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ARICENT GROUP

Aricent Group is a global innovation and technology services company that

helps clients to imagine, commercialize, and evolve products and services

for the connected world. Bringing together the deep communication

technology expertise of Aricent with the creative vision and user experience

prowess of design firm frog, the Aricent Group provides a unique portfolio

of innovation capabilities that seamlessly combines consumer insights,

strategy, design, software engineering, and systems integration.

The company claims to be one of the largest privately held companies

in Silicon Valley, with 800 customers, and employs more than 10,000

consultants, designers, and engineers at 36 locations worldwide.[1] The

company licenses its own software products for use in

telecommunications design, manufacturing, and service with 40+ years'

design experience through frog, including products for Apple, Disney, GE,

HP, Intel, Sony, and many other Fortune 500 brands. Aricent has been

ranked as 13th in Top 20 IT services exports firms in India in terms of total

revenue in 25th annual survey conducted by Dataquest, CyberMedia group

 journal in August 2011.| Aricent Group is the successor to Hughes

Software Systems, which was established in 1991, as well

as Flextronics Software Systems, which was created in 2004 after the

parent company's acquisition. In 2006, Flextronics sold 85% company

to Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. (KKR)[2] and Sequoia

Capital.[3] Flextronics retained 15% ownership.[4] 

Frog, acquired by Flextronics in 2004, is a company of the Aricent Group.

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HISTORY

  1991: Established as Hughes Software Systems (HSS) in New

Delhi developing software solutions in the areas of VSAT-based

networks for voice and data, cellular wireless telephony, packet

switching, and multi-protocol routing.

  1995: Moved to Electronic City, Gurgaon, a suburb of  New Delhi, India.

  1998: Established a development center in Bangalore, India to develop

of software for the Internet and Internet Protocol-based solutions and

applications.

  1999: Began a voice-over-packet business, went public via India's

first book building issue, and opened several offices in the U.S.

  2000: Opened offices in the U.K. and Germany.

  2001: Opened offices in Japan

  2003: Established a wireless equipment development center 

in Nuremberg, Germany. 

  2004: Was acquired by Flextronics, and changed its name to Flextronics

Software Systems

  2004: Acquired frog design for approximately $25 million.[5] 

  2005: Expanded development operations

in Kiev, Kherson and Vinnytsia in the Ukraine; Randburg, South Africa; 

and Beijing, China. Was delisted from India's stock market in

preparation for sale.[6] 

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  2006: Was acquired by Kohlberg Kravis Roberts and Sequoia Capital as

part of a $900 million sales of software companies.[7] The transaction

represented the largest private equity buy-out in Indian history.[8] 

  2006: Renamed Aricent with headquarters in Palo Alto, California. 

  2008: The Family Office, a multi-family office company with

headquarters in Bahrain also joined in funding Aricent.[9] 

  2009: Aricent Approved for Latest CMMI Level 5 Certification.[10] 

  2011: Rebranded to Aricent Group.

PRODUCTS

 Aricent Group licenses more than 125 software products to equipment

manufacturers, device manufacturers and service providers, including:

  Femtocell/Picocell software

  General Packet Radio System (GPRS) Service Node

  IP Multimedia Subsystem (IMS)

  Media Gateway Framework

  Mobile TV (DVB-H) solution

  Music player application

  PacketCable Call Management Server 

  SIP Server framework

  Softswitch

  DirectShow Filters for Mobile and PC

  Video/Audio codecs

  Streaming Multimedia Content

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  UMTS terminal stack

  aTCA-cRNC

  Voice Call Continuity server 

  Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP)

  WiMAX  ASN Gateway framework

  Long Term Evolution (LTE)

SCOPE

Innovation for the connected world:

We are a global innovation and technology services company that helps

companies create, commercialize, and evolve products and services

enabled by communications technologies.

Smart Energy in the connected home:

Connected devices and mobile applications drive the next wave of energymanagement for consumers.

Testing in the brave new world:

 As networks and devices become more diverse, effective testing has

moved from being a dull necessity to a strategic imperative. Aricent offers a

comprehensive set of testing services that span the entire telecomecosystem.

4G/LTE – Enabling the Broadband revolution:

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 Aricent’s Wireless Services practice boasts more than 5,000 engineers with

proven expertise in wireless networks, including more than 400 engineers

with 4G expertise across LTE and WiMAX technologies.

CLIENTS 

 Aricent Group lists large telecommunications firms, while others come from

consumer electronics, financial services, energy, healthcare, data

equipment manufacturers, device makers, and service providers as clients,

including: 

   Airtel, 

   Alcatel-Lucent, 

   Alltel, 

  Cisco Systems, 

  Comverse, 

  Ericsson, 

  Hughes Network Systems,   Inmarsat, 

  Juniper Networks, 

  LG Electronics, 

  Motorola, 

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  NEC, 

  Newport Networks Limited, 

  Nokia, 

  NokiaSiemensNetworks, 

  Panasonic, 

  Pantech, 

  Polycom, 

  Samsung, 

  Siemens, 

  Sony Ericsson, 

  Tellabs, 

  Texas Instruments, 

  Virgin Mobile, 

  Vodafone, 

  Tekelec, 

  Wireless and Convergence,   Intel, 

  MTV, 

  HP, 

  Disney. 

STANDARDS ORGANISATIONS

 Aricent Group is a contributing member of standards bodies in the

communications industry, including:

  International Telecommunication Standardization Sector 

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  3GPP

  European Telecommunication Standards Institute

  Internet Engineering Task Force

  International Multimedia Telecommunication Consortium

  OMA Open Mobile Alliance

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

   Adam H. Clammer 

  Joe Forehand

  James H. Greene, Jr.

