Arista Networks is pushing ahead with its $1 billion expansion plan in India, with the firm expecting little impact from the Trump Administration’s tariffs on the country. In late July, Arista announced its intentions to invest further in the Indian market, including plans to expand manufacturing in the country.
Ashwin Kohli, Arista’s chief customer officer, however, said that the tariffs wouldn’t impact the networking firm’s plans, “even in the U.S.”
“We have manufacturing facilities in the Americas and India. … The impact of the tariffs is uncertain," Kohli said. "But if we can manufacture in India and supply domestically, then our goal would be to get the least cost products to our customers globally.”
Arista recently acquired Broadcom’s VeloCloud SD-WAN platform in a move seen as a complement to its existing campus wired and wireless solutions. The networking firm has also been building out what it describes as “AI for networking centers of excellence,” with India among the markets it's been eyeing such facilities.
According to Kohli, the California-based vendor has spent around $1 billion in India over the past decade, with plans to invest “probably another $1 billion in the next four to five years as well.”
“We have continued to expand our presence across all major regions in India, with strong hubs in Bengaluru, Pune, and Chennai,” the executive said, with its facilities focusing on both hardware and software engineering.
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