MUMBAI, Tuesday, June 4, 2013: ZeeQ, India?s first edutainment channel has tied up with BBC Worldwide to bring a time band of award-winning programs from BBC?s preschool brand,- CBeebies, to audiences in India.

This license agreement will see ZeeQ airing preschoolers? favourite CBeebies programs from Mondays to Thursdays for an hour between 9:30 am ? 10.30 am, with a two hour repeat telecast on weekends between 11.00 am - 1.00 pm. The CBeebies band will launch on Monday, July 1st.

Through this collaboration, ZeeQ?s viewers will be able to watch Teletubbies - the multi award winning and hugely popular live action series aimed at preschoolers aged zero- to- three; 3rd & Bird - a beautifully animated series for three-to-five-year-olds, packed with entertaining stories, songs and cute characters and Charlie and Lola ? an exuberant and delightfully witty animation series about two siblings based on the award-winning picture books by Lauren Child.

Teletubbies has won numerous awards including ?Best Pre-School Live Action Series? at the BAFTA Children?s Awards for three years running. 3rd and Bird was the recipient of the Golden Magnolia award at the Shanghai Television Festival and Charlie and Lola has picked up BAFTAs for ?Best Children?s Television Show? and ?Best Script?.

Commenting on the partnership, Subhadarshi Tripathy, Business Head, ZeeQ, said, ?We are very happy to partner with BBC. ZeeQ is committed to the positive development of children and ZeeQ?s ethos of ?What Is Right For The Child? gels well with CBeebies? philosophy of providing clean and safe content to the child?.

?We are very pleased to be partnering with ZeeQ to bring CBeebies? favourite programs back to Indian TV screens?, said Myleeta Aga, Senior Vice President and General Manager India and Content Head Asia. ?The CBeebies brand is trusted by parents and caters internationally to deliver a safe, non-violent and interactive experience designed by developmental experts to promote imaginative play, social interaction, language skills and educational values. The CBeebies time band on ZeeQ is just the beginning of our partnership. We look forward to working with Zee to continue to bring popular and award-winning CBeebies programs to ZeeQ.?

ZeeQ currently caters to the 4-14 year age segment. This association will help ZeeQ tap the pre-school segment as well (0-3 years) and strengthen its current portfolio of programs. The channel currently airs a mix of live action and animated shows. Some of its prominent shows include Teenovation, Science with BrainCafe, Amar Chitra Katha Heroes, Sid the Science Kid, The Weekly Wrap, Word Match and MI Four- The Multiple Intelligence quiz.

NEW DELHI, June 05, 2013: Singapore-based mobile applications company, U2opia Mobile, with widespread operations across Asia, Africa, Europe and Latin America, has brought on board TS Ramakrishnan as a technology advisor.

With more than two decades of experience in technology architecture, T.S. has previously worked with Facebook, Skype, Yahoo!, AdMob and Oracle. He also serves as an advisor to several promising technology start-ups in Silicon Valley and India.

In his new position, he will provide expert advice as well as insights into the smartphone applications space, which will help drive U2opia Mobile?s foray into the competitive apps space.

Commenting on the development, T.S. Ramakrishnan said ?U2opia Mobile has made significant inroads in social mobility in the last 2 years, especially in the emerging markets, which larger technology companies are now looking to target. Their innovative edge positions them well as they gear up to bring more products to market that tap the social opportunity and I?m thrilled to be engaging with them at this exciting stage in their journey.?

T.S. holds a BE degree in Computer Science from University of Madras, and an MS in Computer Science from the University of Alabama.

Sumesh Menon, co-founder and CEO of U2opia Mobile, said, ?T.S.?s insights based on his rich experience in the world?s most transformative internet companies will help us make our products more intuitive, relevant and scalable. The mobile applications space is highly competitive and TS?s active guidance will help us create solutions that are highly targeted and robust.?

U2opia Mobile received Series A funding from Matrix Partners in 2011 for an undisclosed amount, following the launch of their flagship product, Fonetwish, which powers mobile access to Facebook and Twitter without an internet connection. They create products across the spectrum of handsets ? from basic to feature to smartphones and provide solutions across 20 countries globally.

