Searchfirm Business Lead: BT May be Hiring In India
If you are a search firm looking to place some consultants, you may want to get on BT’s vendor list in a hurry.
British Telecom (BT), which accounts for two percent of the country’s IT exports, is likely to set up a research and development (R&D) base in India even as it scouts around for partnerships with start-ups to drive its next generation network program 21CN, a newspaper said.
21st Century Network (21CN) is BT’s 10 billion IP-backbone project spanning 160 countries. By 2010, this next generation network would power latest services such as broadband over mobile, triple play and seamless roaming among others, the Hindu Business Line said.
“Things are changing here in India and we are keeping a closer eye on this,” said Matt Bross, Chief Technology Officer of the BT Group, when asked about the possibility of setting up a captive R&D unit in India.
SOURCE: BT may locate R&D base in India
