biggest it park in india5 of the biggest IT parks in India

The new concept of a technology park has emphasized the growth of technology, research, and knowledge-based businesses. A tech park is not, in the true sense, a real estate space but a property developed to take care of business A-Z needs. The best tech parks in India go by this definition, except that it has one exception- rarely will you see tech parks in hyderabad association or in collaboration with Technical Institutes or universities.

Overview of five of the biggest it park in indiacurrently

• Tidal Park Chennai

This is a relative newcomer on the scene, yet it bursts at the seams. Developed jointly by Tamil Nadu Government companies ELCOT and TIDCO and built by South Korean firm Hyundai engineering. The park has a built-up area of 1.28 million sq. ft and was launched in 2000 only. The park is close to the airport and city center. It has excellent infrastructure with huge bandwidth from Dish net DSL and Bharti Singtel. Prominent companies here are TCS, EDS, Cognizant, and Verizon.

• Pune Infotech Park, Hinjewadia

This infotech park spread over 200 acres boasts excellent facilities. It is based near Pune in a beautiful place of Hingewadia. The advantage is that land is sold here, and companies can buy and build their own offices. A high-capacity earth station in the vicinity offers excellent internet connectivity. The physical infrastructure is good, with wide roads. The only issue here is the poor public transportation system. Infosys, Wipro, KPIT, Cognizant, Geometric Software, and Mahindra are the top companies operating out of the park.

• HI TECH CITY, Madhapur (Hyderabad)

The park is owned by L&T Infocity — a JV between L&T and the Industrial Infrastructure Corporation of the Andhra Government. Here space is available on a flexible lease model at competitive rates. MNC’s s such as Oracle and Microsoft entered first and leased 194,000 sq ft and 140,000 sq ft, respectively. GE International also operates from here. The presence of MNCs has to ensure that infrastructure is world-class with unlimited bandwidth, unlimited power supply by the government, and DG backup. The park is expanding for its third phase and will have 5 million sq ft of office space after completion.

• Technopark, Thiruvananthapuram

The Kerala Government runs this tech park, and it is the most professionally managed among all the tech parks in the country. It is spread over 156 acres and boasts value-added facilities like e-business incubation centers. Here e-learning programs with 600 courses are offered, and 114 companies have been incubated. The IT infrastructure is excellent, with fiber optic connectivity offering 132 Mbps bandwidth. The leasing rates are the most competitive here, and the location is ideally near the airport and city center. Major companies operating out of this tech park are IBS Software Services, US Software, and NeST.

• Raheja- Mindspace, Mumbai

This is a popular space for ITeS companies in Malad, in the western suburb of Mumbai. The list of BPO firms operating out of here is impressive, and the park is well connected by rail and road. A key advantage is both international and domestic airport is just 10 km away. Major ITeS companies such as Daksh eServices, eServe, and Epicentre technologies operate from here.

Conclusion

The above tech parks are among the biggest and located in the major cities of India, though there are presently 62 IT Parks in India, out of which 54 are in tier II and III cities.