MUMBAI: 4th June, 2013: YouTube and the Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India today released five short films produced by renowned film director and script writer Anurag Kashyap and his directors for a short film contest titled "India Is...a visual Journey". The five films were commissioned by YouTube under a joint initiative with MEA to showcase and celebrate India and her diversity on a global platform. Viewers all over the world will be able to enjoy the short films on YouTube on www.youtube.com/realindiais.

The five films produced by AKFPL in association with Viacom 18 motion pictures, focus on depicting India at a global stage highlighting the various virtues, culture, aspirations and dreams of Young India. The five films titled ?Hidden Cricket? by Shlok Sharma, ?Geek Out? by Vasan Bala, ?Moi Murjani? by Anubhati Kashyap, ?Epiphany? by Neeraj, ?Chai? by Geetanjali Rao will be promoted on YouTube as part of the ?India is? initiative by MEA.

Riva Ganguly Das, Joint Secretary and Head of Public Diplomacy Division of MEA, who was present at the launch, "?India Is? is the first web based campaign initiated by The Public Diplomacy Division of the MEA to connect and interact with people from all over the world and make them think about India. This was the second year of ?India Is? and we are delighted with the response, we have got from the initiative. With these five films we are confident that we will be able to inspire more Indians to come forward and participate in this initiative and help us to build the India brand further globally."

Commenting at the launch of the five films, Rajan Anandan, VP & Managing Director, Google India, said, "YouTube has great growth momentum in India and is at the heart of action in Asia. With over 1 billion users globally, YouTube is the pulse of what the world is watching on the web. Partnering with ?India is? is our endeavor to demonstrate YouTube?s commitment to India and its culture. Five films put together by Anurag Kashyap?s team, built around the theme of India on YouTube is a great example of how the video platform can be used to engage with users worldwide and build the India Brand further on a global stage. We hope that this initiative will further inspire Indians to come forward and share their stories on the world biggest platform for videos."

Speaking about his team and the films, Anurag Kashyap, said "When I was approached by Google to make short films for India Is, I brought together my team of very talented young professionals who have worked with me on several films like Dev D, Shor and Gangs of Wasseypur. I told them let?s put together films that really showcase the essence of India, spirit of India, the aspirations of Young India and the challenges of modern day life in India. We have tried our best to move away from the all touristy kind of films on India and focus on the real India."

He added, "I am very excited with the opportunity that is available to the young talented filmmakers in the country with platforms like YouTube. The new young India is empowered today because of the availability of platforms like YouTube. I hope these films will inspire more Indians to come forward to express themselves, make their presence felt and not be taken for granted."

Synopsis of the films:

Hidden Cricket by Shlok Sharma:

The movie depicts how cricket is part of every Indian?s life. A nation that loves cricket, lives cricket, beyond conventions and beyond rules. From breaking boundaries to breathtaking highs, a million cheers and a zillion sighs, such is the madness, such is the passion. To play it anywhere, any day, all the time, all the way.

Chai by Geetanjali Rao

The film is a sequence of montages that shows four different people making tea in a tea shop. A ten year old boy selling tea in Bombay at the Gateway Of India, An 18 year old girl with her tea shop in a mid level town, A 19 year old Kashmiri lad in a Barrista and An 80 year old man?s tea shop in a busy Kerala bus stand.

Through a series of sensuous shots that celebrate the process of making tea and everything that goes into it, and a series of painted graphics that recreate their thoughts, we get four different points of view of life. That of an innocent 10 year old who has escaped a violent life in his village, a spirited girl who has shunned child marriage, a slightly bitter yet adventurous Kashmiri boy who has escaped a false charge of stone pelting and an old wise though cynical Malayali who is skeptical of rapid change. The very same change, that the three youngsters pursue. And all this, over a cup of tea.While the youngest boasts that the British too came to India over a cup of tea, the oldest believes that tomorrow anyway starts like yesterday and the day before- over a cup of tea.

The film is a view of rapid change that India is going through and what it means to those people whose faces we never notice as we go along sipping our cup of tea everyday. Tea like the people of India changes with every language, culture, climate yet serves the same purpose everywhere always. A constant in a flux.

Geek Out by Vasan Bala:

The movie depicts the life of Geek - who is now empowered with Internet.

