Alliances and Partners

The Aricent Group constantly connects and collaborates with other key organizations in the innovation and communication industries. These relationships ensure that our services and deliverables are at the leading edge, and comply with the latest communications standards.

Industry Forums and Alliances

3GPP

Provides a forum for development of technical specifications and technical reports for 3G systems based on evolved GSM core networks and the radio access technologies. Aricent has been actively contributing to and participating in 3GPP initiatives. Learn more

European Telecommunications Standards Institute

Aricent is an associate member of ETSI. This coveted membership allows Aricent to access draft versions of ETSI documents, which provides opportunities to participate in ETSI technical initiatives. Aricent also has voting rights, and is hence actively involved in the standardization process. Learn more

Femto Forum

The Femto Forum promotes femtocell deployment worldwide. Learn more

IMSForum

A global, non-profit industry association devoted to developing interoperable IP multimedia subsystems services and solutions. Learn more

International Multimedia Telecommunication Consortium

Aricent is an active member of the International Multimedia Telecommunications Consortium, Inc. (IMTC), a non-profit corporation comprising more than 150 companies around the globe. Learn more

Internet Engineering Task Force

IETF is a large, open international community of network designers, operators, vendors, and researchers concerned with the evolution of the Internet architecture and the smooth operation of the Internet. Aricent engineers are actively involved with the IETF activities. Learn more

ITU Telecommunication Standardization Sector

ITU-T is one of the three Sectors of the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), which is the leading United Nations agency for information and communication technology issues, and the global focal point for governments and the private sector in developing networks and services. Learn more

Technology Services Industry Association (TSIA)

The TSIA is the leading association dedicated to advancing the business of technology services. Technology services organizations large and small look to TSIA for world-class benchmarking and research, exceptional peer networking and learning oppoortunities, and high-profile certification and awards programs. TSIA corporate members represent the world's top technology companies as well as scores of innovative small and midsize businesses in four major markets: enterprise IT and telecom, consumer technologies and carriers, healthcare and healthcare IT, and industrial automation. Learn more

TM Forum

TM Forum is the world's leading industry association focused on enabling best-in-class IT for service providers in the communications, media, defense, and cloud service markets. It provides business-critical industry standards and expertise to enable the creation, delivery and monetization of digital services. Learn more

WiMAX Forum™

Works to facilitate the deployment of broadband wireless networks based on the IEEE 802.16 standard by ensuring the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless equipment. Learn more

Partners

ConceptWave

ConceptWave is a leading provider of lifecycle management solutions that allow global multi-play communications service providers (CSPs) and operators to rapidly introduce new market offers. Aricent is a global partner, reseller and system integrator of ConceptWave Order Care Suite, and has developed a Centor of Excellence around the ConceptWave suite of products. The CoE includes fully trained integration teams involved in multiple integration projects. ConceptWave's software is also fully integrated into our Integration and Innovation Solution Center (IISC). We can demonstrate end-to-end order flows for WiMAX and Triple Play Orders including interfaces to other COTS products. Learn more

HP

Aricent has a joint offering with HP to do system integration services around HP Open View Network Management tools and solutions based on the HP platform. Learn more

IPTEGO

Provides next generation network optimization for use by communications service providers. Aricent provides end-to-end integration expertise to carriers based on IPTEGO's Palladion platform, which monitors and analyzes IP traffic. Aricent is a global value added reseller for IPTEGO products. Learn more

Monolith Software

Monolith Software is the leading provider of operationally-focused technology management software for network operations centers. The company provides next generation management and monitoring solutions for real time insight into the health, performance and availability of mission critical systems and applications. Monolith is the only fully integrated product on the market today. The Aricent Group is a global reseller of the Monolith software suite. Learn more

Multi-Service Business Gateway Alliance

Aricent is a co-founder of and the first communications applications software provider in the Multi-Service Business Gateway (MSBG) Alliance. MSBGs simplify communications equipment needs for small and medium businesses by combining voice, video and data in a single broadband platform. Learn more

QNX Software Systems

The industry leader in real-time, microkernel OS technology. The inherent reliability, scalable architecture and proven performance of the QNX Neutrino RTOS make it the most trusted foundation for future-ready applications. Aricent has a joint offering to provide software stacks, integrated solutions and outsourcing services on the QNX OS. Learn more

