Parks Associates Co-locates CONNECTIONS Conference at TIA 2012

TIA is proud to welcome to TIA 2012 the annual CONNECTIONS Conference, hosted by international research firm Parks Associates. CONNECTIONS combines consumer research, analyst expertise, and industry knowledge to offer the premier event on the connected consumer and digital living technologies.

Connections     Parks Associates

CONNECTIONS at TIA 2012 includes multiple sessions focused on new business models and opportunities in digital media/content, mobile applications and services, connected consumer electronics, broadband and value-added services, and home systems. The co-location with TIA 2012 brings enhanced value to the CONNECTIONS community through additional opportunities to network with communications executives and preview emerging products.

Parks Associates forecasts U.S. unit sales of connected devices will rise to over 500 million by 2015, creating a broad foundation for deploying new communications, bundled services, and entertainment offerings.

The Connected Home Pavilion    



The Connected Home Pavilion features demos of new products and technology solutions for the connected consumer. CONNECTIONS and TIA sponsors and exhibitors in the Pavilion include service and solution providers, CE and device manufacturers, and advanced technology companies.  

CORE TOPICS

Broadband Entertainment and Video Services

  • The future of OTT Video: Monetization strategies
  • The next steps in TV Everywhere
  • Personal Cloud: Path to revenues
  • Innovations in Digital Content Delivery
  • What to watch: Connecting consumers to content

The Consumer Experience

  • Gesture recognition and motion control
  • Improving search and discovery
  • Targeted, interactive advertising

Consumer Demand and the Business Cases for Connected CE

  • The Smart TV as set-top box
  • Pay-TV providers and connected CE
  • The digital locker: Balancing security and convenience
  • Monetizing connected consumer electronics
  • Multiplatform apps: Development strategies for multiple screens

Mobile Communications and Devices

  • Second-screen services: Apps, interactivity, and advertising
  • Synchronizing TV content to mobile devices
  • Connecting to consumers through smartphones and tablets
  • Monetizing mobile applications: Business models and platform strategies
  • Emerging mobile services: Boon for carriers or OTT Providers

Value-added Services

  • Managing the connected home – security, health, monitoring and controls
  • Consumer technical support services
  • The evolution of customer support to consumer services
  • Emerging value-added Services: Music, gaming and more

Home and Energy Management

  • Building interoperability among home system services and devices
  • The impact of standards, including SEP 2.0 and OPENADR, on energy management
  • Data mining and energy modeling applications for home energy management
  • Partnerships and competition among broadband and security service providers, utilities and retailers
  • New approaches to demand management

For more information on this co-located event, contact Elizabeth Parks at eparks@parksassociates.com, call 972-490-1113 or visit  Connections Conference.