CIBER City Cochin India: Cochin Media City(CMC)

Cochin Infotech Broadcasting Electronics and Research City

A Mega City project for Cochin City should come somewhere between the muncipalities of North Parur and Kodungaloor.This is where there is alot of potential for future growth and expansion. The promoters of this project should be INKEL(a NRI funded PPP company) and CUSAT(university).It should preferably called CIBER CITY which stand for Cochin Infotech Broadcasting Electronics and Research City. In Ernakulam District it should include parts of Vypeen island(Munambam),Varapzha,Puthenvelikara,Chennamangalam,Chengamanad,Manjali,Kottuvaly etc. In Thrissur Dist. it should include the muncipalities of Mala,Azhikode,Eriyad,Karuvapadna,Thekkukara,Muringoor and Kodungalloor( the ancient port town of Muziris or Crangannore)Situated at the northern end of the Periyar River, about 50 km from Kochi, Kodungaloor has been the gateway for Christianity, Judaism and Islam in India.
Known as 'Muziris' in Western and West Asian maritime records since ancient times, Kodungalloor has also played a role in shaping Kerala's history and culture.The project envisaged a self-contained, hi-tech complex with its own comprehensive infrastructure, including power, expressways, telecom networks, desalination plants, biotech parks, special economic zones (SEZs), IT/Biotech parks, industrial parks, hospitals, educational institutions, hotels and amusement parks.

Thursday, February 21, 2008

Cochin Media City(CMC)

Cochin Media City(CMC) is a pioneering initiative, poised to be the region’s most comprehensive, cost effective and technically advanced services provider for the media, entertainment and communication industry.

Harnessing the best available technologies and platforming premium infrastructure, CMC is committed to facilitating a slew of world-class services for the media industry - the electronic media in particular, besides the burgeoning ITES sector.
CMC is a pioneering initiative, poised to be the region’s most comprehensive, cost effective and technically advanced services provider for the media, entertainment and communication industry.

Harnessing the best available technologies and platforming premium infrastructure, CMC is now busy crafting its advanced facilitation platforms for a vital slew of services for the media industry; the electronic media in particular.

CMC’s geographical reach, from its strategic location at Cochin in southern India extends to the rest of India, Asia, Middle East, Europe, and the US.

Yet, the CMC’s repertoire is not limited to being a global services provider. It covers a whole spectrum from world class media education facilities to unique event management concepts, to leveraging ITES, and much more.
Vision and Mission

CMC’s vision pivots a phased and realistic leveraging of the vast pool of talent, expertise and professional resources at its command, and its unique locational advantages. CMC aims to create an institution that would be south Asia’s best one-stop point offering comprehensive support services for the global media and entertainment industry, riding an unwavering growth curve.

Broadly, CMC’s vision is built on a carefully firmed and multi-pronged approach. Its many plan components are spaced out, updated and error proofed constantly to leave little to chance, from concept, to execution, to sustenance.
Advantages

Cochin, indisputably, has everything to be South Asia’s communication hub for the future. Its unique locational and infrastructural and advantages easily assure broadcasters a very simplified and highly cost-effective global distribution. CMC is strategically placed at a prime location in Cochin, to make the best of it. Consider some definite pluses:

The Connectivity advantage

VSNL's primary international gateway is just a stone’s throw away.
'SEA-ME-WE-3' and 'SAFE' submarine cable landings are adjacent.
Assured 15 GBPS bandwidth support

Ready OFC backbone connectivity offered by VSNL, BSNL, Reliance, Bharti

The HR advantage

High density of skilled science and technology personnel

Lowest employee attrition rate in the country - <5%

Readily employable trained professionals

A fully burdened cost of just $8 per hour (global average- $15)

Salaries - 1/5th of the international average

Operational costs - less than 50% compared to major other Indian cities.

Rentals lower by more than 60% in comparison to other cities

Power and water tariff among the lowest in the country

Services

Teleport & Technical services

Production House

Digital Cinema

Media School

Theme Festivals

Production studios

Information Technology Enabled Services (ITES)

Projects

A glipse of some of CMC’s current projects _ some on the anvil, others already off the block

Television transmission hub

Broadcast Engineering services

International Media School

Production & Post Studios

Production House

IT Enabled Services (ITES)

Theme Festivals

Animation Zone

Digital Cinema

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FIVE REASONS COCHIN IS INDIA'S HOTTEST IT DESTINATION

1.The Connectivity Advantage
100% of 988 telephone exchanges are digital 98% of telephone exchanges connected by OFC to the NIB Reliance, Bharti, Asianet laying own OFC backbones Highest telephone density - 7 per 100 - India's 2005 target 'SEA-ME-WE-3' and 'SAFE' submarine cable landings (1 0f the 2 states in India to have two submarine cable landings) 15 GBps bandwidth supported VSNL's primary international gateway in India is in Kochi, Kerala.

