"The dual challenge and opportunity for European broadband and bundled services providers are to attract new customers through differentiation of services and retain their existing customers," said Kurt Scherf, vice president and principal analyst, Parks Associates. "Home networking solutions, including residential gateways, allow service providers to more easily provision triple-play and value-added services and manage customer support costs."

Scherf said that European broadband and triple-play providers are leaders in deploying home networking solutions that provide basic broadband-sharing features and offer enhancements such as fixed-line-to-mobile-phone telephone service convergence, multimedia streaming, and cost savings during telco/IPTV services installation.

About this study

The Parks Associates' whitepaper, "Europe: Home Networking Update," highlights home networking deployments in Europe, a key topic for two upcoming conferences, CONNECTIONS(TM) Europe Summit, May 19, 2008, in Nice, France, and CONNECTIONS(TM): The Digital Living Conference and Showcase, June 24-26, 2008, in Santa Clara, Calif. This paper is available as a free download from the Parks Associates' Web site. Registration required.

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