Cisco to double headcount in India

MUMBAI: Global leader in Internet networking, Cisco Systems Inc plans to double its headcount in India by FY 10.

As at the end of Q2 FY 07, Cisco India had about 2,800 employees, inclusive of R&D sales and business support staff.

"We are a global company and Cisco is serious about India. The company has set up the Cisco Global Development Center in Bangalore, a software development center, which is the largest out of the US," said, Cisco India and SAARC Vice President (Business Development) Ranajoy Punja.

India was selected as the site for the Cisco Globalisation center, set up at an investment of $ 50 million. The company plans to invest $ 1-billion, of which $ 750-million would be invested in the R&D facility at Bangalore, Punja said.

India is part of the A-PAC theatre that contributes about 11 per cent of the company's global revenues.

In India since 1995, Cisco Systems India Pvt Ltd has grown to 7 sales and marketing offices spread across the country -- New Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai, Pune, Kolkata and Hyderabad.

Cisco India has joint development centers with IT majors like Wipro Technologies and Infosys Technologies at Bangalore, HCL Technologies at Chennai, Satyam Computer Services at Hyderabad and Zensar Technologies at Pune.