AFL to produce fibre optic products in Bengaluru for US market

AFL and Citadel have jointly hired 50 people at their Bengaluru facility

AFL, a maker of fibre-optic cable and accessories, is looking to manufacture products at its Bengaluru facility for North American and other Asian markets. The company, which partnered with Citadel Intelligent Systems for manufacturing in India, will primarily produce equipment designed for data centres for existing and new customers. 

Jody Gallagher, President and chief executive officer, AFL, said fast-paced growth in the data centre market had attracted the company, a subsidiary of US-based Fujikura Ltd, to have an India presence for meeting the demand both from the local and global markets. 

Gallagher and K K Shetty, chief executive officer, Citadel, said