There were over 3.5 billion mobile phone users worldwide by the end of 2008. Within this population is growing interest in convergence features – in particular, a niche of users want to reach back into their homes to retrieve the stored media on their PCs and receive the same signals going to their TVs.
CONNECTIONS™ notes that consumers will increasingly use their mobile phones as personal gateways for information, services, and community connections. In addition, consumers will align their mobile devices with other entertainment and communication devices (such as TVs, computers, and fixed-line phones) to fit their individual needs.
This adaptability makes the mobile phone an integral part of the three-screen strategy (computer, TV, and mobile phone) and quad-play service portfolios. To accommodate device and usage convergence, carriers around the world must collapse the walls around their wireline and wireless service units by forming partnerships, making acquisitions, and investing in new technologies.
Multimedia on Mobile Devices, part of the Content & Services track at CONNECTIONS™, will address how consumers acquire and consume multimedia content on their mobile phones. This question will keep mobile carriers, CE device makers, and application developers busy for the next decade as they build business models and form partnerships around these emerging mobile multimedia applications.
Register today for the event!
Thursday, April 9, 2009
The Marriage of Online Video to CE
By 2013, the amount of premium Web video content going to devices other than a computer or portable multimedia player will generate $5.9 billion in transactional revenues. The Marriage of Online Video to CE, the opening session at CONNECTIONS™, addresses how CE companies and content providers are working together to deliver new video experiences to end users by focusing on early deployments, current business models, and future services.
One avenue opening up the market for connected CE is through cable and satellite operators. As competition among carriers increases, it drives up the adoption of multiroom DVRs and set-top boxes, which providers are using as differentiators to attract customers and control churn.
The penetration of bundled services will also increase as carriers work to sell their subscribers on new and enhanced digital services that run through these advanced devices – and one of the key service offerings will be enhanced Web-based video services, where already there is growing consumer interest in informational widgets and electronic programming guides. With Web video and content going through connected CE and TVs, any variety of applications, advanced devices, and new business plans will emerge, from familiar services (VoD libraries) to wholly new, and ostensibly unprecedented, features.
CONNECTIONS™ speakers will examine these business models and more during this session, 5:15 p.m. on June 2. Register now to make sure you don’t miss this important event!
One avenue opening up the market for connected CE is through cable and satellite operators. As competition among carriers increases, it drives up the adoption of multiroom DVRs and set-top boxes, which providers are using as differentiators to attract customers and control churn.
The penetration of bundled services will also increase as carriers work to sell their subscribers on new and enhanced digital services that run through these advanced devices – and one of the key service offerings will be enhanced Web-based video services, where already there is growing consumer interest in informational widgets and electronic programming guides. With Web video and content going through connected CE and TVs, any variety of applications, advanced devices, and new business plans will emerge, from familiar services (VoD libraries) to wholly new, and ostensibly unprecedented, features.
CONNECTIONS™ speakers will examine these business models and more during this session, 5:15 p.m. on June 2. Register now to make sure you don’t miss this important event!
Truth in Networking
MoCA will continue the success of the highly provocative and entertaining panel from last year’s CONNECTIONS™ with a second installment at the 2009 event. This panel, Truth in Networking, consists of the most influential CE vendors in the industry. They will discuss and debate the issues, challenges, and solutions for home networking, including a complete and comprehensive assessment of the current home network environment.
Parks Associates reports that at the end of 2008, approximately 36 million U.S. households (31% of all U.S. homes), nearly 60 million Western European homes (34% of homes), and more than 160 million households worldwide had basic home network configurations. With networking solutions prevalent on such a massive scale, CONNECTIONS™ sessions such as MoCA’s will be invaluable in examining new business strategies that can best leverage the new connectivity market.
Speakers include:
Sean Besser, VP, Business Development, Macrovision
Chenyi Chiu, Strategic Program Manager, HD-PLC Alliance
Brian Donnelly, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Icron
Ajay Dugar, Executive Director, Paramount Digital Entertainment
Mike Ehlenberger, Vice President of Channel Sales, Actiontec Electronics, Inc.
David Henry, Sr. Director of Product Marketing, Home Products, NETGEAR
Chris Hock, Senior VP, Product Management, BlackArrow
Brian Johnson, Senior Vice President, Americas and Asia Pacific, mBlox, Inc.
Fred King, VP, Sales & Marketing, PlumChoice, Inc.
Kazuhiro Kitagawa, Vice-Chairman, PUCC
Art Lancaster, CTO, Affinegy
Craig Lee, VP Marketing, Ortiva Wireless
Michelle Leyden Li, General Manager, Home Control Business Unit, Zilog
Alex Limberis, COO, Syabas Technology, Inc.
Tara Maitra, Vice President, General Manager, Content Services and Ad Sales, TiVo Inc.
