HCL to acquire
Sankalp
Semiconductor
to enhance
leadership
in the
semiconductors
and IIoT spaces
German enterprises
embrace SDN Technologies
to reduce costs
H
CL Technologies Limited (HCL), a
leading global technology company,
has announced the acquisition of Sankalp
Semiconductor (Sankalp), an advanced
technology design services provider offering
comprehensive digital and mixed signal
SoC services and solutions from concept to
prototype, in the semiconductor space.
Sankalp, which operates in Germany and
has 5000+ man-years of experience in the
semiconductor design space, brings strong
capabilities in analogue, digital and mixed
signal chip design. It provides end-to-end
solutions in the Automotive, Consumer,
IoT, Medical Electronics, Networking and
Wireless domains.
Sankalp’s capabilities, combined with HCL’s
existing strengths, will help HCL sustain its
leadership position in the semiconductor
space within the Engineering and R&D
Services industry. This strategic acquisition
would enable HCL to further expand into
newer market-domains, especially in
analogue and mixed signal design.
“Sankalp will complement our strong
semiconductor offerings and help offer a
wider range of services to our customers in the
analogue and mixed signal space,” said GH
Rao, President – Engineering and R&D Services,
HCL Technologies. “Sankalp will operate as a
100% subsidiary of HCL,” he added.
“The strategic acquisition will enable
synergies between engineering
teams allowing us to offer a broader
semiconductor know-how to a wider
variety of customers. The joined forces
will enable deeper engagements with
customers in the end-to-end digital and
mixed signal design space,” said Samir
Patel, CEO, Sankalp Semiconductor.
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The use of this technology in the German
market is growing rapidly
G
erman enterprises are turning to
software-defined networking and
other advanced network technologies as
a way to reduce costs and quickly provide
new services to customers, according to
a new report published by Information
Services Group (ISG), a leading global
technology research and advisory firm.
The 2019 ISG Provider Lens Network –
Software Defined Solutions and Services
Report for Germany finds the use of SDN,
SD-WAN, network function virtualisation
(NFV) and related technologies in the
German market growing rapidly. Still,
SD networking technologies will not
completely replace traditional networking
solutions based on multiprotocol label
switching (MPLS) and existing managed
LAN and WAN services, the report says.
“The trend towards SDN-related
technologies is driven by enterprises’
desire to seamlessly add network
applications and resources to meet
business and user goals more efficiently,”
said Andrea Spiegelhoff, Partner, ISG
DACH. “SDN helps German companies
expand their networks efficiently and
securely without creating siloes or
depending on vendors.”
Enterprises are moving towards the SDN
umbrella of technologies and services for
several reasons, the report says. Many seek
increased flexibility and agility to enable
them to respond quickly to customer
queries and provide new services, states
the report. Enterprises also see SDN
and NFV as a way to improve network
efficiency while reducing usage costs.
Using SDN-related tools, enterprises can
route non-critical mobile data over lower-
cost connections that may have reduced
reliability or quality, the report notes.
Many providers of networking products
and services are involved in SDN-
related pilot projects and are regularly
converting them to production-level
deployments, says the report. Many
networking vendors are embracing
SDN products as a way to improve their
positioning in the marketplace.
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