Symbian

Symbian is a software licensing company that develops and licenses Symbian OS, the market leading open operating system for advanced, data-enabled mobile phones, also known as smartphones. Aricent is a Platinum Partner of Symbian, and has a source code licensing agreement. Aricent has aligned its Symbian OS development roadmap with Series 60, Series 90 and UIQ platforms. Learn more

TOA Technologies

The leader in Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) solutions for customer-focused mobile workforce management. TOA and Aricent have worked cooperatively on a number of projects, and Aricent is a system integration partner for TOA solutions in the North American Market. Learn more

Trade Wings

Trade Wings is a global software and services partner to the world's largest telecom manufacturers, carriers and operators, transforming supply chain efficiency and sustainability through profitable reuse strategies. Aricent is a global partner, reseller and system integrator of Trade Wings Re:source Visibility. Visibility is a critical component of Aricent’s Inventory Lifecycle Management™ solution and the ability to offer Communication Services Providers a complete end-to-end view of their network assets from acquisition to disposition. Learn more

Visonael

Visionael Corporation  is a global software company  that allows telecommunications service providers, network outsourcers, enterprises and government organizations to automate the rollout of network services over IP networks and to accelerate time-to-revenue or productivity. With Visionael software, network operators can more quickly design, provision, and activate next-generation services-including voice, data, mobile and video offerings — all while reducing the complexities of managing large, advanced networks.  Aricent is a global reseller of Visionael software suite. Learn more

Wind River

Wind River is the worldwide leader in embedded software and services. It is the only company to provide market-specific embedded platforms that integrate real-time operating systems, development tools and technologies. Aricent has a joint offering that provides software stacks, integrated solutions, and outsourcing services on Wind River's VxWorks OS. Learn more

PMC

PMC (Nasdaq:PMCS) is the semiconductor innovator transforming networks that connect, move and store digital content. Building on a track record of technology leadership, we are driving innovation across storage, optical and mobile networks. Our highly integrated solutions increase performance and enable next-generation services to accelerate the network transformation. Aricent partners with PMC to provide integrated routing and switching software for its WinPath3 Network Processor chipset. Learn more

frog Affiliations & Partners

World Economic Forum

frog is a member of the World Economic Forum's Global Growth Company (GGC) community, a group of more than 200 rapidly growing multinational companies that are reshaping the global economic landscape. The GGC was created in 2007 to recognize and support the next generation of industry leaders as they navigate new geographies, markets, cultures, and regulatory systems to become a global force in social and economic development.

TED

frog is an official partner of TED, producing the TEDGlobal conference program guide as well as a special TEDGlobal edition of design mind magazine. TED started in 1984 as a nonprofit conference devoted to technology, entertainment, design. Its motto is “ideas worth spreading.” Today, it includes an annual TED Conference in Long Beach, California; a TEDGlobal event in Edinburgh, Scotland; an award-winning website; the annual TED Prize; and TEDx community events worldwide.

UNICEF

frog serves as the lead design and innovation partner with UNICEF on a major mHealth initiative to improve maternal and infant health and welfare in urban Malawi and rural Zambia. The project is part of frog’s Mobile Mandate platform. UNICEF was created by the United Nations in 1946 to provide food and healthcare to children affected by World War II. It now provides long-term humanitarian and developmental assistance to children and mothers in developing countries.

Continua Health Alliance

frog is a member of the Continua Health Alliance, an open-industry coalition dedicated to harnessing the power of diverse technology to improve the quality of personal healthcare. Continua hopes to empower individuals and create truly personalized health and wellness management. frog is the first design and innovation firm to join the prestigious Alliance, whose members include Baxter, Cisco, GE, IBM, Kaiser Permanente, Medtronic, and Roche.

Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative

frog is an official member of the Smart Grid Consumer Collaborative, a nonprofit collaborative that brings together energy utilities, suppliers, and vendors to accelerate the adoption of a safe, friendly smart energy grid for consumers. frog helps the SGCC understand and engage consumers, identify ways to make the technology behind the grid more accessible, and enable positive behavior change related to clean energy.