Cisco opens new delivery centre, to double Pune workforce

NEW DELHI: Networking company Cisco Thursday expanded its Maharashtra operations with the launch of a new global delivery center in the city.

The opening of the delivery center in Cisco’s 172,000 square feet Pune office is a strategic move by the company to support customers worldwide and in India.

With the new Pune centre, India will be the only country in the world where Cisco will have two global delivery centres, the company said in a statement.

Cisco also plans to double its headcount in the next two years at Pune centre.

The US-based company started Pune operations on back of success of its Bengaluru global delivery centre success where it also runs a network operations center that allows engineers to proactively monitor and report any detected anomalies in the customer’s network.

This center enables Cisco to share its global best practices and cutting-edge technologies with local customers and provide great services for a broader customer base," Sanjay Pal, Vice President, Advanced Services at Cisco said.

The centre will help deepen the local expertise in advanced digital technologies and contribute to Pune's economic growth.

The delivery center in the city, according to the company, will focus on customers embracing digitization including leading Indian and global telecom operators, insurance and finance institutions, as well as consumer goods companies.

Dinesh Malkani, President, Cisco India & SAARC said that the company will play a role in enabling Maharashtra’s digitization, creating employment opportunities for engineering and business professionals, while contributing to the knowledge economy in the state.