The dual lives we lead, that virtual alter ego we all have nurtured and empowered, The Indian "Geek" today is no longer that lad who sat in a corner. He could be that carefully framed picture on Instagram to that deadly opinionated Twitter handle or maybe that pop philosophy spitting Facebook page or that revolutionary blog that was created to change the world or just plain drowned into the Audio-Visual black hole "You-Tube". Day dreaming now has a new address, the world wide web. Dream on ! May the force be with the Geek!

Moi Murjani by Anubhati Kashyap:

The film is about, a spirited independent single mother struggles to provide a comfortable life for her son and herself. She runs a small Internet cafe in Patiala, Punjab for a living. The film highlights a phase in her life when love comes knocking on her door. If only its timing was right!
New Delhi, 4th June, 2013: Zee Media as a responsible media organisation has time and again been engaging with its viewers to be responsible citizens. With a deep sense of commitment towards the society and Environmental Awareness, Zee Media brings another edition of India?s biggest environmental awareness initiative ?My Earth My Duty?. The fourth edition of the campaign is being launched on the occasion of World Environment Day on 5th June, 2013.

Zee Media has consistently worked to raise awareness about the exigent issue of ?Climate Change? in an attempt to sensitize people against the impending threats and bring about a behavioral change in the people towards our Environment.

"My Earth My Duty" is a multi-city initiative, aimed at increasing awareness and protecting the Environment, with awareness camps, rallies, skits, discussions, oath ceremonies, painting competitions and other engaging activities across India marking the beginning of a three-month long campaign. In order to put the vision to work, pan?India plantation activity will be carried out from 15th Aug- 21st Aug 2013, urging citizens to collectively fight against the menace.

The initiative has registered phenomenal success both in terms of its reach and impact in the last three years. The initiative has set a record of planting over 1.4 cr trees till date across and engaged over 50 million youth of India, going down to the grassroots level.

My Earth My Duty initiative represented India as a model green campaign at Earth Summit - 2012, Rio De Jenario and has been recognized by Limca Book of Records for being the only campaign to make India Greener by over 50 Lakhs saplings in one day.

Alok Agrawal, CEO, Zee News Ltd said on the occasion, "At Zee Media, we have committed ourselves to creating awareness among Indian on their rights and responsibilities towards the environment and are working towards this goals through our programming and ground level activities. We have an over-riding objective to turn India into a greener and environment friendly country, which our children will inherit from us. To achieve this objective we will empower, engage and educate people to commit themselves to environment awareness and conservation."

Zee News Ltd., Vice President, Marketing, Rohit Kumar said on the initiative, "Precisely at a time when India is confronted with development imperatives, we are also bound to be severely impacted by climate change. Which is why, we launched My Earth My Duty back in 2010 and since then have been creating social consciousness towards a greener and sustainable future. My Earth My Duty is entering its fourth successful year, nurturing a better environment. We hope to make widen the programme reach further by involving more and more people to actively participate in this endeavour."
Epiphany by Neeraj:

After their college reunion in Pune, a divorced couple is forced to take a ride together to Mumbai. As they meet an old woman on the highway in desperate need of help, their disparate sense of morality, culture and class creates friction, scraping the wounds of past that they thought was long gone. Some journeys may not take you anywhere, but you do move on.

MUMBAI: 4th June, 2013: YouTube and the Public Diplomacy Division of the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA) of India today released five short films produced by renowned film director and script writer Anurag Kashyap and his directors for a short film contest titled "India Is...a visual Journey". The five films were commissioned by YouTube under a joint initiative with MEA to showcase and celebrate India and her diversity on a global platform. Viewers all over the world will be able to enjoy the short films on YouTube on www.youtube.com/realindiais.

The five films produced by AKFPL in association with Viacom 18 motion pictures, focus on depicting India at a global stage highlighting the various virtues, culture, aspirations and dreams of Young India. The five films titled ?Hidden Cricket? by Shlok Sharma, ?Geek Out? by Vasan Bala, ?Moi Murjani? by Anubhati Kashyap, ?Epiphany? by Neeraj, ?Chai? by Geetanjali Rao will be promoted on YouTube as part of the ?India is? initiative by MEA.

Riva Ganguly Das, Joint Secretary and Head of Public Diplomacy Division of MEA, who was present at the launch, "?India Is? is the first web based campaign initiated by The Public Diplomacy Division of the MEA to connect and interact with people from all over the world and make them think about India. This was the second year of ?India Is? and we are delighted with the response, we have got from the initiative. With these five films we are confident that we will be able to inspire more Indians to come forward and participate in this initiative and help us to build the India brand further globally."

