BANGALORE: US based PrairieComm Inc. has set up its first off shore
development center in Bangalore. It is to become the company’s second largest
development center with about 50 professionals forming its strength by the end
of this year. PrairieComm is engaged in supplying integrated base band
processors and software for wireless handset manufacturers such as Seimens,
Panasonic and Samsung, to name a few of their customers.
The company’s CEO, John Diehl, said, "The software talent in India
with relevant telecommunication application experience makes India one of the
preferred destination for a development center for us. India’s educational
infrastructure with excellent English speaking skills combined with the
geographical location of India, nearer to Taiwan and Japan, where some of our
customers are, reinstated the decision of setting up the offshore development in
India."
PrairieComm plans to invest $ 10 million in the span of next three years in
its Indian development center. The Bangalore development center will focus on
developing 3G protocol stack and 3G related software development. Currently the
company is in the status of shipping 2G chipsets to its customers.