In an interview with the Times of India, Amit Phadnis, president engineering and India site leader of Cisco, discussed the progress the company’s Globalization Center in Bangalore has made.
Excerpts from the interaction:
On the extent of innovation taking place at Cisco’s R&D center in Bangalore
Phadnis: We have developed 10 products from India since 2010 and have another 10-15 products in the pipeline that are completely engineered out of the country. Each of these globally has at least a $100 million annual run rate.
Out of Cisco’s total product revenue of $36 billion, $13 billion comes from products developed and managed out of India. 10% of Cisco’s patents are filed out of India.
On Cisco’s involvement with the smart cities program in India
We have done deployments in Navi Mumbai and Jaipur. The Jaipur Development Authority will set up a digital infrastructure provided by us to offer citizens amenities including connected transport, interactive kiosks, wireless broadband, safety and security services, traffic management and environmental updates. It will install an urban platform of sensors which allows for the sharing of information.
In Navi Mumbai, such an application is used to create public security and safety infrastructure. Running on a Cisco network, this solution provides live camera updates and alerts so that security breaches are not missed due to human error or oversight.
On the charter ahead for the engineering team
The charter is to take more complex responsibilities for product development. To create a larger ecosystem, we are getting the engineering team closer to the field engineers and sales teams, who really work with customers to understand their problems.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