Micha Risling, VP of Marketing, Valens Semiconductor
Anthony Rodio, Chief Operating Officer, support.com
Avner Ronen, CEO & Co-Founder, Boxee
Loren Shade, VP Marketing, Allegro Software Development Corporation
Eric Smith, CTO, Control4
Singu Srinivas, VP Sales, Americas, Radialpoint
Bill Stanley, Director, Operations Solutions, Telcordia
Derek Turner, Senior Product Manager, TV, Video & Music Business, Microsoft
Daniel Wong, Director of Product Management, D-Link
Scot Zarkiewicz, CEO, SingleClick Systems
This session will take place at 4 p.m., June 3. Register now for CONNECTIONS™ to secure early registration pricing and be sure to bring your concerns and questions to this interactive and candid session.
Parks Associates reports that at the end of 2008, approximately 36 million U.S. households (31% of all U.S. homes), nearly 60 million Western European homes (34% of homes), and more than 160 million households worldwide had basic home network configurations. With networking solutions prevalent on such a massive scale, CONNECTIONS™ sessions such as MoCA’s will be invaluable in examining new business strategies that can best leverage the new connectivity market.
Speakers include:
Sean Besser, VP, Business Development, Macrovision
Chenyi Chiu, Strategic Program Manager, HD-PLC Alliance
Brian Donnelly, Vice President, Sales and Marketing, Icron
Ajay Dugar, Executive Director, Paramount Digital Entertainment
Mike Ehlenberger, Vice President of Channel Sales, Actiontec Electronics, Inc.
David Henry, Sr. Director of Product Marketing, Home Products, NETGEAR
Chris Hock, Senior VP, Product Management, BlackArrow
Brian Johnson, Senior Vice President, Americas and Asia Pacific, mBlox, Inc.
Fred King, VP, Sales & Marketing, PlumChoice, Inc.
Kazuhiro Kitagawa, Vice-Chairman, PUCC
Art Lancaster, CTO, Affinegy
Craig Lee, VP Marketing, Ortiva Wireless
Michelle Leyden Li, General Manager, Home Control Business Unit, Zilog
Alex Limberis, COO, Syabas Technology, Inc.
Tara Maitra, Vice President, General Manager, Content Services and Ad Sales, TiVo Inc.
Micha Risling, VP of Marketing, Valens Semiconductor
Anthony Rodio, Chief Operating Officer, support.com
Avner Ronen, CEO & Co-Founder, Boxee
Loren Shade, VP Marketing, Allegro Software Development Corporation
Eric Smith, CTO, Control4
Singu Srinivas, VP Sales, Americas, Radialpoint
Bill Stanley, Director, Operations Solutions, Telcordia
Derek Turner, Senior Product Manager, TV, Video & Music Business, Microsoft
Daniel Wong, Director of Product Management, D-Link
Scot Zarkiewicz, CEO, SingleClick Systems
This session will take place at 4 p.m., June 3. Register now for CONNECTIONS™ to secure early registration pricing and be sure to bring your concerns and questions to this interactive and candid session.
Tuesday, April 7, 2009
AT&T and Verizon to Keynote at CONNECTIONS™ Conference
CONNECTIONS™ features Parks Associates research and analysis on Networked Devices, Digital Content, and New Services --
Parks Associates announced CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase will feature keynotes from AT&T and Verizon executives on topics including wireless connectivity and entertainment services in the home. CONNECTIONS™ tracks developments, trends, and opportunities in the four key areas Communications & Entertainment Services, New Media and Digital Content, Home Systems, and Consumer Electronics.
The event will take place June 2-4, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Glenn Lurie, President of Emerging Devices and Resale, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, will present the opening Keynote on June 2. Joseph Ambeault, Director, Product Development and Management, Video Services, Verizon, will present the morning Keynote on June 3.
CONNECTIONS™ includes interactive panels with over 80 speakers, moderated by Parks Associates’ expert analysts and featuring the latest research on converging content, services, and hardware. The white paper The Future of Networked Devices and Digital Content highlights the key areas covered by the event tracks, including trends impacting all industry players:
• Commoditization of voice and bandwidth
• Growth of bundled services
• Growth of over-the-top service providers
• Convergence of platforms and networks
CONNECTIONS™ Sponsors include PUCC, PlumChoice, Allegro, Control4, the DiiVA Consortium, SingleClick Systems, support.com, Syabas Technology, and Valens Semiconductor. CONNECTIONS™ Global Sponsors include ActiveVideo Networks, Affinegy, DSC, HD-PLC Alliance, Icron, Irdeto, Macrovision, MoCA, ProVision Communications, Radialpoint, Telcordia, and Zilog.
Parks Associates announced CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase will feature keynotes from AT&T and Verizon executives on topics including wireless connectivity and entertainment services in the home. CONNECTIONS™ tracks developments, trends, and opportunities in the four key areas Communications & Entertainment Services, New Media and Digital Content, Home Systems, and Consumer Electronics.
The event will take place June 2-4, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center. Glenn Lurie, President of Emerging Devices and Resale, AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets, will present the opening Keynote on June 2. Joseph Ambeault, Director, Product Development and Management, Video Services, Verizon, will present the morning Keynote on June 3.
