Mumbai, Nov 04: Cisco Systems Inc has launched Linksys, its division dealing with small office and home office (Soho) products in India, as the networking major expects the home networking market in the country to post an exponential growth in the next couple of years. "We are confident of the emerging growth of networked home and small medium business (SMB) in India and Smb needs a broader range of products to choose from to build a high performance network," Linksys Vice-President and General Manager Tushar Kothari told reporters here today.
The company would offer solutions and products to reseller and small business market in the country, he said, adding, a channel strategy covering 33 cities is already in place.
Cisco had earlier acquired Linskys, which had a strong presence in North America.
Cisco would concentrate on enterprise, service and small and medium segments in the country, while Linksys would be catering to the Soho segment, he added.
The company's product line available in India includes wireless-B and G lan equipment, broadband routers, network adapters, switchers and media adapters for home and Soho segment.
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