Cisco has opened a new manufacturing facility in Chennai, India, to produce routers. CEO Chuck Robbins is optimistic about India's future and the company's growth in the country.

Partnering with Flex, Cisco's Chennai facility will initially focus on manufacturing the Network Convergence System (NCS) 540 Series routers, with plans to scale production in the coming years.

CHENNAI: The first manufacturing facility of US-based network gear maker CISCO was inaugurated in India by Union Communications Minister Jyotiraditya Scindia in Chennai on Friday. The first phase of the multi-year investment project is expected to generate more than $1.

The company is planning to produce printed circuit board assembly components with several layers and products requiring, at times, thousands of individual components, and industrial-grade products in subsequent phases.

Cisco has partnered with Flex for building the Chennai factory to produce advanced telecom technologies. The facility will initially focus on Cisco’s Network Convergence System (NCS) 540 Series of routers,

Networking giant Cisco inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in India on Friday (September 27, 2024), located in Sriperumbudur near Chennai, Tamil Nadu, that will produce routing and switching products.

The plant will involve multi-year investment, has been set up in partnership with the Flex Group and will focus on routers to begin with.

Cisco and Flex launch $54 billion manufacturing facility in India, creating jobs and boosting exports with cutting-edge technology.