Networking major Cisco showcased three networking products spanning the areas of mobility, cloud and computing technologies, which were conceptualized and designed entirely at its India Engineering Center:
- The ASR 920-O, a temperature hardened and low power consumption router designed to perform in the Indian environment
- The ISR 800 M, a router that simplifies large-scale wireless wide area network deployments providing secure connectivity to retail stores, bank branches, and small offices
- The MDS 9250i, Cisco’s next generation Storage Area Network switch which enables a cost-effective SAN in a box in small enterprises while providing replication and disaster recovery capabilities to large enterprises
“The products continue Cisco’s tradition of ‘reverse innovation’, where engineers in India design products to address the requirements of emerging countries like India but end up developing products that are globally attractive and competitive,” said Amit Phadnis, president, Engineering and India Site Leader, Cisco Systems India Private Ltd.
Innovation is a core part of the Cisco culture, and $5.9 billion is invested annually in R&D worldwide, Phadnis said. 830 patents have been filed from India and 500 patents have been issued for innovations across all technologies, he added.
Last updated: December 26th, 2025
