5G technology will lead to another data explosion in India: Western Digital

In an interaction with Abhik Sen, Siva Sivaram, Western Digital's executive VP of silicon technology and manufacturing, discusses why India's strength lies in more than being a manufacturing hub

Siva Sivaram, Western Digital’s executive vice-president of silicon technology and manufacturing, says 5G technology will lead to another explosion in data. In an interaction with Abhik Sen, he discusses why India’s strength lies in more than being a manufacturing hub. Edited excerpts:

In India, there is a lot of focus on 'Make in India'. Does it make sense to manufacture in India?

I want to answer it in a different perspective. We were 85,000 people when we were a $4 billion company, now we have 65,000 people and are a $21 billion one. It is because of the additional value