BERLIN, December 7 /PRNewswire/ --
CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe has finished following three full days of interactive panels with top international executives discussing new business models and growth opportunities in the digital living markets.
Parks Associates, in partnership with CEA(R), hosted CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe on December 4-6, 2007, at the Adlon Kempinski, Berlin, Germany. Sponsors included IBM, io-homecontrol, Radialpoint, AwoX, Casero Inc., Design of Systems on Silicon, Intamac Systems Ltd, Invest in Germany, NDS, Netineo, NXP Semiconductors, SiConnect, Thomson, Yitran Communications Ltd., Zensys Inc., Macrovision, SmartLabs, Inc., Smart Design, and Universal Electronics.
"Service providers are critical to the growth of digital lifestyle markets, especially in Europe," said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst, Parks Associates. "The European markets for broadband, triple-play, and digital video are very competitive, requiring providers to differentiate through pricing and advanced services, conditions that are spurring the growth of home networking, converged communications services, and additional enhancements."
Current data from Parks Associates' research reveal the following:
-- Europe is the leading market for IPTV services with 4.5 million subscribers; -- Several European countries -- including Germany, Italy, France, and the U.K. -- have had strong growth in home networking due to the rise of provider-deployed residential gateways; -- The number of France Telecom's Unik fixed-mobile phone service subscribers increased to 468,000 in one year; -- France, Germany, Italy, and Spain are leading countries for interactive TV services based on average monthly expenditures among users; and -- BT has reported early success with value-added services such as remote and on-site troubleshooting (BT's Home IT Advisor has approximately 50,000 subscribers) and network-hosted storage (BT has reported 300,000 Digital Vault subscribers).
Parks Associates and CEA are now accepting speaker submission for the next CONNECTIONS(TM) conference, taking place June 24-26, 2008, in Santa Clara, Calif., at http://www.connectionsconference.com.
About CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe
CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe: Strategies for Digital Living Markets, produced by Parks Associates in partnership with the Consumer Electronics Association (CEA(R)), is an executive conference and showcase that provides 200-250 attendees with high-level analysis and consumer research from Parks Associates, networking opportunities, and information on emerging residential and mobile technologies and services. This focused event provides a forum where executives can present and learn about vital international trends, successful strategies, and key players in the development of digital living technologies. http://www.connectionseurope.com
Contact: Chelsey Tyson Parks Associates +1-972-490-1113 Email: Chelsey@parksassociates.com Web site: http://www.connectionseurope.com http://www.connectionsconference.com http://www.parksassociates.com
Chelsey Tyson of Parks Associates, +1-972-490-1113, Chelsey@parksassociates.com, for CONNECTIONS Europe
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