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8. Catheters & Ostomy Supplies
Serving the Chelmsford Area.
9. Dr. Jeffrey L. Morrill & Associates
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Greatest customer service ever. So nice and they had meds, too. Amazing how it was approved instantly, where the other pharmacy said it was too earl…
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I have been a very satisfied customer of Rogers's Pharmacy for the past 20 years. Personal attention and delivery are 2 of the fantastic service I r…
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Serving the Chelmsford Area.
15. Life Watch USA Medical Alert Systems
Serving the Chelmsford Area.
From Business: Why choose Lifewatch medical alert systems? 30 years experience in medical alarms & senior safety products is just the beginning. Our caring staff is made up of exp…
16. Dental Equipment Liquidators Inc
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17. U.S. Medical Supplies
Have a hospital bed never been plugged up and electric wheelchairs was trying to sale them if anyone is in need of one the chair lays back and just…
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This is the fourth and best optical shop I've used to get glasses for my daughter. HUGE selection of glasses for kids (altho they also carry plenty…
19. Relax The Back
55 Needham StNewton Highlands, MA 02461
From Business: Relax The Back is the nation's largest specialty retailer of products that relieve and prevent back and neck pain. Our Newton back store offers more than 300 items;…
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70 Thoreau RdPlymouth, MA 02360
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416 Watertown StNewton, MA 02458
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22. Teleflex
16 Elizabeth DrChelmsford, MA 01824
23. Ndd Medical Technologies
Chelmsford, MA 01824
24. Respracare
12 Jean AveChelmsford, MA 01824
25. Alternative Care Providers
275 Billerica Rd Ste 1Chelmsford, MA 01824
26. Respiratory Delivery Systems
6 Courthouse Ln Unit 8Chelmsford, MA 01824
27. Medsav Solution
121 Brick Kiln RdChelmsford, MA 01824
28. Zoll Medical Corp
269 Mill RdChelmsford, MA 01824
From Business: ZOLL Medical Corporation designs, manufactures and markets an integrated line of proprietary noninvasive cardiac resuscitation devices, disposable electrodes, mobil…
29. A & A Medical Supply Corp
This is the best please for home medical supplies in the Acton area. Customer service was quick, courteous and knowledgeable.
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The systems were delivered in the 4th quarter of FY94 and consist of 10 interactive voice response systems with over 300 ports.
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Nasdaq:PACT), a leading provider of Customer Relationship Management (CRM), telemarketing, call center, Interactive Voice Response (IVR), and Value-Added Services (VAS) in China, announced today that its subsidiary PacificNet Linkhead was awarded an open project tender by Industrial and Commercial Bank of China ("ICBC"), the largest commercial bank in China with over 21,000 domestic branches, to develop its integrated IVR telephone banking system.
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Operations is Key R&D Focus for Alcatel-Lucent IP PlatformsThu, 12/03/2015 - 18:48 — Alan Weissberger
"[R&D work] is in the operations," Bhaskar Gorti, Alcatel-Lucent's president of IP platforms, told Light Reading without hesitation at a recent on-site visit. "Getting a network function to run in a virtualized network is fine, but the reality is that there will be a hybrid world of virtual and physical networks. How do you operate it?"
This is where Alcatel-Lucent is spending its time and money in the final months leading up to its acquisition by Nokia Corp. In fact, its Naperville, Ill., offices are full of Lean Ops demos that show evidence of this R&D work. Here, the vendor demonstrates agile, New IP networks that can spin up -- or down -- services on the fly, taking network management down to a matter of minutes.
Gorti says that amongst Alcatel-Lucent's customer base of network operators of all sizes, he sees the larger ones seeking a horizontal virtual approach to building NFV infrastructure and orchestration that is independent of VNFs, and smaller players running out of physical capacity and looking to add virtual network elements rather than completely overhaul their networks. Either way, he said, every request for proposal (RFP) now has virtualization on it, whether they deploy it or not. (See Major Change Afoot in Managing Virtualization.)
"It is there today; there is a roadmap, and they want to see future versions and how they will live in a hybrid world," Gorti says. "Operations is key."
"There won't be that big of a business case in moving from physical to virtual," Gorti said. "There is not a dramatic capex change right away. It's how do you scale it and run it? We come back to operations."
Comment: This author has previously stated that operations and OPEX are key for all the new age networking technologies, e.g. NFV, Network Virtualization, OpenFlow based Software Defined Networking, and use of white boxes for any or all of the above!
For more information, see: http://www.lightreading.com/nfv/nfv-strategies/alcalus-nfv-boss-operations-is-key-randd-focus-/d/d-id/719598?itc=lrnewsletter_lrweekly
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IHS and ACG Research on Optical Network Market Status & OutlookThu, 11/26/2015 - 13:49 — Alan Weissberger
Following a 21-percent surge in the second quarter, global spending on optical network equipment declined 10 percent in the third quarter, to $2.95 billion, reports IHS (NYSE: IHS). The market is down 1.7 percent from a year ago, with the biggest declines coming from EMEA and CALA.
"The previous three quarters' results for EMEA (Europe, Middle East, Africa) indicated the first reversal of poor optical spending since 2009. However, third quarter results are less favorable, with a 5 percent year-over-year decline. We assume this is a short-term setback and the recovery will continue. However, we will monitor this closely," said Alex Green, senior research director for IT and networking at IHS.
· Asia Pacific, the largest optical network hardware market in the world, saw flat spending (-0.2 percent) in 3Q15 from a year ago, as Japan has yet to ignite the 100G engine
· North America was the only major world region to post positive year-over-year results (+3 percent)
· WDM equipment spending grew 4 percent worldwide in 3Q15 from a year ago
· Global spending on SDH/SONET optical hardware dropped 27 percent in 3Q15 from the year prior, and is forecast by IHS to decline from $2.17 billion in 2014 to just over $500 million by 2019
· All annual growth in optical network hardware market going forward will come from the WDM segment, which IHS predicts will top $6.8 billion in 2019
The quarterly IHS Infonetics Optical Network Hardware market size, share and forecasts report tracks the global market for metro and long haul WDM and SONET/SDH equipment, Ethernet optical ports, SONET/SDH/POS ports and WDM ports. Vendors tracked include Adtran, Adva, Alcatel-Lucent, Ciena, Cisco, Coriant, Cyan (acquired by Ciena), ECI, Fujitsu, Huawei, Infinera, NEC, Padtec, Transmode, TE Connectivity, Tyco Telecom, ZTE, and others. This report is part of the IHS Optical Intelligence Service.
To inquire about research subscriptions, please visit www.infonetics.com/contact.asp
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ACG Research: Optical data center interconnect market nearly $5 billion in 2019
ACG Research expects the global market for optical data center interconnect (DCI) technology will increase from just over $1.1 billion in 2014 to $4.7 billion in 2019, a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 44.9%.
