SingTel Global to double headcount in India

Singtel Global (India), which provides data network services in the country, is looking to expand its operations in five more cities, including Jaipur and Ahmedabad, and double its workforce by 2014.

"SingTel has point-of-presence (PoP) in seven cities. We are seeing demand for global connectivity in pharmaceutical companies. By 2014, we are planning to expand it to five more cities and double our workforce," Singtel Global (India) Managing Director Arun Dagar told PTI.

The company, a subsidiary of Singapore-based SingTel Group, has around 50 employees, at present. It has undersea cable system, vital for internet and broad-based service, to interconnect various countries.

Dagar said the company has identified Jaipur, Ahmedabad and Chandigarh to set-up PoPs, which act as nodes to connect business houses' data (internet/broadband based) network with global network provided through SingTel.

"Two more cities will be added as we move along," he said. SingTel holds International Long Distance and National Long Distance licence in India to provide these services.

SingTel Group, holds 32.3 per cent stake in Bharti Airtel, which is managed by its Mobile Operations group and the PoP in the country are managed by its other division, Information and Communication Technology (ICT) group.