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Parks Associates Forecasts Mobile Broadband to Exceed 140 Million U.S. Subscribers in 2013, Creating New Convergence Opportunities for Fixed and Mobile Services

Posted on: Tuesday, 6 January 2009, 10:22 CST

CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit at CES features latest consumer research

DALLAS, Jan. 6 /PRNewswire/ -- Consumers are growing more sophisticated in their purchasing habits for electronics and services, even as they rein in their total spending, according to international research firm Parks Associates, which will host the CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit at CES on January 8-9.

CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit will take place at CES in the South Hall, Rooms 106-107, and feature sessions with over 50 executives discussing new and future business opportunities in networking, entertainment services, social media, consumer electronics, and home systems. Parks Associates' analysts will also present key research findings at the event.

"By 2013, there will be over 140 million U.S. consumers paying for mobile broadband, which will extend video, communication, networking, and support services to all sorts of devices," said Kurt Scherf, vice president, principal analyst, Parks Associates. "At CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit at CES, we will discuss the convergence opportunities among the core technologies and services in the digital home."

Parks Associates forecasts 4.5 billion mobile phone users worldwide by 2013, with many people using these devices as gateways for entertainment services, community information, and social networking. The increasing importance of the mobile phone will affect other product and service sectors. For example, over 100 million femtocells will be shipped worldwide in 2013, cumulatively serving over 300 million subscribers.

CONNECTIONS(TM) Summit at CES features 10 sessions, including Wireless Networking; Advanced Video Services; Customer Support; Social Media; The Changing CE Purchase Decision; GPS Technologies; Connected Consumer Electronics; Digital Photo Frames; Connected Game Consoles; TV 2.0; and Home Systems.

Sessions feature executives from the following companies: ActiveVideo Networks Affinegy Allegro Software Development Corporation AMIMON AT&T Avenue A | Razorfish BigBand Networks Bunchball Cisco Comcast Control4 CSR D-Link Systems Ensequence HD-PLC Alliance Hitachi USA HomeGrid Forum Icron Intamac Systems Intel Kodak Logitech Macrovision MediaUnbound Microsoft MoCA NDS Orange - France Telecom NA PlumChoice ProVision Communications PUCC Qualcomm Radialpoint Revision3 RMI Samsung Semiconductor Sony Computer Entertainment America Sony Electronics support.com Synaptics Telcordia Tele Atlas TeleNav thePlatform TZero Technologies WirelessHD Zilog

CONNECTIONS(TM) Global Sponsors include Platinum Sponsor HD-PLC Alliance; Gold Sponsors DSC, Macrovision, and MoCA; and Silver Sponsors ActiveVideo Networks, Affinegy, Icron, ProVision Communications, Telcordia Technologies, and Zilog.

Parks Associates will be at booth # 25556, South Hall 2, Ground Floor, during CES. For more information, visit www.connectionssummit.com or contact sales@parksassociates.com, 972-490-1113.

About CONNECTIONS(TM) SUMMIT

CONNECTIONS(TM) SUMMIT Sessions at CES feature multiple sessions held January 8 & 9, the first two days at CES. Moderated by Parks Associates analysts, these sessions provide an interactive environment for networking and discussion. Attending the sessions at the CONNECTIONS(TM) SUMMIT offers the perfect start to CES - attendees receive consumer and industry data, insight from leading executives, and the opportunity to speak with Parks Associates' analysts.

http://www.connectionssummit.com | http://connectionsconference.blogspot.com

Contact: Mindi Sue Sternblitz-Rubenstein Parks Associates 972-490-1113 Email: mindi.sue@parksassociates.com

SOURCE Parks Associates

Source: PR Newswire

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