CISCO to manufacture in Pune

Cisco launched its manufacturing operations in Pune and announced it would build Nagpur as Smart City with its Next-Gen solutions. The company will use the manufacturing unit to produce and ship orders for customers in the country as well as for testing, development, logistics and in-house repair capabilities. The product portfolio will include routers, switches and various circuit boards, etc. Cisco along with the Maharashtra government also announced it would roll out "Smart City" solutions in Nagpur, digital learning for students and skills development for local entrepreneurs in Dharavi, in Mumbai, to create an eCommerce hub. "My vision for digital Maharashtra is to digitally empower every citizen and increase the state's global competitiveness by creating a highly skilled workforce," Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis told.