InfoPark, Kochi

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company_name = Infopark
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company_type = Government Owned
genre = Infrastructure Service Provider
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location_city =Kochi
location_country = India
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industry = Information Technology Business Park
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owner = Government of Kerala
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homepage = [http://www.infoparkkochi.com www.infoparkkochi.com]
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InfoPark is an information technology park promoted by the Government of Kerala, located at Kochi, India. Infopark is placed in a convert|100|acre|km2|1 campus which is 12 km from the International Airport and the city, the Park is a destination for the IT industry, especially for ITES units.

The VSNL’s communication gateway is located less than 2 km from the park. This gateway handles around 70% of the country’s data traffic.Fact|date=February 2007 The proximity to the SAFE and SE-ME-WE 3 cables dropping zone and direct OF connection to the gigabyte router of VSNL, enables the park to offer 100% uptime data connectivity to units. Kochi offers Pacific and Atlantic route of connectivity to the US.

The Park now presents convert|482000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on of built up area, which at present is fully taken up. Two Smart Business Centers, modern plug and play incubation facility, offer start up facilities for new units. Low rentals clubbed with high quality furnishing makes the SBC an ideal choice for startup enterprises. Uninterrupted power supply is possible to the units through a dedicated 110 KV line from the nearby Diesel Power Plant.

A 35 meter, 4 lane road connecting the park to the airport - seaport highway is getting ready. The major companies in the park include Wipro, TCS,IBS Software Services [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBS_Software] , UST Global, Outsource Partners International,Calpine Technologies, Vanilla Networks Pvt Ltd and Affliated Computer Services (ACS).

UST Global has started a development centre in Vismaya building in Infopark that features a total built up area of two hundred thousand square feet with eight floors, each comprising of 25,000 square feet. Beginning with a 250-strong workforce, the centre will scale up to accommodate 2000 IT professionals within 2 years.

Armia Systems, Inc. has started a development centre on the first floor of the Vismaya building.

The Leela group has commissioned a convert|137000|sqft|m2|-2|abbr=on building. L&T is slated to have a significant presence in the park. Software conglomerate Wipro is also setting up a 25 acre software development park within the campus.

ee also

* Economy of Kochi
* Technopark Kerala
*Smart City

External links

* [http://www.infoparkkochi.com]