Parks Associates is supporting the Mobile Broadband World.

Mobile Broadband has been cited as THE revenue stream that will drive operator profitability and pull the communications industry through the economic slump. Is your mobile broadband strategy ready to capitalise on this opportunity? Mobile Broadband World brings together top level decision makers involved in every step of mobile broadband deployment from network strategy to service delivery.

Parks Associates is supporting the 2012 Fiber to the Home (FTTH).

More than 2,000 people from across the fiber to the home industry gathering under one roof to learn, network and join together to create an all-fiber future!

-- 130 exhibitors displaying the latest FTTH products and fiber-driven applications.
-- Learning sessions on every aspect of FTTH technologies, deployment, network operations, business issues and case studies.
-- Keynotes and panels featuring FTTH industry trailblazers.
-- An interactive Fiber Zone.

Parks Associates is supporting the EuroSummit '12.

Stuart Sikes, President, Parks Associates will be participating in the session, "TV Everywhere, Part1: The Inside story from Pay-TV" on September 20 from 10 AM - 11 AM. TV Everywhere has become a reality and a myriad of new services are being launched around the world by pay-TV, satellite, cable and IPTV providers. But what’s behind this wave of deployments? Who is being targeted – and why? Don’t miss part one of TV Everywhere, as our panel of leading pay-TV platform experts unveil the latest TVE offerings and their market objectives.

EuroSummit ’12 is a unique two-day gathering that includes informative keynotes, panels, engaging sessions, networking events, creative awards and a party. Highly interactive and fun, the conference will focus on Social TV, the Connected TV, competitive branding and customer care strategies, On Demand advertising and a host of other key topics, technologies, product trends and best practices in cable marketing.

Parks Associates is supporting NEXT TV Summit.

NextTV Summit, the keynote and panel discussion event devoted to exploring the business of Internet video, has announced an impressive slate of keynote speakers who will be appearing at The Fairmont in San Francisco, CA on September 20, 2012. Featured keynote speakers include:

• Blair M. Westlake, Microsoft Corporation
• Anthony Wood, CEO & Founder, Roku
• Michael Hopkins, President, Distribution, Fox Networks
• Alex Carloss, Head of Entertainment, YouTube/Google
• Jim Lanzone, President, CBS Interactive

Parks Associates is supporting Professional Mobile Radio Summit (PMR).

The PMR Summit is designed specifically for representatives from commercial enterprises, emergency response organisations, defence and civil contingency agencies, national and dedicated operators, government agencies, developers and manufacturers. The conference will address the questions and needs of all Professional Mobile Radio Users with specific focus on technologies including TETRA, DMR and dPMR, as well as mobile broadband solutions.

Parks Associates is supporting 3D Entertainment Summit.

Unlike other events, the 3D Entertainment Summit is totally focused on how the 3D entertainment transformation is affecting the business of entertainment. It is the event of choice for the key players in 3D entertainment across theatrical, broadcast, television, gaming, advertising and alternate content. 

The 3D Entertainment Summit in association with Variety, co-produced by The Bob Dowling Group and Unicomm, LLC is the industry's leading business event focused on the mega-drivers of 3D Entertainment. Now in its fifth year, The 3D Entertainment Summit is uniquely positioned to bring thought leaders from around the globe to analyze where 3D has been and more importantly where it is headed.  An unfiltered "state-of-the-industry" that affords an in-depth look at how visionaries and luminaries see the future ahead in this rapidly changing marketplace.

Parks Associates is supporting MultiScreen Summit (formerly LA Mobile Entertainment Summit).

For those delivering content to consumers, they need the tools and strategies to unleash the power of the multi-screen presence while ensuring a seamless experience to tell their stories. The two-day Summit will include keynotes, one-on-one interviews, panels, technology demonstrations, networking events as well as table top displays and interactive showcases to build a strategy for success.

Parks Associates is supporting SIMposium Asia.

The 5th Annual SIMposium Asia will be co-located with Informa Telecoms & Media’s prestigious LTE Asia event on the 18th and 19th September 2012.

Building on the success of last year’s conference which drew over 100 regional and international delegates from companies as diverse as China Mobile, United Health, Deutsche Telekom, Celcom, Baraka Telecom, Telekom Indonesia and PT Indosat, we are proud to announce the co-location of two of our renowned regional events in Singapore.

Advancing the discussion which dominated last year’s event, 2012’s agenda answers the key questions being asked by the mobile internet ecosystem in the region, particularly the leverage of NFC technology and the potential of M2M communications.

Please contact us if you are able to contribute best practice or showcase innovative solutions at the event dedicated to pinpointing the revenue and security opportunities offered by the secure element and the business models required to succeed with.

Brett Sappington, Director of Research, Parks Associates is presenting during the session, "Monetizing the Smart Home" from 10:30 AM – Noon and again from 1:30 - 3:00 PM. It has been predicted that 40 billion new devices will be added to the network in the not-too-distant future. Many of these devices will be in the form of smart home appliances, home monitoring, customer premise equipment, telemedicine gadgets, surveillance and distance learning. Your customers will want/need to access these devices on your network. The question is: How do you make money on the smart and connected home? Attend this session to learn how your company can take advantage of this promising and growing telecommunications trend.

Join us in the world-class city of Baltimore for the NTCA 2012 Fall Conference. Baseball Hall of Famer Cal Ripken Jr. will share the philosophies that helped him succeed. POLITICO Co-Founder and Executive Editor Jim VandeHei will give us his insider’s perspective on the upcoming presidential election. These great leaders will join industry experts to give you tools and tactics to grow your business and help you discover innovations you can use to lead your team to success.

Jim O'Neill, Research Analyst, Parks Associates will be participating in the IBM Twitter #cloudchat: "Enabling cloud for the home" on Thursday, September 13 from 4-5pm ET.

With the promise of a "smart home" having been anticipated since The Jetsons, will cloud computing finally be the key we need to make it a reality? If telco providers and the consumer electronics industry has its way, the advent of the smart home is finally here and in a few short years we'll all be able to synchronize, schedule and control our web enabled household appliances, entertainment, and security systems remotely via the cloud.

Parks Associates is supporting NY Games Conference.

Network with over 400 Leaders in the Exploding Games and Connected Entertainment Industries at the one and Only Annual Games Conference in NYC! The most influential decision-makers in the digital media industry gather at NY Games Conference to network, do deals, and share ideas about the future of games and connected entertainment. NY Games Conference – now in its 5th year – features lively debate on timely cutting-edge business topics. Executives from publishers, developers, advertising, investment firms, social networks, technology providers and content companies mingle together at this top industry event.

Parks Associates is supporting Cloud Computing 2012.

CloudCon-2012 is the world's premier cloud computing event, covering technology, business models, industry experiences, legal aspects, research, development, latest trends and innovations in the world of cloud computing. Cloud computing is attractive to business owners as it eliminates the requirement for users to plan ahead for provisioning, and allows enterprises to start from the small and increase resources only when there is a rise in service demand. We hope to build a platform for the professionals to discuss the relevant research results, development tendency and offer huge opportunities to the IT Industry.