2.The Human Resources Advantage
The Human Resources Advantage High density of science and technology personnel in India Lowest employee attrition rate in the country - <5% 75 engineering colleges in the state Database of readily employable graduates enabling interested ITES companies to access the best of professional talent Training for ITES HR pool Empanelled trainers providing ITES training within the Habitat.

3.The Cost Advantage
A fully burdened cost of just $8 per hour, when compared to the global average of $15 Salaries - 1/5th of the international average Operational costs less than 50% when compared to major cities Rentals lower by more than 60% in comparison to other cities Power and water tariff among the lowest in the country.
4.Kerala - The Outsourcing Advantage
The Government of Kerala has promised the state an IT led growth over the next few years. The primary drive towards establishing Kerala as the preferred ITES destination arises from private enterprises and community energies. The Kerala Government acts as a catalyst to successfully facilitate an enabling environment for IT, IT products and ITES. Kerala with its focus on Business Process Outsourcing, Customer Interaction Centres and Digital Content Creation/Processing, Training for relevant skills at sub-domain level to ensure adequate supply of trained human resources to ITES companies and employment regulations that uniquely facilitate ITES operations, is poised today to become the IT industry's dream destination.
5.Investing in Kochi
Kochi (formerly called Cochin) lies in the Southwest corner of the country. It is a bustling cosmopolitan city, home to 2 million people with all the associated social infrastructure including residential accommodation, shopping, schools, stock exchange, hotels, hospitals, conferencing venues, amusement park and entertainment facilities.Kochi is the commercial capital of Kerala and is home to the 7.5 million tones per annum Kochi Refineries, India's only private sector International airport, Shipyard, a number of medium and small sized industrial units in industrial belts at Udyogamandal, Edayar, Kalamasserry, Ambalamughal and Angamaly, and power plants at Bramhapuram and Edayar. Kochi has the Cochin University of Science & Technology, several Engineering and Medical Colleges and Business Schools. Kochi has a 15 GBPS VSNL International Gateway Exchange. Only Kochi and Mumbai in India have landing points for submarine cable links for 15 GBPS bandwidth and have therefore India's cheapest bandwidth costs. The SEA-ME-WE3 and SAFE cables touch Kochi; making Kochi a sought-after destination for IT enabled services. The recent NASSCOM survey on 9 leading Indian ITES destinations covering a range of parameters including land costs, power and communication infrastructure ranked the Kochi as the second best ITES destination above Metros like Bangalore, Mumbai and New Delhi. 100 percent literacy and a very high level of e-literacy aided by government led projects such as Akshaya ensures a ready manpower resource for ITES/BPO sector. A dedicated ITES habitat for training in Kochi has commenced operations.

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Silicon Valley California
Silicon Valley is an area that is located on the San Francisco, California, peninsula, radiates from Stanford University between the cities of San Francisco and San Jose (the 'capital' of Silicon Valley). Silicon Valley is contained by the San Francisco Bay on the east, the Santa Cruz Mountains on the west, and the Coast Range to the southeast.
It contains cities such as Mountain View, Cupertino and Sunnyvale. Silicon valley is home to world famous companies such as HP, Intel, Sun, Google, Yahoo!, eBay, Cisco, Apple Computers , Adobe and many, many more.

Cochin, Kerala India
Cochin is an area that is located centrally in Kerala State on the Southwest Indian Peninsula, It is contained by the Arabian Sea on the west including exotic Cherai Beach in Vypeen Island and Munnar Mountains on the east as well as Alleppey the Venice of the East to its South. It comprises of subdivision as Kakkanad(Which is the center of the IT revoluton)Thrikkara the home of Cochin University of Science and Technology,Ernakulam,Alwaye and Angamali. Cochin is emerging as a popular destination for Information Technology giants like Infosys,Wipro,TCS,Nest,Muthoot and many,many more.

CIBER City Cochin India