California-based Cisco handed over its first Made in India product, a network router, to Ravi Shankar Prasad, India’s Minister for Electronics and IT.
“We are proud to deliver on our promise to Make in India and accelerate India’s journey to become a global leader in electronics manufacturing. India is an incredible country for Cisco as it represents a 360 degree value, a great growth opportunity, world-class talent, and is now an integral part of our global supply chain,” John Kern, SVP, Supply Chain Operations of Cisco, said.
Targeted for the use of small and medium businesses across multiple industry verticals, this router costs less than $1500 and is among the popular products of Cisco’s core switching portfolio worldwide, reports NPR. Recent surveys state that the internet usage in India is constantly rising. There are nearly 23 billion connected devices and the number is expected to double to over 50 billion by 2020.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