"Uptake of optical DCI is being driven by the migration of services to data centers and the cloud as service providers simplify deployment models and accelerate delivery of new and differentiated services," says Tim Doiron, practice lead for Intelligent Transport Networking at the market research firm. "New and expanded data center deployments are being driven by a variety of service providers including Internet content providers, network service providers, and interexchange providers as well as enterprises themselves. As more functions become automated and virtualized, the need to interconnect data centers for capacity, resiliency, and versatility will continue to grow and increase the need for reliable, cost-effective, high-speed data center interconnections."
OTN Equipment Market Trends:
The OTN hardware market can be bifurcated on the basis of OTN equipment, which comprises OTN transport, OTN switching, and optical packet platform systems (P-OTS). OTN switching equipment delivers economical and low latency switching layer, and helps to deal with the challenge of traffic congestion in a network. OTN transport equipment monitors the performance of the entire network. The optical packet platform system helps in efficient transfer of data in packets over the network. P-OTS equipment offers high reliability and efficiency.
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Highlights of Light Reading's White Box Strategies for Communications Service Providers (CSPs)Sun, 11/22/2015 - 21:14 — Alan Weissberger
Network operators (like AT&T, Orange, SK Telecom, etc) and mega-web companies (like Linked In) are moving away from proprietary purpose-built hardware to "white box" solutions that are a mix of purpose-built software, or open source software running on generic compute server and/or Ethernet switch/IP router hardware. A "white box" is to be distinguished from a "bare metal switch" which does not come with any software.
It's been said that white box networking offers greater flexibility and the potential for faster service delivery, but that's yet to be proven. The transition from dedicated network equipment to generic white boxes is one part of the transformation process being undertaken by communications service providers and large enterprises as they seek greater efficiencies and new business opportunities.
The path to a white box world is complicated. In the past, the white box approach was only considered viable for enterprise networks, data centers and, in rare instances, the very edge of service provider networks. The latest iterations reach across vast swaths of wide area networks (WANs), right up to the carrier core, and the closer service providers get to an end-to-end, white box "white wash," the higher the stakes become.
On November 17, 2015, Light Reading sponsored an excellent conference on "White Box Strategies for Communications Service Providers (CSPs)." We report the highlights in this post.
Key Points Made by CSPs:
Next up is the CORD Project for GPON network equipment disaggregation. CORD uses ONOS-- an Open Source SDN operating system for service providers. Announced this past June, a CORD field trial will take place in Q1-2016. Mr. Duell described the project as "an open, virtualized service platform that provides cloud economics and agility. Think of it as "FTTH as a Service" consisting of hardware blueprints (schematics?) and open source software modules, Mr. Duell said.
Christos identified the opportunity to "create a marketplace for services and applications" including emerging Internet of Things (IoT) and marketing apps such as trading advertisements for free bandwidth to support video streams, as well as the ability to build customized products to the specifications of the service provider, as Google and others do today. All of that is enabled by separating hardware and software, and moving to more commodity-type, commercial-grade hardware built on merchant silicon that can rapidly scale and support innovation at the software layer. Not that getting to that stage will be easy, Kolias said.
Noting that the CSPs need "disaggregation, not disintegration," he said there are significant integration challenges to achieving the same level of consistent performance using white boxes that exist today with purpose-built telecom gear.
Breaking down the network gear
Systems Integration/packaging options: ODM (h/w or s/w), 3rd party, end-user, or a combination thereof
Accelerates product development to match evolving requirements
DevOps ‒ continuous testing & integration
The rise of the ISVs (Independent Software Vendors)
White box switches and software switches
Suitable for Data Centers, Enterprise, Cloud, potentially CSPs
As noted above, there are different approaches that network operators can take to address the systems integration (hardware, open source software, purpose built software, etc) challenge, the Orange executive said: CSPs can rely on hardware or software vendors for help, bring in third-party integrators, do their own integration, or combine those three approaches.
APIs are more critical than ever, Christos said. They are important for plug-n-play, especially for open platforms (Google, FB, Microsoft, eg, WebRTC). APIs provide: the "glue" in an open system, the integration points with existing systems (eg, OSS), the support points for the apps. APIs are essential for building developer communities.
Standard & open APIs can enable and ensure interoperability and thereby lessen dependency risk
They can enable plethora of innovative (eg, ad-hoc/customized) services and lead to new business models for the telcos
Provide monetization opportunities (eg, consumers, enterprise, VNOs, etc)
Ashish Singh, SK Telecom's GM/VP of products said the South Korean telco is transitioning from an ARPU business model to an Average Revenue Per Service model. SK Telecom is planning to use white box servers as part of a strategy to build "mini-modular data centers" for services at the edge to serve mobile computing needs, rather than sending data to a centralized data center.
The goal is to move intelligence closer to the edge of the network, to enable improved reliability, data protection and end-to-end encryption, Singh said. He added that IoT services via NFV (Network Function Virtualization) must provide: low latency, high reliability, processing that's close to the user. He cited telemedicine as an example IoT application. At the mobile edge, SK Telecom is using Apache Spark for real time streaming video. Again, the objective is to push decision making to the network edge.
OPEX Savings or Problems?
I continue to believe that OPEX will be a key issue for white box networking because the white boxes won't be as reliable as typical carrier class network equipmen. Furthermore, the hardware/software are from different vendors leading to a systems integration/fault isolation/finger pointing problem which will increase OPEX.
Key OPEX issues include: hardware/software integration, fault isolation and repair (fail-over and problem resolution), restoration/re-routing around failures or congested network nodes, integration with OSS/BSS, upgrades/updates to software which cause problems with other functions, etc.
1. The AT&T and SK Telecom panelists said they are using the same infrastructure (network equipment) for both wireline and mobile subscribers via a new wireless access rack (not defined and no details provided).
2. While CAPEX for white boxes will be lower than purpose built networking gear, we think OPEX may be considerably more expensive (see section above). This point can only be proven or disproved several years after white box networks have been deployed in large volumes.
3.. A huge transition is underway for telcos - from a network operator offering a fixed set of services to a "platform service provider," which permits new companies to build applications and business models that run on top of the network. Such new age CSP's Comms will open their network and resources and build their own services on the platform, while also letting partners build services as well.
Comment: Haven't we heard that line before? Like every other day for the last 15 years?
U.S. Wireline Telcos Step Up Gigabit and HIgher Internet Access vs Comcast XfinityFri, 11/20/2015 - 21:37 — Alan Weissberger
Development and deployment of ultra-fast broadband is a continuing goal for major telecommunications carriers, responding to the demand for streaming video and other high-intensity bandwidth usage. For example, Verizon announced plans to test new broadband technology that would reportedly (link is external) provide download speeds of 10 gigabits per second. That would be 10 times faster than Google Fiber and 1,000 times the rate of the average U.S. home Internet connection.
