Ericsson to increase workforce in Bangalore R&D center

BANGALORE, INDIA: Ericsson is developing technology that is going to be the foundation for networks, cloud infrastructure, and services.

Bengaluru is a major R&D center in India for Ericsson which employs a 550 strong workforce, working on solutions for India as well as for global markets.

The company plans to further augment this facility this year by expanding its engineering base by around 15pc. Ericsson plans to add to its workforce by hiring in the areas of Cloud, IP Routing, Network Function Virtualization (NFV), and Virtual Platforms.

“This will help solidify our foundation and sharpen our focus in IP which continues to be an area of investment and growth for us“, states Sanjeev Tyagi, Vice President and Head of Ericsson’s Business Unit Cloud & IP, R&D India.

Under it’s IP Edge portfolio, the company is continuing to strengthen its Broadband Network Gateway (BNG) solution deployed on the Smart Services Router (SSR) platform, which helps drive adoption of video and cloud services through an increasingly connected home, offering the end-user a ubiquitously rich and personalized, connected experience.

In addition to the IP Edge portfolio, the Bengaluru R&D team has been making solid contributions in Software Defined Networking (SDN) technologies.

Globally, Ericsson spent 36.3 billion SEK last year on R&D. In line with its strategy to establish leadership in targeted areas, the company has increased its R&D activities in IP and Cloud.

In India, Ericsson has three R&D facilities - in Gurgaon, Chennai and Bengaluru - focusing on IP, Cloud, SDN, Multimedia Telephony, and Support Solutions including billing, charging and mediation.