  Paul Read

  Nathaniel H. Taylor 

   Arun Sarin

PROJECTSManaged Connectivity and mHealthBy Arti Khanna - September 21, 2011

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Bringing disparate healthcare solutions together could be the catalyst to drive adoption to a scale that can

translate into large scale healthcare transformation. 

Most mobile health (mHealth) initiatives typically focus on singluar solutions—simple mobile apps, cloud-based data

management solutions, new consumer medical devices, virtual clinics, remote management, and many more that get

added every day. Very few really look at getting them all to work together. And yet, that’s what needs to happen; we

must manage the connectivity. Until we do, many singluar initiatives will stay at the periphery of the healthcare

ecosystem.

The looming threat of unsustainable healthcare costs around the world has generated significant market attention.

Some are predicting that these costs will reach 15 percent of global GDP, and in some countries even reaching an

astronomical 30 percent. The challenge to deliver effective and affordable healthcare appears to be almost an

afterthought.

This is not a new challenge, but there seems to be renewed interest because of the new category of healthcare

management enabled by mHealth, eHealth, or connected healthcare. More often than not these terms refer to the

application of mobile technology and communication solutions to transform healthcare service delivery.

There may be a lot of hype but the category is still in infancy, and commercial viability is still to be tested. The

ecosystem itself is complex with multiple entities, including government agencies, public and private healthcare

service providers, pharma and medical device vendors, and users.

The current focus is mostly on point-solutions—these include data aggregation and management (e.g. healthcare

records, cloud-based storage and backup, etc.), mobile applications (e.g. monitoring of lifestyle diseases, wellness

applications, health information access, etc.), remote healthcare management (e.g. pill adherance, diagnostics and

patient-centric monitoring, etc. ), and tele-medicine (e.g. tele-triage services, mobile healthcare vans, etc.).

Adoption of these services requires as much a change in industry outlook and social behaviours, as it does in making

these services seamless and integrated. The true impact of these point services will be seen only if they are all tied

together into an end-to-end solution. The question is who is best equipped to tie all the pieces together, especially

with the ongoing convergence of telecom, information, and healthcare. In fact, the telcos seem to be best equipped to

facilitate end-to-end solutions, but to be successful they will need to move beyond their current connectivity

orientation and adapt to the speed and business models of the connected world paradigm.

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What’s needed now is the ability to establish a connected managed service that provides the underlying connectivity

and communication infrastructure while also having the ability to manage operations and support to facilitate the

connection of the healthcare ecosystem. This would allow healthcare service providers to focus on their core

strengths around healthcare, while innovating new models of service delivery. A ―connected service‖ would

automatically take care of connectivity (including 24-7 managed support), and add value through advanced

connectivity management—monitoring, diagnostics, and service assurance. It could also evolve into a central entity to

integrate disparate data sources, perform data analytics (including understanding user behaviour and profiles), and

create service aggregation portals to create a single-point delivery for end-users.

When that happens the disparate services would all be seamlessly integrated. Extended connectivity will maximize

returns on innovation on the individual planes—medical devices, healthcare service delivery models, information

access, and management—and make a true impact on healthcare service. From where we stand today, it’s quite

clear that we are still a few years away from seeing this. And yet, if we can make this happen, we can touch lives as

nothing else can.

4G WORLD 2011: MCCORMICK PLACE, CHICAGO, OCT 24-27

 About 4G World

4G World is the first industry conference and expo covering the entire

ecosystem for next-generation networks supporting high-speed broadband

and full mobility, anywhere Internet access, mobile content, applications

and transactions. 4G World will showcase the first 4G mobile broadband

networks being launched in 2009 using mobile WiMAX technologies and

the evolution of 3G mobile networks to support mobile Internet using HSPA

and LTE technologies.

Program Highlight: NFC – Enabling New RevenueOpportunities

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DON’T MISS  – Osama Bedier VP, Payments, at Google as he headlines

4G World’s NFC Summit.  Near field Communications has become the

poster child technology for enabling mobile payments. More than just

emulating payment cards, NFC can open doors to revenue and growth

across a broad range of verticals.  Learn more 

Get the full perspective – from 4G deployments, enabling technologies to

monetization – from over  35 operator speakers from around the globe.

Only 4G World brings you such a comprehensive and objective view of the

industry.  Hear from these 4G leaders and how their organizations are

addressing the challenges and opportunities of 4G wireless and the mobileInternet.

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4G World Event Highlights

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If you can only attend one event on 4G in 2011, 4G World should be the

one: 

  The largest global 4G Expo, with more than 300 sponsors and exhibitors 

   An open industry forum incorporating the opinions of a multitude of 

associations and industry analysts

  Program collaboration and endorsements from all the key industry

associations 

  More than 80 interactive sessions and 200+ speakers, and social

networking opportunities allowing you time to meet with hundreds of 

companies   Access to all the leading mobile operators deploying 4G today

  Unlimited networking and learning opportunities via the 4G

World Facebook, LinkedIn and Twitter  groups

  Evening networking receptions at the 4G World  Awards Ceremony 

  Innovative and interactive conference formats, workshops, breakfast

briefings, dedicated networking functions, operator lounges and more  Private meeting rooms to host senior delegates at the event and

complement any booth

  The most comprehensively researched agenda in the industry —  4G

World is an event developed by the 4G industry for the 4G industry

For the speakers of this program:http://www.4gworld.com/4g-speakers/