As this Verizon video demonstrates, uploading 1,000 photos using this technology would take just two seconds and downloading a feature-length high definition movie would be completed in eight seconds. Verizon's 10-gigabit Internet leverages next-generation passive optical network technology, known as NG-PON2, was discussed recently in this USTelecom webinar. The technology enables providers to upgrade the networks capacity by adding new colors of light onto the existing fiber, and is capable of ultimately increasing system capacity from 10 Gbps to 40-80 Gbps.
"The advantage of our FiOS network is that it can be upgraded easily by adding electronics onto the fiber network that is already in place," according to Lee Hicks (link is external), vice president of network technology for Verizon. "Deploying this exciting new technology sets a new standard for the broadband industry and further validates our strategic choice of fiber-to-the-premises," Hicks said.
AT&T is also is a key broadband provider with its GigaPower offering. The company has pledged to launch 1 Gbps fiber-to-the-home service to 23 new markets.
Fairpoint recently announced the company would launch gigabit Internet service in select New Hampshire markets.
Windstream's CEO Tony Thomas has said the telco plans to introduce gigabit Internet in one market in 2015, with plans to expand this high-speed broadband offering in every one of its markets.
The capital and commitment of the nation's telecom providers will continue to enhance and expand high-speed Internet offerings, supporting consumer demand and next-generation innovations.
See more at: http://www.ustelecom.org/blog/building-ultra-high-speed-internet#sthash.qoplPpWy.dpuf
In contrast to the above U.S. telcos, Comcast XFINITY® delivers the fastest Internet, now with download speeds up to 505 Mbps. That service is expensive- it cost $399.95 a month.
This author has AT&T U-verse High Speed Internet Max Turbo, which advertises download speeds of 18.1 Mbps -to- 24 Mbps. Several times, I've measured the download speed at the DSL modem which is usually around 23 to 24Mbps. However, the 802.11n WiFi router (which is bundled with the DSL modem) only provides a measured 16 Mbps to 18 Mbps downstream rate.
Hence, one must be very careful in determining what the downstream rate the user actually realizes. Misleading telco/MSO advertising is quite common!
IHS-Infonetics & Dell'Oro Group on Data Center SDN MarketThu, 11/19/2015 - 00:43 — Alan Weissberger
1. SDN Data Center and Enterprise "In-Use" SDN Market Topping $1.4 Billion in 2015, IHS-Infonetics:
Data Center (DC) and enterprise LAN software-defined networking (SDN) deployments began to ramp in the first half of 2015 (1H15), reports IHS in its latest IHS Infonetics Data Center and Enterprise SDN Hardware and Software report. IHS forecasts the market for 'in-use' SDN Ethernet switches and controllers to top $1.4 billion this year, nearly doubling from last year.
"New SDN use cases continue to emerge, and the first half of 2015 was no exception with the establishment of the software-defined enterprise WAN (SD-WAN) market. The SD-WAN market is still small, but many startups and traditional WAN optimization appliance vendors and network vendors have jumped in," said Cliff Grossner, Ph.D., research director for data center, cloud and SDN at IHS.
"The data center and enterprise LAN SDN market will be solidified by the end of 2016 as lab trials give way to live production deployments. And in 2017, SDN will move from early adopters into the hands of mainstream buyers," Grossner said.
· In the first half of 2015 (1H15), bare metal switches accounted for 45 percent of global in-use SDN-capable Ethernet switch revenue
· Looking at the leaders in individual SDN categories:
o White box switch vendors, as a group, are #1 in bare metal switch revenue
o Dell owns 100% of branded bare metal switch revenue
o HP has the largest share of SDN-capable (in-use and not-in-use) branded Ethernet switch ports
· In-use virtual switch (vSwitch) ports are expected to make up 11 percent of SDN (in-use and not-in-use) ports shipped by the end of 2015
· SDN in-use physical Ethernet switches are forecast by IHS to comprise 15 percent of Ethernet switch market revenue in 2017, up from 4 percent today
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The biannual IHS Infonetics Data Center and Enterprise SDN Hardware and Software report provides worldwide and regional vendor market share, market size, forecasts, analysis and trends for SDN controllers, bare metal Ethernet switches and branded Ethernet switches in use for SDN. Notably, the report tracks and forecasts SDN controllers and Ethernet switches in-use for SDN separately from not-in-use SDN-capable Ethernet switches. Vendors tracked: Alcatel-Lucent, Arista, Big Switch, Brocade, Centec, Cisco, Cumulus, Dell, Extreme, HP, Huawei, Juniper, Lenovo, Midokura, NEC, Pica8, Plexxi, PLUMgrid, VMware, White Box, others. This report is part of the IHS Data Center Networks Intelligence Service.
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According to the new 2015 Data Center SDN Advanced Research Report from Dell'Oro Group, the trusted source for market information about the telecommunications, networks, and data center IT industries, the Software Defined Networking (SDN) Market is forecast to grow more than 70% in 2015, versus 2014. 2015 marked an important milestone in SDN, with many Ethernet Switch architectures ratified and production deployments under way.
"SDN's impact on the Ethernet Switch market increased significantly in 2015 as deployments expanded beyond the large Cloud Providers," said Alan Weckel, Vice President at Dell'Oro Group. "It is clear that, by 2020, data centers will look significantly different from today's. We are already seeing an impact on the overall networking and IT markets as enterprise customer spend stagnates while spend from Cloud Providers such as AWS and Azure explodes. As we look towards next generation 25 GE and 50 GE server access we expect to see significant disruption amongst the vendors with Dell's planned acquisition of EMC being a prelude to further market consolidation," Weckel stated.
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Sprint's Response to T-Mobile's Free Video Streaming- 50% off Promo! David Dixon of FBR &Co.Thu, 11/19/2015 - 00:28 — Alan Weissberger
On the heels of T-Mobile US's Un-Carrier X free video streaming announcement last week to drive sales, this afternoon Sprint announced a simplified 50% off promotion to help drive higher sales volume, leveraging the improved network performance post the Network Vision upgrade and optimization.
The previous "Cut Your Bill in Half" promotion was difficult to execute due to grandfathered plans and discount complexities. The new plan is simplified in that it only applies to existing plans and includes a choice to maintain pricing. Management believes over 50% of switching customers will opt for a larger data plan at the same price versus a 50% cut, which should ease profitability concerns.
With LTE Plus now in 77 cities and numerous number one awards in RootMetrics in 2H15 testing (~108 awards),
management is wise to cut price now because perceived network quality remains poor, in our view. Over 50% of the base (and 100% of additions) leverage three spectrum bands (800 MHz, 1.9 GHz, and 2.5 GHz) to deliver higher download speeds. The company is confident the offer will generate sufficient volume to be accretive to earnings.
■ Offer details. The new 50% off promotion will apply to the current base service plan and access charges for any customer who switches from TMUS, T, or VZ and includes payment of up to $650 in early termination fees (which many customers keep despite the credit rating impact).
■ Contractual period. Lower pricing will be for 24 months and run until 2018. Existing Sprint customers can get a free Alcatel ONETOUCH PIXI 7 tablet with one year of free service (either a $15 per month, 1 GB plan or $10 per month Family Share Pack access) with any new two-year contract.
