British telco BT unveils job creation plans; Indians likely to benefit
29 Nov 2013 11:13 PM GMT
UK-based communications major BT on Thursday said that it will add over 400 people as part of its new phase of investment across countries, including India, China and Australia.
The investment into the rapidly growing economies of Asia Pacific, Turkey, the Middle East and Africa (AMEA) is aimed at capturing opportunities in the AMEA market, pegged at about 32 billion GBP.
'Today's (Thursday) development includes more than 400 new people being added focused on regional business growth across all key markets, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey,' BT said in a statement.
The new hires will include industry specialists focused on sectors like logistics, healthcare, consumer packaged goods and financial services as well as professional services experts based in 11 countries. 'These hires will be additional to 600 positions announced earlier this year for BT's Global Development Centre in Bangalore and to the 600 hires expected for BT's new Global Shared Service facility in Kuala Lumpur announced in April,' it said.
BT is also focusing on strengthening its capabilities in security, cloud, unified communications, mobility and contact centres. BT is investing again to further grow its business in a wider region combining Asia Pacific with Turkey, the Middle East and Africa.Â
The investment into the rapidly growing economies of Asia Pacific, Turkey, the Middle East and Africa (AMEA) is aimed at capturing opportunities in the AMEA market, pegged at about 32 billion GBP.
'Today's (Thursday) development includes more than 400 new people being added focused on regional business growth across all key markets, including Australia, China, Hong Kong, India, Japan, Indonesia, Malaysia, Singapore, South Africa, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Turkey,' BT said in a statement.
The new hires will include industry specialists focused on sectors like logistics, healthcare, consumer packaged goods and financial services as well as professional services experts based in 11 countries. 'These hires will be additional to 600 positions announced earlier this year for BT's Global Development Centre in Bangalore and to the 600 hires expected for BT's new Global Shared Service facility in Kuala Lumpur announced in April,' it said.
BT is also focusing on strengthening its capabilities in security, cloud, unified communications, mobility and contact centres. BT is investing again to further grow its business in a wider region combining Asia Pacific with Turkey, the Middle East and Africa.Â
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