Commenting at the launch of the five films, Rajan Anandan, VP & Managing Director, Google India, said, "YouTube has great growth momentum in India and is at the heart of action in Asia. With over 1 billion users globally, YouTube is the pulse of what the world is watching on the web. Partnering with ?India is? is our endeavor to demonstrate YouTube?s commitment to India and its culture. Five films put together by Anurag Kashyap?s team, built around the theme of India on YouTube is a great example of how the video platform can be used to engage with users worldwide and build the India Brand further on a global stage. We hope that this initiative will further inspire Indians to come forward and share their stories on the world biggest platform for videos."

Speaking about his team and the films, Anurag Kashyap, said "When I was approached by Google to make short films for India Is, I brought together my team of very talented young professionals who have worked with me on several films like Dev D, Shor and Gangs of Wasseypur. I told them let?s put together films that really showcase the essence of India, spirit of India, the aspirations of Young India and the challenges of modern day life in India. We have tried our best to move away from the all touristy kind of films on India and focus on the real India."

He added, "I am very excited with the opportunity that is available to the young talented filmmakers in the country with platforms like YouTube. The new young India is empowered today because of the availability of platforms like YouTube. I hope these films will inspire more Indians to come forward to express themselves, make their presence felt and not be taken for granted."

Synopsis of the films:

Hidden Cricket by Shlok Sharma:

The movie depicts how cricket is part of every Indian?s life. A nation that loves cricket, lives cricket, beyond conventions and beyond rules. From breaking boundaries to breathtaking highs, a million cheers and a zillion sighs, such is the madness, such is the passion. To play it anywhere, any day, all the time, all the way.

Chai by Geetanjali Rao

The film is a sequence of montages that shows four different people making tea in a tea shop. A ten year old boy selling tea in Bombay at the Gateway Of India, An 18 year old girl with her tea shop in a mid level town, A 19 year old Kashmiri lad in a Barrista and An 80 year old man?s tea shop in a busy Kerala bus stand.

Through a series of sensuous shots that celebrate the process of making tea and everything that goes into it, and a series of painted graphics that recreate their thoughts, we get four different points of view of life. That of an innocent 10 year old who has escaped a violent life in his village, a spirited girl who has shunned child marriage, a slightly bitter yet adventurous Kashmiri boy who has escaped a false charge of stone pelting and an old wise though cynical Malayali who is skeptical of rapid change. The very same change, that the three youngsters pursue. And all this, over a cup of tea.While the youngest boasts that the British too came to India over a cup of tea, the oldest believes that tomorrow anyway starts like yesterday and the day before- over a cup of tea.

The film is a view of rapid change that India is going through and what it means to those people whose faces we never notice as we go along sipping our cup of tea everyday. Tea like the people of India changes with every language, culture, climate yet serves the same purpose everywhere always. A constant in a flux.

Geek Out by Vasan Bala:

The movie depicts the life of Geek - who is now empowered with Internet.

The dual lives we lead, that virtual alter ego we all have nurtured and empowered, The Indian "Geek" today is no longer that lad who sat in a corner. He could be that carefully framed picture on Instagram to that deadly opinionated Twitter handle or maybe that pop philosophy spitting Facebook page or that revolutionary blog that was created to change the world or just plain drowned into the Audio-Visual black hole "You-Tube". Day dreaming now has a new address, the world wide web. Dream on ! May the force be with the Geek!

Moi Murjani by Anubhati Kashyap:

The film is about, a spirited independent single mother struggles to provide a comfortable life for her son and herself. She runs a small Internet cafe in Patiala, Punjab for a living. The film highlights a phase in her life when love comes knocking on her door. If only its timing was right!

Epiphany by Neeraj:

After their college reunion in Pune, a divorced couple is forced to take a ride together to Mumbai. As they meet an old woman on the highway in desperate need of help, their disparate sense of morality, culture and class creates friction, scraping the wounds of past that they thought was long gone. Some journeys may not take you anywhere, but you do move on.