■ Plan exclusions. The promotion excludes the TMUS $90 unlimited plan as the Sprint $70 unlimited plan is already competitive and this would be dilutive.
■ Promotion timing. The promotion starts on November 20 until year end. The "test drive" period will last 28 days, after which the customer can either stay or leave Sprint without incurring restocking fees. ■ Our thoughts. Sprint needs to show greater sales momentum to ease the pace of revenue erosion. We think this should be accretive as incremental growth is high margin. This is a good window to exploit improved network performance post Network Vision upgrade and optimization. Sprint has been slow to pivot to a new network upgrade plan and is cash constrained, so we need to see acceleration in deployment.
Activities of forums/ standards bodies contributing work to ITU-R 5G (IMT-2020)Tue, 11/17/2015 - 20:11 — Alan Weissberger
2. Asia-Pacific Telecommunity
3. Telecommunication Technology Committee (TTC)
Recently, TTC FMN-Ad Hoc finalized a "TTC White Paper on Future Mobile Networking" and attached it to this contribution.
TTC recognizes that ITU-R Working Party 5D focuses mainly on radio part, however, TTC hopes our White Paper can provide useful information for developing "5G" mobile network in WP 5D.
4. Industrial Technology Research Institute, Inc. (ITRI)
ITRI has started a 5G project that includes the research and development of mmWave, SDN/NFV, and Ultra-Dense Network technologies. We plan to create a channel model generator and simulator for mmWave. An ultra-dense small cell network will be established at ITRI with the capability to interconnect a remote testbed for joint testing. We will also develop big data analytics for intelligent IoT and mobile broadband on high-speed moving network applications. Recognizing the importance of international collaboration ITRI is cooperating with the European Union on access convergence taking advantage of 5G research results and testbeds at ITRI. An SDO was established recently to enhance our contributions in standardization of "IMT-2020" systems. The above effort is consistent with ITU-R's vision, capabilities, and technology trends.
5. Fifth Generation Mobile Communications Promotion Forum (5GMF)
5GMF was established in September 2014 to conduct research & development concerning the fifth Generation Mobile Communications Systems, and research and study pertaining to standardization aimed at the early realization of the Fifth Generation Mobile Communications Systems.
This section includes responses that were included in Doc. 5D/991 from the 5G Forum and ETRI. To respond the request of ITU-R WP 5D, TTA circulated the liaison statement to our members and related organizations in Korea. As a result, two replies from 5G Forum & ETRI were received as shown in attachment, which describes the activities update of each organization.
7. Activities Update of 5G Forum
5G Forum was established on 30 May 2013 in Korea as an open forum with a vision of "Global leadership and promotion in 5G mobile communication toward 2020"
Around 30 member organizations from operators, vendors, academia and public organizations from domestic and international players are actively participating in 5G Forum activities.
In 5G Forum, 5 sub committees (Global Strategy, Convergence & Services, Spectrum, Wireless Technology, and Network Technology) are responsible for:
As an outcome of global collaboration, 5G Forum signed MoU with 5GPPP of Europe, IMT-2020 PG of China and 5GMF of Japan and had discussions with other bodies as well.
8. Activities Update of 5G R&D from ETRI
ETRI is leading two important national 5G projects, namely, Quadruple-Thousands (QK) 5G and Giga Korea (GK) 5G projects.
9. Wireless World Research Forum (WWRF)
- 5G PPP is a research program in Horizon 2020 of the EU dedicated to 5G system research
- Research program is addressing all building blocks of a futurecommunication network and a huge number of huge cases fromvertical sectors
- 5G Infrastructure Association vision paper publishedat Mobile World Congress 2015 in Barcelonahttp ://5g-ppp.eu/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/5G-Vision-Brochure-v1.pdf
- First set of projects started on July 1, 2015
- PPP Program that will deliver solutions, architectures,technologies and standards for the ubiquitous 5Gcommunication infrastructures of the next decade
- Providing 1000 times higher wireless area capacity and more variedservice capabilities compared to 2010•
- Saving up to 90% of energy per service provided.
- The main focus willbe in mobile communication networks where the dominating energyconsumption comes from the radio access network• Reducing the average service creation time cycle from 90 hours to 90minutes•
- Creating a secure, reliable and dependable Internet with a "zeroperceived" downtime for services provision
- Facilitating very dense deployments of wireless communication linksto connect over 7 trillion wireless devices serving over 7 billion people
- Enabling advanced User controlled privacy
- ITU-R Visions Group
• Framework Program 7, e.g. METIS and 5GNow projects
• 5G PPP in Horizon 2020
Germany – 5G Lab Germany at TU Dresden
UK – 5G Innovation Centre (5GIC) at University of Surrey
• Intel Strategic Research Alliance (ISRA)
• NYU Wireless Research Center
• 4G Americas, MoU - signed
• 863 Research Program
• Future Forum
• IMT-2020 (5G) Promotion Group, MoU - signed
Japan – The 5G Mobile Communications Promotion Forum, MoU - signed
Korea – 5G Forum, MoU - signed
Taiwan – TAICS, Ministry of Science and Technology, Ministry of Economic Affairs
Russia – 5GRUS by Russia's Icom-Invest
CJK White Paper
NGMN – White paper on future requirements
Ericsson-Cisco partnership for "networks of the future" stops short of a mergerTue, 11/10/2015 - 12:26 — Alan Weissberger
On Monday, Ericsson and Cisco announced a multi-faceted partnership to create the networks of the future – and through this, shape the direction of the industry. Ericsson, a leader in wireless network equipment, and Cisco, which dominates the market for Internet gear, will work together to integrate existing equipment. They will combine some sales and consulting efforts and, ultimately, may jointly develop entirely new hardware and services.
Both companies have invested a lot of time in designing this partnership over the past year, according to Ericsson's CEO (see quote below).
Cisco brings their leading position in IP and a strong presence in enterprise. Ericsson brings leadership in mobile networks, strength in global services, and strong relationships with the world's leading service providers.
Ericsson and Cisco together hold more than 56,000 patents, invest $11 billion annually in research and development, and operate more than 76,000 services professionals serving customers in more than 180 countries.
Hans Vestberg, President & CEO of Ericsson:
"The strength of this partnership lies not just in its scale, but in the depth of the solutions Ericsson and Cisco can now provide to the networking market. It is a market in transition – increasingly mobile, cloud-based, and digital – and customers are seeking end-to-end solutions to reach their full potential. We have evaluated the impact of acquisitions, our own development, and other strategic opportunities – and this partnership is by far the best way forward. We believe that this partnership will create the most value both for our customers and for Ericsson and Cisco.
For Ericsson, this partnership also fortifies the IP strategy we have developed over the past several years, and it is a key step forward in our own transformation. It will start generating revenues for Ericsson as soon as 2016, ramping up to USD 1 billion by 2018 and building from there."
