Force10 Networks opened an ‘innovation centrer’ in Chennai, India which includes a new 1,500 sq ft data center, doubling its data center footprint at the site. 

 

The firm said it has invested $18m in its facilities in India over the last five years expanding its R&D team as an extension to its U.S. engineering operation. 

 

The company said it plans to invest another $10 million to outfit and operate its new 3,500sq ft development lab, which is more than twice the size of its former lab. 

 

In a statement the firm said: ‘The site will focus on core/switch product development, including software development and testing, for Force10's E-, S- and C-Series product lines and multi-protocol label switching (MPLS) to increase port density for Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) and 10 GbE data center network fabric, while reducing power and cooling costs.’ 

 

Prakash Sripathy, vice president, India Operations for Force10 Networks. "The Chennai Innovation Center is well positioned and geared up to match the pace and scale of growth in new product development at Force10. We will continue to play a major role in expanding Force10's footprint in the data center and enterprise market space."