Top 10 Leaders In Networking & Hardware Products - 2021

Being a fast growing Information technology (IT) hub, the IT sector in India contributes to the largest private sector of the country employing 3.9 million people. The country spends $1.6 billion annually on training its IT workforce, and in return, the sector contributes to eight percent of India’s GDP. According to NASSCOM, the sector aggregated revenue of $180 billion in 2019. The role of IT in Indian economy explains the trend of networking and hardware products industries in India and reasons for the growth. In addition to well established companies, there are numerous IT and electronics startups mushrooming all over India which all need the basic requirements of hardware and networking, resulting in an exceptional benefaction of astounding growth for the market.

 In addition to this, adding to the increased use of data and network individually, supported by cheap data charges, digitization has contributed to the growth of market. The large government education projects, Windows 10 refresh orders along with vendor initiatives to target SMEs even in the lower tier cities and providing financial help to them acted as the key drivers of strong growth in the commercial segment, aiding in its growth of 44.8 percent annual in 2019. The efforts done by governments to make internet available for all is also contributing to the market furthering its growth.

In this issue, the CEO Insights magazine introduces a list of 'Top 10 Leaders in Networking & Hardware Products - 2021' who have played major role in the transformation and growth of business. The list has been crafted by a team of Industry veterans, CEOs, VCs and the CEO Insights editorial team, thus delivering inspiring stories of their journey and the contributions & roles played by them in the creation and empowerment of a powerful industry and business.