Both companies are coping with challenges that include a slowdown in the smartphone market, a longtime driver of revenues for the telecom companies that are their biggest customers. They also face heightened competition from Huawei, as well as a new threat created by the pending €15.6 billion ($16.8 billion) takeover of Alcatel-Lucent SA by Nokia Corp. Those rivals have expertise in both wireless and Internet technologies, a combination that Cisco and Ericsson hope to now match, said Pierre Ferragu, an analyst at Sanford C. Bernstein.
At the same time, the deal underscores a widening recognition of the downsides of large mergers, particularly cross-border transactions that can face regulatory scrutiny in many countries.
"Neither Ericsson or Cisco really believe that these large mergers typically work," Chuck Robbins, Cisco's chief executive, said in an interview.
Analysts don't expect formal reviews by antitrust authorities, but politicians on both sides of the Atlantic may take a close look. Governments have been eager to closely monitor suppliers of equipment regarded as highly sensitive for security and privacy reasons. Huawei has been essentially shut out of the U.S. market after a congressional report deemed it a risk to national security.
For Ericsson, the alliance could help retain its position as the world's biggest telecom-equipment supplier by sales, just as its Nordic rival Nokia regains strength. Nokia's takeover of Alcatel-Lucent could create a powerful challenger to both Ericsson and Cisco.
To find new revenues, analysts said, Cisco and Ericsson must develop new products to cope with changes in the networks operated by mobile and wireline carriers—as well as exploit a trend called the "Internet of Things," which will connect more everyday devices to one another.
The other problem is Huawei, which recently overtook Ericsson in the market for mobile infrastructure equipment, according to analysts at Dell'Oro Group. Huawei received 30% of revenues in that market during the first half of 2015, according to the research firm, compared with 27% for Ericsson and 25% for the combination of Nokia and Alcatel-Lucent.
Ericsson's core business of supplying equipment has suffered from price competition and from the relatively slow rollout of broadband wireless networks, known by the acronym 4G, by its carrier customers.
Cisco also faces pressure from Huawei. Dell'Oro estimates that the Chinese company accounts for 13% of the global router business—Cisco has 49%—but Huawei has displaced Cisco as No. 1 in China.
In the short term, one benefit of the alliance is for Ericsson to resell Cisco networking gear. The Swedish company also has 65,000 service personnel that help advise carriers on how to build networks. Cisco, which has 11,000 service workers, can take advantage of the Ericsson staff, Mr. Robbins said.
Ericsson, which has around 116,240 employees, reported revenue last year of 228 billion Swedish kronor ($26.3 billion). Cisco, which employs 70,000 people, reported revenue of $49.2 billion in its latest fiscal year, which ended in July.
The companies sell some competing equipment, but the overlap is small. Cisco accounted for 1% of the wireless infrastructure market in the first half, while Ericsson accounted for 1% of the routing market, Dell'Oro Group estimates.
An added wrinkle of the partnership concerns patents. Ericsson, a wireless pioneer, claims 37,000 patents to Cisco's 19,000. The companies said they expected to complete a patent cross-license agreement under which Cisco would pay an unspecified amount to Ericsson for use of its patents.
From Fortune on line magazine:
What exactly the partnership will do is obscured by scores of words of gobbledygook (that's a technical term) issued by both companies. These refer to a "multifaceted relationship" focused on "networks of the future" that will facilitate the cross-selling of both companies' "end-to-end product and services portfolio." (Fortune's Jonathan Vanian has details here.)
The companies weren't prepared to discuss much about the commercial nature of their "non-deal deal." They said neither company is taking an ownership position in the other, but they predict the combination will result in incremental revenues of $1 billion to each company by 2018.
There was one concrete type of reference to money: Cisco is paying Ericsson a licensing fee for the use of its patents. Cisco's stock declined a bit, and Ericsson's rose about the same amount, percentage-wise.
Rather than merging and all the headaches that would ensue, they reached multiple agreements, terms undisclosed, to work more closely together. Centerview Partners, an investment bank, advised on the partnership, according to a news release. That means money is involved.
Why be so cryptic? The kinds of equipment Ericsson and Cisco sell tend to make governments nervous. Nervous governments like to bless mergers before they happen. No merger, no blessing, no problem.
Fortune's Stacey Higginbotham has a different take on this deal.
The partnership comprises a series of agreements spanning everything from reselling and joint sales, to technology cross-licensing, co-innovation and joint professional services, and should it aims at boosting each company's annual revenues significanly.
"Given Ericsson's annual revenues of more than USD26 billion and Cisco's of more than USD49 billion, and opportunities in new enterprise-driven communications and IoT services, we think each company's goal of driving USD1 billion in new revenues by 2018 based on this strategic partnership is achievable," said Dana Cooperson, Research Director at global telecoms specialist Analysys Mason
Ericsson's nearly USD5 billion and Cisco's over USD 0.7 billion in telecom software professional services is one possible area ripe for growth.
The agreement is described by analysts as an aggressive move positioning Ericsson and Cisco against competitors, like Huawei, HP, and Nokia -Alcatel-Lucent , for dominance as the partners of choice for communication service providers that want to become digital service providers as well.
In fact, the announcement was well received by several high-profile executives of companies like Vodafone , AT&T and Verizon. For Robert Gurnani, Verizon's Chief Information and Technology Architect, it even "has the potential to reshape the industry."
However, according to Cooperson, to make the agreement work, the Swedish and American multinationals will have to abide to certain preconditions. Their ability to pre-integrate solutions based on a common, robust, architecture will have to be of sufficient value in time and money to be compelling to customers.
Clients will need to be comfortable that Ericsson and Cisco are not just strengthening their leading positions in mobile infrastructure, professional services and IP infrastructure to create de facto lock-in. Finally, "the companies will need to show that they are not too big to move quickly to create joint solutions," Cooperson said.
OPEX Reductions Expected in 2nd Year of Data Center SDN Deployment- why not?Tue, 11/03/2015 - 23:34 — Alan Weissberger
IHS-Infonetics conducted in-depth interviews with service providers that have deployed or plan to deploy or evaluate software-defined networking (SDN) by the end of 2016. They discovered that 85% of survey respondents expect data center network operating expenses (OPEX) to decrease significantly by the second year of SDN deployment.
Author's note: Of course, that was one of the driving forces behind moving to SDN in the first place!
"Service providers expect SDN to deliver a positive return on investment. Our data center SDN study found that providers expect significant OPEX cost reductions within two years of deploying SDN. CAPEX reductions are also expected, and respondents acknowledge they need to invest in equipment and operational processes to get started with SDN," said Cliff Grossner, Ph.D., research director for data center, cloud and SDN at IHS. "In supplying SDN to service providers, open source vendors have the largest opportunity with orchestration software and applications," Grossner added.
· Service provider respondents named Cisco, Alcatel-Lucent/Nuage and VMware as top SDN vendors. Note that none of those use the pure SDN/Open Flow model!
