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Infinera expands India center
By siliconindia
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Monday, 31 May 2004, 19:30 IST
BANGALORE: Infinera, provider of telecommunications systems based on breakthrough photonic integration technology today announced its expansion plans in India to include software development and
an advanced telecom lab. Infinera currently has a product development centre in Bangalore, which performs a strategically critical role in overall product development. Infinera headcount is expected to reach 90
engineers by the year-end.
Infinera recently announced two key technology breakthroughs: the first large scale Photonic Integrated Circuits, and the first Digital Optical Networking System, the Infinera DTN. Infinera India team contributed significantly towards the development of breakthrough technology.
"We are moving to a modern 12000 sq ft facility of Prestige Solitaire, Brunton Road, which includes both software development space as well as an advanced telecom lab. In addition we are ramping up to around 90 engineers in this year to further strengthen our world-class team of professionals.
said Utkarsh Rai, Managing Director, Infinera India Private Limited.
Jagdeep Singh, CEO and founder of Infinera, said We are extremely pleased with the excellent results from our India team and are committed to our expansion in Bangalore.