Siemens says India is a key hub for global product development

TL;DR:

• Siemens said India is an important innovation hub for its global product development.
• Siemens executive Pankaj Vyas linked India’s role to its user scale, digital backbone, and telecom connectivity infrastructure.
• The comments position India as a global capability centre hub for enterprise technology and telecom-linked development.

Siemens said India is an important innovation hub for the company’s global product development, according to comments by Pankaj Vyas reported in April 2025. Vyas said India’s scale of users, digital backbone, and telecom connectivity infrastructure are contributing to the country’s rise as a global capability centre, or GCC, hub.

Pankaj Vyas said Siemens sees India as a key location for innovation tied to global product development. The reported reasons were India’s large user base, its digital infrastructure, and its telecom connectivity infrastructure, which Vyas said support the country’s position as a GCC hub.

The comments add to a broader trend of multinational technology and industrial companies using India for engineering, software, and product development work. In the eSIM and telecom sector, India’s digital infrastructure and connectivity are also relevant to enterprise digitisation, connected devices, and platform development, although the report did not cite specific eSIM products, operators, or standards.

Related Questions

Why does Siemens consider India an innovation hub?

Because Siemens executive Pankaj Vyas said India’s user scale, digital backbone, and telecom connectivity infrastructure support its role in global product development.

Is India being positioned as a global capability centre hub?

Yes. Siemens said India is rising as a global capability centre hub, based on its scale of users and digital and telecom infrastructure.