NTT DATA targets 2,500 staff in Mangaluru by 2027

NTT DATA plans to increase its Mangaluru workforce from about 900 employees to more than 2,500 by the end of 2027, while exploring broader expansion and technology partnerships in coastal Karnataka with state officials. The company said its workforce target was outlined during a meeting between senior NTT DATA executives and Karnataka Minister Priyank Kharge in Bengaluru on November 2. The company also described a planned Mangaluru campus and capabilities in healthcare, life sciences, high technology, automotive, manufacturing, artificial intelligence and data. These plans were detailed in a company account; the meeting discussions did not establish that all proposed projects have been agreed or launched. At the meeting, NTT DATA representatives discussed strengthening operations in Mangaluru and Udupi, citing the region’s skilled talent, according to the accounts of the discussion. The agenda included possible collaboration in data centres, cloud services and digital infrastructure under Karnataka’s Sustainable Data Centre Policy. Kharge also outlined the state’s proposal for a cable landing station in Mangaluru and discussed how NTT DATA’s expertise might contribute. The...