Zoom, one of the most popular companies in the video collaboration landscape, recently announced that it is expanding its presence in Singapore with an impending Research and Development centre. The R&D facility will hire new engineering employees, and Zoom will also be expanding its co-located datacentre in Singapore too.
The new expansion plans represent an evolving commitment to strategic investment in Singapore for Zoom, where the company has already had a growing presence for some time. The expansion should supplement the R&D centres that Zoom already has in China, India, and the US, while supporting Zoom’s engineering leadership in its California headquarters.
Zoom says it chose Singapore for the incredible engineering talent it has to offer, and the company is already finding talent in the area.
Expanding Around the Globe
Zoom has grown at a phenomenal pace this past year, thanks in part to the rapid demand for collaboration tools that emerged after the worldwide pandemic. The company is looking forward to selecting office space after the pandemic lockdown issues have subsided in the region.
The video communications company has been expanding its global datacentre locations rapidly, and the doubled capacity in Singapore is a good example of this. The new expansion will support Zoom in delivering a superior quality of security, experience, and reliability to users in the APAC region.
According to the President of Engineering and Product for Zoom, Velchamy Sankarlingam, Singapore ranks as one of the best countries for setting up a company, with a pro-business attitude. It’s a growing location for regional headquarters, with access to amazing talent, and plenty of strong infrastructure. Plus, Singapore offers excellent entry into the APAC region.
Zoom is planning on hiring employees immediately, leveraging the educated talent pool in Singapore. The new R&D centre, and the new datacentre will play a valuable role in the continued growth of Zoom as a brand.
New Opportunities for Zoom
Already, companies around the world are discovering that they can work just as well in a remote landscape with the help of tools like Zoom. Kai Fong Chng of the Singapore Economic Development Board, said that Zoom has changed the way they think about work, and many remote workers are now more productive and satisfied in this new landscape.
Singapore is excited to know that Zoom will be bringing and R&D centre into the landscape to help continue its growth. The launch of this new facility represents Zoom’s ongoing strength as a global leader in communications technology for the new landscape.
