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https://www.straitstimes.com/business/companies-markets/zoom-to-set-up-rd-centre-in-singapore-hire-hundreds-of-engineering-staff
Zoom to set up R&D centre in Singapore, hire hundreds of engineering staff
Zoom Video Communications, which owns the ubiquitous video-conferencing platform Zoom, is expanding its footprint in Singapore by opening a new research and development (R&D) centre and doubling the size of its data centre here.
The US tech giant will also hire hundreds of staff for the R&D centre in key engineering roles, it said in a statement on Wednesday (Dec 16).
¡°This commitment represents a growing strategic investment in the country, where Zoom has already had a presence for two years,¡± it said.
A Zoom spokesman told The Straits Times that the firm aims to open the R&D centre by the third quarter of next year ¡°or when it¡¯s safe for all our employees to go back into the office¡±.
He declined to say how much Zoom invested in the new facility and expanded data centre.
The firm added that the expansion in Singapore will supplement its existing R&D centres in the United States, India and China, and support Zoom¡¯s engineering leadership team, which is based at its headquarters in San Jose, California.
¡°Zoom selected Singapore for its exceptional engineering talent. The company has already begun recruiting engineers in the area and looks forward to selecting office space as pandemic-related remote work subsides,¡± it said.
Zoom will also double the capacity of its data centre in Singapore, to better serve users in the Asia-Pacific.
Mr Velchamy Sankarlingam, Zoom¡¯s president of product and engineering, said the new R&D facility and expanded data centre in Singapore will play a critical role in Zoom¡¯s continued international growth.
¡°Singapore is pro-business, ranks as one of the friendliest countries to set up a company, and continues to be a favourite for regional headquarters as it boasts exceptional talent, strong infrastructure, and is a perfect gateway for engaging the wider Asia-Pacific region,¡± he said.
Mr Chng Kai Fong, managing director of the Economic Development Board, said Zoom has transformed the way people work, learn and socialise.
He added: ¡°In some ways, we are more productive and fulfilled. And this is only the beginning in re-inventing how we work, live and play. So I am thrilled that Zoom will be partnering Singapore to set up an R&D centre to explore possibilities.¡±
Zoom is not the only tech giant that has strengthened its presence in Singapore.
In February, social media platform Twitter said it will set up its first Asia-Pacific engineering centre here and create 65 technical jobs. The centre will be set up at the company¡¯s Asia-Pacific headquarters in the CapitaGreen building in Shenton Way.
WeChat owner Tencent Holdings has chosen a co-working space for its first office in Singapore, reported Bloomberg in October.
Chinese tech giant ByteDance, which owns popular video app TikTok, is also moving to a bigger office in the financial district. It reportedly signed an agreement to lease three floors measuring over 60,000 square feet at One Raffles Quay.
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