· Service providers that are scaling up their data centers—investing significant CAPEX in physical servers and virtualization technology—are most likely to deploy SDN
· Expectations for SDN are clear: simplified network provisioning, network automation, rapid application deployment and interoperability with existing equipment
· The top data center SDN use cases among operators surveyed are a cloud architecture for the data center, automated application deployment and hybrid cloud.
For the 35-page 2015 IHS Infonetics Data Center SDN Strategies: Global Service Provider Survey, IHS interviewed purchase-decision makers with detailed knowledge of their organization's data center SDN plans and strategies about plans to evolve their data centers and adoption of new technologies over the next two years. Respondents were asked about SDN deployment drivers, barriers and timing; expected CAPEX and OPEX changes with SDN; use cases; switching technologies; applications; vendors; and more.
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Raj Jain, PhD: The key characteristics of SDN are programmability that allows policies to be changed on the fly. This allows orchestration (ability of manage a large number of devices), automation of operation, dynamic scaling, and service integration. Combined with virtualization, this also allows multi-tenancy and all of the above benefits to individual tenants as well.
It is important to know what SDN is not. SDN is not separation of control and data plane or centralization of control or OpenFlow. These are all one way to do SDN but alternatives are equally good. Networks can be programmed and policies can be changed without separation of data and control plane, without centralization of control, and without OpenFlow.
IHS-Infonetics Report: Microwave Radio still dominates Mobile Backhaul but Fiber IncreasingThu, 10/29/2015 - 11:44 — Alan Weissberger
The recently released IHS Infonetics Macrocell Mobile Backhaul Equipment report tracks equipment used to transport mobile traffic. In the report, IHS Technology forecasts a cumulative $45 billion to be spent on macrocell mobile backhaul equipment worldwide over the 5 years from 2015 to 2019.
· Worldwide macrocell mobile backhaul equipment revenue declined slightly (-0.6 percent) in 2014 from 2013, to $8.5 billion
· Demand remains solid from LTE deployment, 3G network expansion and backhaul capacity enhancement, but increasing pressure on equipment pricing is inhibiting revenue growth
· IP/Ethernet clearly remains the driver of the mobile backhaul equipment market, required to do the heavy lifting for ever-growing mobile bandwidth usage
· Microwave radio was the largest spending category in 2014, at 47 percent of global mobile backhaul gear revenue, though this segment is projected to decline as more fiber and wireline Ethernet come into play
· Toward 2019, 5G backhaul demand starts to drive the market, pushing the microwave segment back to modest year-over-year revenue growth
Analyst Quote:
"While the market has experienced something of a plateau of late as many operators are approaching late-phase LTE deployment having already upgraded their backhaul, renewed growth is definitely on the horizon," said Richard Webb, research director for mobile backhaul and small cells at IHS. "Developing countries later to the LTE party, such as India, will drive steady growth over the next few years, which will gain extra momentum from early 5G adopters."
The biannual IHS Infonetics Macrocell Mobile Backhaul Equipment report provides worldwide and regional market share, market size, forecasts through 2019, analysis and trends for macrocell mobile backhaul equipment, connections and installed cell sites by technology. Companies tracked: Accedian, Actelis, Adtran, Adva, Alcatel-Lucent, Aviat Networks, Canoga Perkins, Ceragon, Ciena, Cisco, DragonWave, E-band, Ericsson, FibroLan, Huawei, Intracom, Ipitek, Juniper, MRV, NEC, Overture, RAD, SIAE, Telco Systems, Tellabs, ZTE, others. To purchase research, please visit www.infonetics.com/contact.asp.
Join analyst Richard Webb Oct. 29 at 11:00 AM ET for Leveraging SDN and NFV for Small Cells and Backhaul, an event examining the challenges and opportunities for combining SDN and NFV in the backhaul network. Register here.
- NEC and Alcatel-Lucent Claim Lead in IHS Microwave Equipment Scorecard
- Plateau for Microwave Equipment Market until 5G Gets Underway in 2017
- Operators Forging Ahead with SDN in Macrocell Backhaul Networks
- Mobile Backhaul Market Plateau Will Be Short Lived, IHS Says
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Press Release: '40 Years of Queen' Multi-touch Electronic Edition OUT NOW!
Like many other I wish this ebook will soon be available for android devices. We are here to support every Queen product so give a chance to buy it for all the Queen fans around the world who don't have an iPad. Thank you!
Vicky aka VickStiX
PLEASE make this available for Android OS as well. PLEASE!!!!!!!!!!!!
Yes, please... an Android version would be such a bliss! Although I both use and love Apple-products. (and please, don't turn this comment thread into a silly flame war... This is about Queen)
Android Version please, I refuse to buy apple products
Van Riet Annelies
Love it!!
Asger Torning
Great! This is how an e-book should look. I love this book and the fact that it is interactive. Buy it from the Apple app store, if you haven't done it already!
Sorry, but i refuse to buy apple products. I have another tablet which i can download ebooks onto. Please can you make it available for all queen fans, who use other devices.
Rémy Torro
We want an Android version please !
Freddie the best
Ricardo Bernal
For the iPad it's awesome!
Thanks so much Brian & Roger.
Hope new surprises in the future.
Impatient for the new Roger solo album.
Hope Brian wants to make a new solo album too.
Miss you Freddie.
Jeffrey R. Ely
Please, please an android version of this!


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I have yet to find a chai that even compares to this one, and I have looked in many places. It's strong, not too spicy, and mixed with almond milk is pure heaven. I've taken to oversteeping it after time.
Flavors: Cardamon, Clove, Cloves, Ginger
Still love this tea; having it this morning by itself (I usually prefer to combine it with other teas for funsies), and it's just great with a little milk and truvia. Like drinking a hot mug of caramel candy. Such an indulgence! I just love this tea. Went ahead and ordered a box for my sister for her birthday later this month.
Just tried a second steeping of this, combined with a little of Adagio's "Chestnut," and I think I may have found my favorite combination. Delicious and very comforting. Just the thing for a cold January morning.
Trying a second morning, and this time combined with Adagio's black "Cream." Was I going for a Peaches & Cream combination? I suppose, kind of. But I was really not thrilled with my first mug of Peach, and remembered from past experience that Cream pairs particularly well with other blacks, so I decided to give it a go. The result was not exactly "Peaches and Cream," there was almost a chocolately note to it. But it was a pretty big improvement over the "peach flavored hot water" I remember from my first go-round, so I'm probably going to keep drinking it like this until it's gone!
While this certainly smelled and tasted fruity, I couldn't help feel a little let down, since it was the first Adagio black tea I didn't absolutely love. It's fine, and I will drink the rest of the sample bag without complaint, but there was nothing remarkable about it either. When I compare this to the rich, full-bodied Chestnut or Irish Breakfast, today's mug comes off like peach-flavored hot water. Maybe this will be better over ice. I will probably try the rest of the sample cold, to see if I like it any better.
