Cambium Networks, a global wireless broadband solutions provider today announced the opening of its wireless R&D center in Bangalore. This new facility will be a global hub for research and developments, innovation as well as service support for customers in India and Asia region. It will drive innovation and add values across company’s entire product portfolio.
The Chicago headquartered company was previously part of Motorola Solutions and since 2011 has been independently developing cost-effective solutions delivering broadband connectivity to under served or under connected communities using fixed wireless access technology over unlicensed spectrum.
With this center, Cambium Networks aims to further its market penetration and repeat success in region, from powering and expanding e-government networks to providing connectivity solutions tailored to service providers’ needs.
“With customers increasingly requiring a degree of customization of our wireless broadband solutions, and to meet specific needs in a country as diverse as India, we see the need to be close at hand to provide customers with exactly what they require in order to successfully conduct their business. We also plan to benefit from world-class technical talent in India,” said Atul Bhatnagar, President & CEO, Cambium Networks.
The new center is company’s third R&D facility beside centers in Chicago and London. According to Bhatnagar, the R&D center in Bangalore will act as a global development hub to drive innovation, ad value and work in building new products.
“Over next 12-18 months, we will hire around 100 people to strengthen the development and research capabilities of this center. Also the center will service local customers in India and Asia region,” Bhatnager added.
Company said it will have a spare part depot here to benefit its customers and providing service support. In India, Cambium Networks is seeing a growth of over 50% business given growing demand of high speed broadband communication.
Service providers, industrial communication, enterprise connectivity, state and local government, along with federal defense are among the top verticals where Cambium Networks focuses its business and customers.
British Telecommunication (BT), Tata Communication, China Mobile, Digicel, Gujarat State Government and other are among the key clients of Cambium Networks.