreen strategies that are currently being used by pay-TV providers.

Parks Associates is supporting Mobile VAS Forum.

Mobile VAS Forum is the only event focused on VAS & Messaging experiences that brings together the key players of the mobile industry to discuss the most effective strategies to increase revenue for mobile operators.

Parks Associates is supporting Broadband & TV Connect Latin America.

This year Broadband & TV Connect Latin America will be taking place on 3-4 June 2014 at Amcham, Sao Paula. All eyes will be on Latin America, as Brazil presapres to host the 2014 FIFA World Cup. And with preparations already underway for the 2016 Olympics, and an exponential growth in Broadband and Pay-TV subscriptions predicted, there couldn’t be a more exciting time for the connected entertainment industry. Operators are free to attend, register here.

Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates will be chairing this event on June 4 and moderating the panels "Using the Emergence of New Services in the Digital Home for Creative Business Models” on Tuesday, June 3 at 4:40 PM and "Developing the Value Proposition for the End Consumer" on June 4 at 10:10 AM.

Parks Associates is supporting the Digital Home World Summit.

Digital Home World Summit provides a unique learning and networking experience for forward thinking operators to stay ahead of the competition and develop new revenue streams in connected home.

Parks Associates is supporting the Digital Services World Congress.

After a very successful inaugural event, the 2nd Digital Services World Congress will take place from the 2nd to 4th June 2014 in London, UK. Beginning with an OTT Partnerships pre-conference focus day on the 2nd, the two main days of the event will co-locate the Mobile Wallet & Retail Innovation, SIMposium Global, M2M and Internet of Things and Global Messaging World Congress, after opening with a plenary session featuring the leaders driving forward innovative start-ups and services within the digital world.

Parks Associates is supporting TM Forum Live!

TM Forum Live! is a unique event aimed at helping you understand how your organization can transform to a digital business. No company is immune from the radical changes that the digital world is unleashing, especially the communications and computing industries that have given rise to it.

Save 15% off all published rates – simply use voucher code PH7L39 when you register – http://www.tmforum.org/tmflivePA