Flavors: Apricot, Peach
When I was first getting into loose leaf tea, this was one of several Adagio puers that I sampled and then stashed. Without a palate for tea, much less puer, "eh" was my eloquent assessment.
Now, as I revisit this tea with a more developed palate and a little bit of puer experience, I find more to appreciate. The first brewed cup offers a pleasant, smooth aroma of earthiness, spice, minerality. I feel a slight cha qi in the first steep or two. Though the spices seem to sit on top of the tea more so than melt into it, the earthy puer provides an unexpected and enjoyable canvas. The tea is thin in body, with no astringency. I continue steeping as the spices fade, allowing the tea to come to the forefront. These steeps are just as pleasant as the earlier cups in which the spices were more assertive. The 5th or so infusion surprises me with the emergence of a delightful aroma quite like a cherry cough syrup. This translates to a slight sweetness and alcohol edge in the flavor also, though not identifiable as cherry. The sweetness and flavor of the tea fade over my last two steeps.
Flavors: Earth, Spices, Sweet
I didn't think I would like this tea, as I'm a wimpy girl and usually prefer the sweeter, "dessert" teas. But this one really surprised me. Yes, I took it with almond milk and sweetener, but it was still MUCH more delicious than I expected. Nothing fancy or unusual about the flavors, just a yummy black tea that had me feeling sad when my mug was empty. I will definitely buy this one again.
Really busy stressful day planned, so I felt like coming back to a comforting old friend. Brewed up 1 tsp of this one mixed with 1 tsp of "Caramel," a combination I've tried and loved before. It's a warm, nutty, maple sugary treat, so indulgent and rich. Really I can hardly make myself wait for it to cool a tad and keep burning my tongue on it! Threw in a pinch of truvia as usual – I do like my teas a bit on the sweet side.
Adagio Caramel faced an uphill battle: I often find flavored teas more appealing in description than in practice. My tastebuds have jived with only a couple Adagio flavored teas, out of the many I've tried. And I am not a huge fan of caramel.
So it was a nice surprise to find this tea not only drinkable, but a quite pleasant cup – or two, actually, since one resteep held enough flavor to still be enjoyable. The dry leaf and steeped tea offered a sweet caramel aroma. Straight, the tea was a little shy of smooth. I drank it with a lightly sweetened soy milk. Those seeking a caramel flavored tea may want to give this a try.
Guess what I am doing? If you guessed playing Minecraft on my new Xbox One then you are totally correct! My beloved Ramble is now monstrously huge, with many Ocean monuments, Ice Spike biomes, jungles, and fancy roofed forests. I am very pleased with how the terrain generated on the rest of the expanded world, lots of potential for epic build, and of course lots of mountains, because Ramble wouldn't be the same without a ton of extreme hills. I only have one complaint, there is a glitch that I assume will be fixed in the next bug fix that makes map walls totally unusable, this saddens me because the first thing I did was fill all the maps and make a map wall at spawn.
Today I am looking at a tea from Adagio Teas, a store I have a great nostalgic fondness for since they were the first tea company to show up on the blog, and the first online shop I ordered from. It was scary at first, being so used to going to Wegman's (which is a distributor for Ito-En) and selecting based on sight and sniff, moving away meant I needed to bite the bullet if I wanted a steady flow of tea. So in a way, Adagio Teas is to thanks for my raging out of control tea stash! The particular tea I am looking at is Fujian Rain, their name for Shui Xian (or Shui Hsien, Water Sprite, Water Narcissus…so many names!) one of my favorite of the Wuyi Rock Oolongs. The aroma of the dark curly leaves is pleasantly smoky, like a campfire that has gone to smolder and not a raging smoke belching fire. There is more than fire to this tea, there is also sweetness with notes of molasses, figs, dates, and a gentle spicy nutmeg and cocoa. At the finish there is a gentle, almost too faint to notice, hint of orchids.
Into my Yancha pot the leaves go, the aroma of the soggy leaves is sharp and mineral, blending wet slate, woody stems, tobacco, and smoke with a tiny hint of cocoa at the finish. The liquid is a sweet blend of cocoa and woody tobacco with a slight hint of nutmeg and char at the finish.
The first steeping is pretty light in both taste and mouthfeel. It starts with a gentle blend of honey and tobacco and moves to char and cocoa with a hint of nutmeg. The finish is a delicate and lingering mineral and light distant flower note that wavers between lily and orchid.
Second steeping time! The aroma is a bit more floral this time, along with woody tobacco and gentle char, also a nice mineral burst at the finish, like dropping water on hot coals. The taste did not change much from the first steep, the main difference is the stronger notes of tobacco and mineral and less sweetness. If I did not know this was a Shui Xian before, I certainly do now!
Third steep, the aroma is woody tobacco and char, with a strong mineral finish and a touch of cocoa. The taste is milder this time around, primarily woody tobacco and char, with cocoa and a strong mineral finish. Wet slate and hot coals linger as the aftertaste. This is a decent Shui Xian, I wish it were a bit more potent or unique, since this is very similar to the much cheaper Sea Dyke brand that I get at my local Asian Market, but if you lack access to a super cheap everday drinker, this is a good option.
For blog and photos: http://ramblingbutterflythoughts.blogspot.com/2016/01/adagio-teas-fujian-rain-tea-review.html
This one was a little weird to me. The flavors of mint and chocolate came through well, and I was impressed by that, but I didn't like it as much as I thought I would. This may improve upon further tasting
Flavors: Chocolate, Green, Mint
Oooooooooo….. This one is lovely! It smells strongly of maple and walnuts and it tastes like maple Mini-Wheat cereal. Yummmmmm. I get notes of sweet caramel too.
The liquor is the typical deep red characteristic of rooibos. Very very nice. Easily the yummiest Adagio blend that I have tried to date.
Flavors: Caramel, Maple, Sweet, Wheat


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Fresh from winning a moonman at Sunday, September 12's MTV Video Music Awards, Justin Bieber immediately returned to working mode the day after. The pop singer who scored a kiss from Rihanna and Katy Perry on the cheek at the awards event, was shooting for a new version of "U Smile" music video.
He filmed the video on Monday, September 13 in Los Angeles. According to Celebrity Gossip which also acquired the set photos, Bieber exchanged a few different outfits and was joined by a female companion while shooting. Bieber himself tweeted, "Been working on a new video for U SMILE today. Different versions. Hope u guys will like it. Some water fights goin on. Good times."
The water stunt recently almost landed him in trouble with two cops. He was playing with water-balloon tossing outside his trailer before a gig in Maryland and accidentally hit two cops with the balloon. Thanks to his bodyguard, the officers decided not to pursue him with charges.
"U Smile" is taken from Bieber's debut album "My World 2.0". Speaking about the song's specialty he said, " 'U Smile' is one of the best songs I have ever recorded. It really is a throwback to the great records I listened to growing up."
