Qualcomm Planning $400 Million Campus in India, it’s largest outside of San Diego — in the Indian city of Hyderabad. The plans were announced over the weekend by K.T. Rama Rao, the minister for information technology in the Indian state of Telangana.
Work on the first phase of the campus is expected to begin next year. Qualcomm executives met with IT Minister IC Rama Rao of Telang, India, to discuss the company’s development plans in the city. Qualcomm said the first phase of the project will include the construction of a 1.7 million square foot office building that will accommodate approximately 10,000 employees. By setting up its mega campus in Hyderabad, Qualcomm joins the elite list of firms that have their largest presence outside of their headquarters in Hyderabad,” the Times of India quoted the minister as saying.
With a total investment of nearly $400 million, one of the largest investments by large technology companies since the establishment of the Indian state of Telangana. At the same time, the park will be Qualcomm’s largest park in the world, second only to its headquarters in San Diego, and $400 million in funding will be the largest investment by Qualcomm worldwide.
The San Diego-based wireless pioneer already has more than a dozen offices in India. The new expansion plans come amid growing trade tensions with China.
The Qualcomm Development Centre engages in driving technology leadership in 5G, IoT (Internet of Things), and Mobile Platforms (Snapdragon) Research, development of Qualcomm chipsets and support in commercialisation of advanced wireless modems, satellite communication, multimedia and computer vision, algorithm design and implementation of advanced modems including 3G, 4G, WLAN and satellite communication development among other areas.
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