Networking equipment maker Cisco (NASDAQ:CSCO) is celebrating 20 years of operating in Singapore with a huge new office that replaces its four previous Singaporean bases. It thereby brings all 1,000 employees in the nation under one roof, located at the UE Biz Hub near the airport.
After initially setting up a presence in the country back in 1993, the first Cisco office at Wheelock Place in 1996 had only eight staffers. But by 1998, Singapore had been selected as the company’s Greater Asia HQ.
San Francisco-headquartered Cisco – allegedly one of the architects of China’s Great Firewall – claims that its new pad in Singapore has some nice green touches, such as motion based sensors for energy efficient control of lighting. There’s also an e-waste recycling program four times a year, and a concerted effort to use less paper.
During its 20 years in the Lion City, Cisco claims that 46,000 students in Singapore have passed through its Cisco Networking Academy Program via its partnerships with 15 local educational institutions.
See more photos of the new Cisco base in Singapore below this little infographic of the company’s local milestones:
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