The Bangalore-based software division of the 12-billion DM Siemens Public Communication Networks group is all set to become the global electrical giants major source for telecom software.
This follows a plan by Siemens Communication Networks to expand its Indian software development centre while gradually reducing the current strength of its other centres located in the US, Austria and Switzerland.
Siemens Communication Software (SCS), Bangalore, part of the Siemens Public Communication Networks Ltd, is a 70:30 joint venture between Siemens AG, Germany and Siemens Ltd India.
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Siemens Communication Software is currently the fourth largest development centre of the group following facilities in Germany, Austria and the US.
While the Bangalore centre is set to induct hundred software engineers every year, Siemens other software divisions have stopped expansion activities.
The Public Communication Networks group is the second largest group within Siemens. The current expansion of its Indian centre is likely turn it to be the fastest growing software division of the company.
The total workforce for the development of communication software for Siemens is 6000. While half of them are located in Germany, 1400 are in Austria, 800 in the US, and rest are based in Bangalore and other centres.
SCS now has 400 engineers. Most of the software developed at SCS is sourced by Siemens for telecommunication management networks (TMN) for its switching system, EWSD, and a variety of other applications.
The development centre has already achieved a global launch of its new software products called basic craft terminal (BCT) and advanced multi-functional operator service system (ADMOSS).
SCS also plans to launch a product called `access integrator ML-OS which provides an interface between the subscribers and the local switches.
ML-OS, which is in the final stages of a worldwide release, is developed by Siemens, Munich (60 per cent) and SCS (40).
This is important to the upcoming broad band-ISDN and ATM, and also to mobile radio systems for subscriber access (radio-in-the-loop - RITL).
Worldwide, these requirements are handled by a range of access network elements.
Siemens Communication Software, a 100 per cent EOU, develops products either exclusively or in co-operation with other development centres.
The products are delivered to Siemens, Germany, for final integration into the total network before being released for world-wide use.