CONNECTIONS™ includes interactive panels with over 80 speakers, moderated by Parks Associates’ expert analysts and featuring the latest research on converging content, services, and hardware. The white paper The Future of Networked Devices and Digital Content highlights the key areas covered by the event tracks, including trends impacting all industry players:
• Commoditization of voice and bandwidth
• Growth of bundled services
• Growth of over-the-top service providers
• Convergence of platforms and networks
CONNECTIONS™ Sponsors include PUCC, PlumChoice, Allegro, Control4, the DiiVA Consortium, SingleClick Systems, support.com, Syabas Technology, and Valens Semiconductor. CONNECTIONS™ Global Sponsors include ActiveVideo Networks, Affinegy, DSC, HD-PLC Alliance, Icron, Irdeto, Macrovision, MoCA, ProVision Communications, Radialpoint, Telcordia, and Zilog.
Thursday, April 2, 2009
Parks Associates addresses Connected CE, Digital Home Support, Controls, and Advanced Media and Services at CONNECTIONS
This year’s CONNECTIONS™: The Digital Living Conference & Showcase, hosted by international research firm Parks Associates, will focus on entertainment services, digital home support services, energy management, and advanced networking concepts.
The 13th annual CONNECTIONS™, taking place June 2-4, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, will feature interactive panels with over 80 speakers and consumer and industry research presented by Parks Associates’ expert analysts. This event attracts senior executives from industries associated with the digital home, new media and content distribution, and mobile applications and services.
CONNECTIONS™ will open with the keynote presentation Embedding Wireless in Consumer Electronics, featuring Glenn Lurie, President of Emerging Devices and Resale for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. Conference sessions focus on four primary tracks while maintaining the broad industry overview necessary to capture all opportunities that exist in these complex, interconnected markets.
Main Sessions
>> New Connectivity, Services, Opportunities
>> Marriage of Online Video to CE
>> Entertainment 2.0
>> Connected TV Strategies
>> Truth in Networking, hosted by MoCA
>> Bringing the Smart Grid to the Smart Home
>> Building the Holistic Support Environment
>> What’s coming next?, a special venture capitalist session
Tracks and sessions include:
Content & Services
>> TV 2.0 – The Future of the Set-Top Box
>> WebTV: Extreme TV Makeover?
>> Interactive Services: Engaging the Consumer
>> Making the Ad Models Work
>> Multimedia on Mobile Devices
Connected CE
>> Extending the Reach of Wired Networks/Interfaces
>> Bringing “Cloud Media” to CE Devices
Support & Management
>> Driving the Next Dollar: The Role of VAS
>> Service Provider Home Networking Strategies: RGs and Services
>> Remote Technical Support
Home Controls
>> New Applications and Services in Home Management & Controls
>> Wireless Home Controls: New Roles and Functionality
CONNECTIONS™ also features three pre-show events on June 2, including a strategic workshop featuring Parks Associates’ expert analysts; the Telecom Executive Summit: Digital DNA for Service Providers, hosted by Pivot Media; and an open house hosted by Jetro.
The 13th annual CONNECTIONS™, taking place June 2-4, 2009, at the Santa Clara Convention Center, will feature interactive panels with over 80 speakers and consumer and industry research presented by Parks Associates’ expert analysts. This event attracts senior executives from industries associated with the digital home, new media and content distribution, and mobile applications and services.
CONNECTIONS™ will open with the keynote presentation Embedding Wireless in Consumer Electronics, featuring Glenn Lurie, President of Emerging Devices and Resale for AT&T Mobility and Consumer Markets. Conference sessions focus on four primary tracks while maintaining the broad industry overview necessary to capture all opportunities that exist in these complex, interconnected markets.
Main Sessions
>> New Connectivity, Services, Opportunities
>> Marriage of Online Video to CE
>> Entertainment 2.0
>> Connected TV Strategies
>> Truth in Networking, hosted by MoCA
>> Bringing the Smart Grid to the Smart Home
>> Building the Holistic Support Environment
>> What’s coming next?, a special venture capitalist session
Tracks and sessions include:
Content & Services
>> TV 2.0 – The Future of the Set-Top Box
>> WebTV: Extreme TV Makeover?
>> Interactive Services: Engaging the Consumer
>> Making the Ad Models Work
>> Multimedia on Mobile Devices
Connected CE
>> Extending the Reach of Wired Networks/Interfaces
>> Bringing “Cloud Media” to CE Devices
Support & Management
>> Driving the Next Dollar: The Role of VAS
>> Service Provider Home Networking Strategies: RGs and Services
>> Remote Technical Support
Home Controls
>> New Applications and Services in Home Management & Controls
>> Wireless Home Controls: New Roles and Functionality
CONNECTIONS™ also features three pre-show events on June 2, including a strategic workshop featuring Parks Associates’ expert analysts; the Telecom Executive Summit: Digital DNA for Service Providers, hosted by Pivot Media; and an open house hosted by Jetro.
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