New Delhi, 4 June: The Cisco Visual Networking Index (VNI) Forecast (2012-2017) projects India IP traffic to grow six-fold from 2012-2017 with a 44% CAGR, which is the highest growth rate across the globe.

The global Internet protocol (IP) traffic will grow three-fold between 2012 and 2017. India IP traffic (Fixed and Mobile) is expected to reach an annual run rate of 33.5 exabytes in 2017 which is equivalent to 8 billion DVDs per year! On a monthly basis, India IP traffic is expected to reach nearly 2.8 exabytes per month by 2017, up from about 454 petabytes per month in 2012. (Indian IP traffic will be equivalent to 8 billion DVDs per year, 698 million DVDs per month, or 956,488 DVDs per hour!)

The report released in Delhi today at a press meet said the global Internet protocol (IP) traffic will grow three-fold between 2012 and 2017. Global IP traffic (fixed and mobile) is expected to reach an annual run rate of 1.4 zettabytes ? more than a trillion gigabytes per year ? by 2017. This updated study includes global fixed IP traffic growth and service adoption trends, complementing the VNI Global Mobile Data Traffic Forecast released earlier this year.

In India, the average Internet household will generate 35.9 gigabytes of Internet traffic per month in 2017, up 279% from 9.5 gigabytes per month in 2012, a CAGR of 31%.

The average Internet household (globally) will generate 74.5 gigabytes per month. By comparison, in 2012, the average Internet household generated 31.6 gigabytes of traffic per month, globally.

Dr Robert Pepper, Cisco Vice President, Global Technology Policy, said: "In today?s world, connectivity is imperative for a country?s economic growth and social development. The good news is, Internet traffic growth in India, is the fastest globally. While there is great willingness from the government and industry to drive broadband penetration and ensure internet access, there is a lot more that needs to be done. As people, devices and data get connected, the possibilities it opens up are immense."

By 2017, there will be about 3.6 billion Internet users?more than 48% of the world?s projected population (7.6 billion).In India, there will be 348 million total Internet users in 2017, up from 138 million in 2012.In 2012, there were 2.3 billion Internet users-about 32% of the world?s population (7.2 billion).

By 2017, there will be more than 19 billion global network connections (fixed/mobile personal devices, M2M connections, et al.), up from about 12 billion connections in 2012. In India, there will be 2 billion networked devices by 2017 up from 1 billion in 2012 .

Globally, the average fixed broadband speed will increase 3.5-fold from 2012 ? 2017, from 11.3 Mbps to 39 Mbps.In India, the average broadband speed will grow 3.5-fold from 2012 to 2017, to reach 7 Mbps from 1.9 Mbps in 2012. Globally, the average fixed broadband speed grew 30% from 2011 ? 2012, from 8.7 Mbps to 11.3 Mbps.

Global network users will generate 3 trillion Internet video minutes per month, that is 6 million years of video per month, or 1.2 million video minutes every second or more than two years? worth of video every second.Globally, there will be nearly 2 billion Internet video users (excluding mobile-only) by 2017, up from 1 billion Internet video users in 2012.

In India, there will be 113 million Internet video users (excluding mobile-only) in 2017, up from 16 million in 2012.

In 2012, in India, non-PC accounted for 10% of the IP traffic, but by 2017 the Non-PC share will grow to 53%. Portable devices, such as smartphones and tablets will contribute 40% to IP traffic in 2017 up from 3% in 2012; TVs will contribute 10%, while machine-to-machine (M2M) modules will contribute 3% of the entire IP traffic in 2017.

As global service providers build out the Next Generation Internet, nearly half of the world?s population will have network and Internet access by 2017.

The Forecast also reveals that the "Internet of Things" (the networked connection of physical objects) is showing tangible growth and will have a measurable impact on global IP networks. Applications such as video surveillance, smart meters, asset/package tracking, chipped pets/livestock, digital health monitors and a host of other next-generation M2M services are driving this growth.

Summary of Key Takeaways from the VNI Forecast

Global IP Traffic Projections and Analysis

? By 2017, annual global IP traffic will reach 1.4 zettabytes (23% CAGR from 2012 to 2017). ? A zettabyte is equal to a sextillion bytes.

? In India, by 2017, annual global IP traffic will reach 33.5 exabytes (44% CAGR from 2012 to 2017).

