Two years ago, Bangalore over took California’s silicon valley in number of engineers employed. But, is the tag of “silicon valley of India” really appropriate for Bangalore. With my first hand experience here in Bangalore, It is clear that Bangalore is much more than silicon valley. “Bangalore” brand is now globally recognized just as silicon valley is. But the industrial landscape is much more broadly diversified.
Of course, much of the growth had been fueled by American companies, however, the Europeans are just now starting to realize it’s potential and getting a footprint here.Bangalore’s rise, and thus, India’s rise, has been despite the corrupt political system and barriers put up by the government itself. It has truly been a bottoms up phenomenon rather than top down. Companies have built sprawling campuses that are fully self sufficient, modern, green sanctuaries. Inside the corporate fence looks nothing like the outside.
The infrastructures problems speak volumes about how government has done compared to the private sector. Granted things are improving, as the private sector is pulling the government along by its hair, though kicking and screaming.
We’ll cover these points in depth in later columns. Let’s get back to the tag of “silicon valley”.
Driving around Bangalore, one quickly notices that it is not just high tech that is here. Virtually every industrial sector is represented here. Of course high tech has a primary foothold here. To give you an idea, let’s take a look at a few sectors:
High tech – companies like IBM, Microsoft, Dell, Intel, Motorola, HP, Oracle, Cisco, TI, Autodesk, Tektronix, Novell, and the list goes on.
Consumer – GE, Sony, Honeywell, Samsung, …
Automotive – GM, Ford, Daimler Chrysler, Toyota, Honda, …
Financials – Fidelity, Bank of America, …
Others – Internal Revenue Service, …
Well, you get the idea. No longer is this just a call center for tech support. Complete end to end solutions are being offered, in addition to BPO (business process outsourcing), which is really all the non-core functions of the businesses. Product development work is now also being done here.
Here are some pictures I have taken to show the mega campuses and structures sprawling across Bangalore:
Bangalore Adobe
Bangalore Oracle
Bangalore Oracle
Bangalore Brigade Tech Park
Bangalore Brigade Tech Park
Bangalore Caterpillar
Bangalore Caterpillar
Bangalore Caterpillar
Bangalore Cisco Qwest
Bangalore Cisco Qwest
Bangalore Fidelity
Bangalore Fidelity
Bangalore Business Tech Park
Bangalore IBM
Bangalore IBM
Bangalore Intel
Bangalore Intel
Bangalore Intel
Bangalore International Tech Park
Bangalore International Tech Park
Bangalore International Tech Park
Bangalore International Tech Park
Bangalore JP Morgan
Bangalore JP Morgan
Bangalore JP Morgan
Bangalore Microsoft
Bangalore Microsoft
Bangalore Microsoft
Bangalore Motorola TI HP
Bangalore Motorola
Bangalore Motorola
Bangalore Texas Instruments
Bangalore Motorola TI HP
Bangalore Motorola TI HP
Bangalore Motorola TI HP
Bangalore Motorola TI HP
Bangalore Volvo
I have seen Silicon valley(but reading article and viewing images),I can tell Banglore is far ahead than silicon valley of usa
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