Cisco to ramp up India customer base to 100,000 by 2021: Top executive

The company is planning to ramp up its digital solutions vertical, particularly in transport & logistics, security and hotspots segments

Cisco is planning to boost its customer base in India from 30,000 at present to around 100,000 over the next three years. The technology conglomerate is targeting the small business segment, besides looking to increasing its presence in pharma, healthcare, retail and manufacturing verticals.

According to Sameer Garde, the company’s India and SAARC head, after growing the company's presence in the service providers’ and enterprise segments, primarily in banking, financial services and information technology (IT) services companies, the company is eyeing new verticals.

“Our number one focus is to grow wider in more verticals. Manufacturing, pharmaceutical, healthcare and retail are