? By 2017, more traffic will traverse global networks than all prior "Internet years" combined:

1984 ? 2012: 1.2 zettabytes

2017 Forecast: 1.4 zettabytes

? "Busy hour" Internet traffic, (or hours of the day hour of day during which traffic is highest), is increasing faster than average Internet traffic. Busy hour Internet traffic increased 41% in 2012, compared to 34% growth in average traffic.

? In India, busy hour Internet traffic will reach 23 Tbps in 2017, the equivalent of 19,540,000 people streaming Internet HD video simultaneously.

? Metro traffic will surpass long-haul traffic in 2014, and will account for 58% of total IP traffic by 2017. Metro traffic will grow nearly twice as fast as long-haul traffic from 2012 to 2017.

? Content delivery networks (CDNs) will carry over half of total Internet traffic by 2017.

? Wi-Fi and mobile-connected devices will generate 68% of Internet traffic by 2017.

? Nearly half of total IP traffic will originate with non-PC devices (including tablets, smartphones, and televisions) by 2017.

Standout IP Networking Trends

? Fixed/Wi-Fi traffic will grow at a CAGR of 26% between 2012 and 2017, compared to a 16% CAGR for fixed/wired traffic

? In India, Fixed/Wi-Fi traffic will be 40% of total IP traffic in 2017, up from 38% in 2012

? Globally, the average household had 4.7 devices / connections (including M2M) in 2012; the average household will have 7.1 devices / connections (including M2M) by 2017 (an 8.8% CAGR).

? Globally, there will be 8 billion IPv6-capable fixed & mobile devices/connections in 2017, up from 1.6 billion in 2012 (38% CAGR).

? Globally, 42% of all fixed & mobile networked devices/connections will be IPv6-capable in 2017, up from 14% in 2012.

Regional & Country IP Traffic Projections

? Asia-Pacific (APAC) will generate the most IP traffic by 2017 (43.4 exabytes/month), maintaining its leadership from last year.

? The Middle East and Africa will continue to be the fastest growing IP traffic region from 2012 ? 2017 (5-fold growth, 38% CAGR over the forecast period); MEA was the fastest growing region last year as well (10-fold growth, 57% CAGR for the 2011 ? 2016 forecast period) in this category.

? By 2017, the highest traffic-generating countries will be the United States (37 exabytes per month) and China (18 exabytes per month).

? For fastest growing IP traffic at the country-level, India will have the highest IP traffic growth rate with a 44% CAGR from 2012 ? 2017. Second is Indonesia (42% CAGR) and third is South Africa (31% CAGR) over the forecast period.

Regional IP Traffic Growth Breakouts

? APAC: 43.4 exabytes/month by 2017, 26% CAGR, 3-fold growth

? North America: 40.7 exabytes/month by 2017, 26% CAGR, 3-fold growth

? Western Europe: 24.3 exabytes/month 2017, 17% CAGR, 2-fold growth

? Central Europe: 8.8 exabytes/month by 2017, 21% CAGR, 3-fold growth

? Latin America: 7.4 exabytes/month by 2017, 17% CAGR, 2-fold growth

? Middle East and Africa: 3.5 exabytes/month by 2017, 38% CAGR, 5-fold growth

Key Consumer and Business Forecast Projections:

Global Consumer Internet Video Consumption

? Globally, there will be nearly 2 billion Internet video users (excluding mobile-only) by 2017, up from 1 billion Internet video users in 2012.

? Internet video-to-TV traffic will increase nearly 5-fold between 2012 (1.3 exabytes per month) and 2017 (6.5 exabytes per month).

HD and 3D Internet Video Traffic

? By 2017, 3D and HD Internet video will comprise 63% of consumer Internet video traffic.

? Advanced consumer Internet video (3D and HD) will increase 4-fold between 2012 and 2017.

Global Consumer VoD Traffic

? VoD traffic will increase 3-fold between 2012 and 2017.

Global Consumer Internet File Sharing Traffic

? Peer-to-peer (P2P) traffic will decline at a CAGR of -9%, while web-based and other file sharing traffic will grow at CAGR of 17% from 2012 ? 2017.

? By 2017, global P2P traffic will be 65% of global consumer Internet file sharing traffic, down from 85% in 2012.

Global Business IP Traffic

? Overall business IP traffic, which includes Internet, backup, VoIP, etc., will nearly triple between 2012 and 2017.

