Press Releases

President Stuart Sikes to present at Connected Home Developers Garage at South by Southwest (SXSW)

 In advance of the Connected Home Developers Garage at SXSW next week, sponsored by iControl Networks, Silicon Labs and Time Warner Cable, Parks Associates announced new research indicating in-app purchases could generate new revenue sources for smart home systems.  The research firm finds that between 57% and 73% of likely smart home buyers are interested in purchasing upgrades ...read more

Annual Conference focuses on new growth opportunities and partnerships for the connected consumer

Following a successful Smart Energy Summit in February, Parks Associates will host the 18th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference May 13-15, 2014, at the San Francisco Airport Marriott Waterfront.  This year’s keynotes—ARRIS, AT&T, iControl Networks, and Lowe’s—will join industry leaders and Parks Associates analysts to address technology developments ...read more

Analyst Addresses Mobile Data Market During Mobile World Congress

While attending Mobile World Congress this week, Parks Associates released mobile industry research showing roughly 29% of U.S. broadband users watch video on a mobile phone monthly, with the average user watching 1.7 hours of video on a mobile phone each week.

"Since 2008, revenues from voice services for the top-four U.S. mobile network operators (MNOs) have declined 6%, while data revenues have grown ...read more

Energy conference sponsored by Speed Wire, Percepscion, and more

U.S. households with time-of-use (TOU) electricity billing are more satisfied with their electricity service, according to new research Parks Associates announced today at the 2014 Smart Energy Summit. Among energy consumers with free nights or weekends, 53% are “very” satisfied with their overall electricity services, but only 34% without this TOU service are very satisfied.

Smart Energy Summit, February 17-19 in ...read more

Senior Analyst Heather Way will moderate Multiscreen Advertising Measurement panel at Digital Entertainment World (DEW) February 18

Parks Associates advertising research finds approximately 60% of smartphone and tablet users watch 1-5 hours of TV/video on these mobile platforms each week, which will help drive in-app advertising revenues on these platforms to over $5.6 billion by 2017.

Heather Way, Senior Research Analyst, Parks Associates, will discuss this research at the Digital ...read more

Parks Associates To Present New Digital Health Research on Remote Care Programs and Telehealth Strategies in Webinar with Care Innovations, HIMSS

Parks Associates digital health research finds 28% of U.S. broadband households have used some type of virtual care communication tool. The firm estimates this figure will increase to 65% by 2018 and virtual care doctor-patient video consultation revenues will grow to $13.7 billion.

“All types of healthcare providers, from hospitals to ...read more

2014 CONNECTIONS™ Conference announces keynotes from ARRIS, AT&T, iControl Networks, Lowe’s

New research from Parks Associates shows mobile consumption of video is driving usage of TV apps, with 55% of U.S. smartphone owners and 61% of tablet owners using a TV-related app at least once a month. The research firm will address the growing influence of the app ecosystem at the 18th-annual CONNECTIONS™: The Premier Connected Home Conference, May 13-15, 2014, in San Francisco, with ...read more

Analysts to discuss new consumer energy research at workshop to kick off 2014 Smart Energy Summit

In advance of its research workshop at 2014 Smart Energy Summit next week, Parks Associates announced new research today showing 16% of U.S. broadband households are highly likely to purchase a renewable-energy power generator over the next five years. Nearly 60% of these households plan to purchase solar panels, the most popular option among renewable-energy power generators.

"With ...read more