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September 22, 2015
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NEW DELHI: There's bad news for fashion retailers hoping to cut real estate expenses by venturing into ecommerce — running an apparel business online is almost just as expensive as running a brick-and-mortar store in any mall. In fact, with ecommerce in the country pushing fashion brands to give more than 15-20% discounts, it could also eat into profit. Some fashion brands that entered the online space in the past five years claim to be paying 30-40% commission to ecommerce platforms such as Jabong, Flipkart , Amazon , Myntra and Koovs for sales and product delivery.
Celebrity fitness guru Kris Gethin to open gyms across India
December 16, 2013
Soma Das , ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: Want abs like Hrithik Roshan, pecs like John Abraham and moves like Jagger? Okay, forget the last one but the first two could ostensibly be within reach for those keen on being as buff and willing to pay for it. Kris Gethin - celebrity personal trainer of Bollywood stars Hrithik Roshan, John Abraham, Ranveer Singh, Imran Khan and director-producer-TV host Karan Johar - is planning a chain of fitness centres. Gethin Gyms is being launched with partners Neil Hill, another trainer, and Nick Orton, a former pharmaceutical industry executive.
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MUMBAI: Ricoh India, a darling of Dalal Street in the first half of 2015, is under regulatory glare amid allegations of financial irregularities that recently led to its top officials stepping down. The Securities and Exchange Board of India ( Sebi ) is looking into complaints including the lag in announcement of results by the company and the reasons that caused the delay, an official close to the matter said. Earlier this month, the company asked its top executives including managing director Manoj Kumar , chief financial officer Arvind Singhal and Anil Saini, its chief operating officer, to go on leave amid an ongoing audit by a committee including an independent law firm and accountants.
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NEW DELHI: As much as 35 per cent of the sales of luxury brands in India are coming from non-metro cities like Aurangabad, Ludhiana, Kochi and Bellary, and luxury brands need to try much harder to tap the ready to spend but very smart consumer group in such places, according to the new CII-IMRB report on the luxury market in India. The report, titled 'Emerging Consumers of Luxury, India tier 2 and 3', states that despite low engagement and outreach by luxury brands, sales through references in tier 2 tier 3 cities are twice as much as those in the metros, and that the growth rate of luxury product and service consumption these cities has been outpacing metros for the past three years.
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Vijaya Rathore , ET Bureau
NEW DELHI: Luxury fashion and lifestyle brands Dolce & Gabbana, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen are in talks to form joint ventures in India to sell their clothing, bags and shoes through exclusive stores. "Dolce & Gabbana, Stella McCartney and Alexander McQueen want to have standalone stores in India and we are in talks with them to form joint ventures as these brands have cult following," Priya Sachdev , creative director of TSG International Marketing that operates multi-brand stores chain Kitsch, said.
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April 17, 2015
Payal Ganguly , ET Bureau
HYDERABAD: In the nation's market for bespoke jewellery, startups are introducing 3D printing that offers the perfect fit to those who are ready to shell out a bit extra. Globally, the process to manufacture products as visualised in 3D on acomputer screen is being explored for mass-customisation. But in India, 3D printed jewellery is still a niche or hobby sector, says Arvind Singhal , chairman of retail consultancy Technopak. He doesn't expect it to disrupt market dynamics.
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Radhika P Nair , ET Bureau
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May 27, 2015
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BENGALURU: Cab aggregator Taxi-ForSure has revamped its mobile app and tied up with mobile payment services provider Paytm in an attempt to offer seamless booking and payment solution to its customers. The Bengaluru-based company has been aggressively spending on expansion and technology development since the previous quarter to make up for lost time after a cash crunch forced it to sell itself to bigger rival Ola in March for $200 million (aboutRs 1,280 crore). "Eighty per cent of our bookings come from the mobile app and more than 35% of our customers use cashless wallet,"said Arvind Singhal, who became the CEO of TaxiForSure post the merger.
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Rajiv Singh , ET Bureau
For Bhumika Grover, it was never a choice between the 'Big Billion Days' of Flipkart or Amazon's 'Great Indian Festive Sale' in the run-up to Diwali. Even the 'Electronics Monday' sale by Snapdeal was not captivating enough. "I knew I would have got some amazing discounts, but I wanted something extra," says the 33-year-old young designer, who had been planning to upgrade her television for the last few months. Grover's 'extra' moment came when payments and ecommerce services provider Paytm rolled out an 'up to' 100 per cent cashback Diwali campaign on November 3. With a maximum retail price of Rs 77,900, a 48-inch full HD LED Samsung television was available at a selling price of Rs 63,371, thanks to a 20 per cent odd discount.
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Shocked residents are rallying together after a bloody week of violence and death in Ranui.
A candlelight vigil will be held at the suburb's community centre car park at 5pm on Thursday in memory of Farhat Rana Malik, 56, and her daughter Sidra Noor Malik, 18 - both stabbed to death in their Pooks Rd home on May 19.
Malik's husband Ishrat Malik has been arrested and is facing two charges of murder.
The killings were followed by the death of Josh Roach, 23, after a double shooting on Luanda Dr two days later.
The other victim, Ricky Lum, 20, is still in hospital. His brother Trae Lorenz Lum, 18, and father Allen George Lum, 41, have been charged with possession of an unlawful weapon and police are investigating.
Community members are determined to maintain a positive mood in the suburb.
Judy Drewet has lived in Ranui for more than 40 years and feels strongly for those affected by the events.
"This just shows it's about getting to know your neighbours more," she says.
"We try our best but this is a wake-up call for our community. We need to get messages out there and let people know they can ask for help."
Ranui's Birdwood School principal Mike Carswell-Griffiths says the pupils and their families are being encouraged to talk.
"Our school is very open and supportive. Staff, including a chaplain and social worker, are ready to support anyone if needed."
Carswell-Griffiths is proud to be part of a community "known for its collaborative work ethic, commitment and unity".
"Our community has the resilience and strength to get through this as that is what makes Ranui a wonderful place to live and work in."
Waitakere councillor and Ranui Action Project (RAP) co-chairwoman Linda Cooper says the suburb is far from broken and the deaths could happen anywhere in New Zealand.
She and her co-chairman Shane Henderson believe Ranui people are proud, resilient and upbeat. "They're really a tight happy bunch. It would be a shame to tar Ranui with that violence brush when there's so many good things happening," Cooper says.
Positive changes are happening in Ranui with plans for a new library, supermarket, medical centre and youth facility.
The sad events in Ranui over the last week have had an impact on our west Auckland community especially Ranui residents and their families.
Thank you to all those on the frontline dealing with the immediate impact of these tragic events. Having lived in the Ranui-Swanson area for the last 30 years, I have a huge respect for this close-knit community.
When I was a member of Waitakere City Council we worked closely with the community on the Ranui Action Plan, the rebuilding of the library and redevelopment of the community house, and the wonderful improvements at Starling Park.
There are fantastic community initiatives happening in Ranui every day and we cannot let these recent events be seen as a reflection of the whole community.
Together with councillor Linda Cooper and the local board, I will continue to support and work with the wonderful people of Ranui.
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