? In 2012, business IP traffic represented 20% of monthly total global IP traffic (consumer IP traffic represented 80% of monthly total global IP traffic).

? By 2017, business IP traffic will represent 18% of monthly total global IP traffic (consumer IP traffic will represent 82% of monthly total global IP traffic).

Global Business Internet Video Traffic

? Business Internet video traffic will from 5.3-fold from 2012 to 2017

? Business Internet video traffic grew 52% in 2012.

? Video will account for 58% of all business Internet traffic in 2017, up from 31% in 2012.

VNI Service Adoption Highlights

Also available today, and paired with the VNI research results, is Cisco?s complementary study ?the Cisco VNI Service Adoption Forecast, which includes global and regional residential, consumer mobile, and business services growth rates.

Topline

? Globally, the population was 7,160 million in 2012 and will reach 7,563 million by 2017 (1.1% CAGR).

? Globally, there were 1,996 million households in 2012; there will be 2,167 million households by 2017 (1.7% CAGR).

Residential

? Globally, there were 1,832 million residential Internet users with fixed Internet access in 2012; there will be 2,459 million residential Internet users with fixed Internet access by 2017 (6.1% CAGR).

? Globally, there were 1,598 million TV households in 2012; there will be 1,744 million TV households by 2017 (1.8% CAGR).

Consumer Mobile

? Globally, there were 3,789 million mobile consumers in 2012; there will be 4,635 million mobile consumers by 2017 (4.1% CAGR).

Business

? Globally, there were 1,408 million business Internet users in 2012; there will be 1,965 million business Internet users by 2017 (6.9% CAGR).

? Globally, there were 495 million business mobile users in 2012; there will be 565 million business mobile users by 2017 (2.7% CAGR)

New Delhi, June 4, 2013 - Dell today announced the Dell Empowering Women Challenge, a global competition to encourage university students from any country, male or female, graduate or undergraduate, from any field of study, to propose initiatives empowering women and girls, thereby creating business opportunities and recognizing female influence. The competition seeks to inspire at least100 innovative ideas from around the world and will place an emphasis on the need to increase entrepreneurship in developing markets.

Continuing its commitment to inspiring innovation, the Dell Empowering Women Challenge is a spotlight challenge of the Dell Social Innovation Challenge, the world?s largest social innovation community, challenging university students to solve some of the world?s most pressing problems with transformative ideas.

Fifty semi-finalists will be selected in September and will receive direct mentorship from members of the Dell Women?s Entrepreneur Network, a community of around 400 established female founders connected to Dell, giving those project teams the chance to develop their ideas with the help, experience and expertise of successful women and business leaders. One member from each of the top three teams will receive an all-expense paid trip to pitch their team?s idea at a special awards event in December 2013. The winning team will be announced at that event and will receive a $15,000 cash prize. All finalists will be automatically entered as semi-finalists for the 2014 Dell Social Innovation Challenge, Dell?s umbrella competition focused on social entrepreneurship.

"We continue to see that while the aspiration of women and men may be equal, the barriers to opportunity they face are not. In business, the unfortunate reality is that this is true whether women are starting their own business, or are part of existing organizations, and this is a clear inhibitor to growth," said Trisa Thompson, vice president of Corporate Responsibility at Dell. "At Dell we are working on many fronts to create a level playing field for women. Having seen some incredible creative ideas in previous competitions, we?re excited to see how the world?s university communities will propose tackling the challenges facing women today."

The challenge was announced at the fourth annual Dell Women?s Entrepreneur Network global event in Istanbul, where Dell also introduced Pay It Forward, a new global initiative to support 1 million women and girls by the end of 2015. Dell also released the findings of the world?s first women?s entrepreneurship index, undertaken with The Global Entrepreneurship and Development Institute (GEDI), to measure and rank the entrepreneurial environment, eco-system and aspiration of women in 17 developed and emerging economies around the world.

Information for entrants:

? September 23, 2013: Deadline for entrants to register online at DellEmpoweringWomen.org and post project submissions

? October 4, 2013: 50 semi-finalists will be announced

? November 8, 2013: 3 finalists will be announced

? December 2013: awards event

? The winners and the 10 promising projects will share a total of $35,000 in cash prizes

? FREE to enter the competition