IT Industry in Hyderabad

Hyderabad is rightly known as
the high-tech city. IT in Hyderabad is renowned world over. Hyderabad is the hub
of information technology in our country. Hyderabad city is today known not only
for its IT and IT Enabled Services, but also Pharmaceuticals and Entertainment
industries. Many call centers, Business Process Outsourcing (BPO) firms, dealing
with IT and other technological services were set up in the 1990s making it the
hub of BPO firms. Ramoji Film City, the largest film studio in the world is
located on the outskirts of the hi-tech city.

The progress of a township
with state-of-the-art services called HITEC City encouraged several IT and ITES
companies to setup operations in the city. A rapid growth of technology in this
area has led civic boosters to call the city "Cyberabad". Hyderabad has also
been referred to as the second Silicon Valley of India after Bangalore. There
have been widespread investments in digital infrastructure within the city,
which includes several multinational corporations having established centres in
the city. The major areas where such campuses have been setup include Madhapur
and Gachibowli.

Hyderabad also has the merit of being The Software
Training Capital. The city offers innumerable number of software courses that
are taken up by thousands from all over the world. Hyderabad is on the brink to
become a global city as it has been selected as the location for India's first
Fab City, a silicon chip developing facility, being setup with an investment of
$3 billion by the AMD-SemIndia syndicate.