NTT DATA has diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies.
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After acquiring Udupi-based Niveus Solutions, a cloud engineering services company and a Google Cloud Platform Partner, in 2025, Japan-based NTT DATA has expanded its operations in Silicon Beach, a moniker used by coastal Karnataka’s industry leaders for the region.Deepak Sathya, executive managing director (Cloud and Security – India head), NTT DATA, told The Hindu in Mangaluru: “About 1,000 team members of erstwhile Niveus Solutions are now part of the larger 40,000-strong workforce of NTT DATA in India. After the acquisition, Mangaluru-Udupi team members have not restricted themselves to the Google platform alone. We are working on other technologies and other platforms as well, such as Amazon and Microsoft. So that is one expansion path.”Mr. Sathya said that following the acquisition, there are no boundaries between the Niveus team and the NTT DATA team. “Now it all depends on the talent that we are able to develop in Mangaluru.”Referring to Karnataka, he said the company’s largest delivery centres are in the state. “In Bengaluru itself, we have three very large delivery centres. Outside Bengaluru, it is in Mangaluru in Karnataka. The company also has delivery centres in Noida, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Mumbai. We do not have any special expansion plans for Karnataka because it happens naturally.”He said NTT DATA has a very wide portfolio. “What we do from Mangaluru is probably a small percentage as of today. I am speaking with my peers and colleagues in other global practices so that they can also expand to Mangaluru.”The company has diverse experts in more than 50 countries and a robust partner ecosystem of established and start-up companies. Its services include business and technology consulting, data and artificial intelligence, industry solutions, and the development, implementation, and management of applications, infrastructure, and connectivity.According to Silicon Beach Program (SBP), three home-grown tech firms in the coastal region have been acquired in the past more than two years, totalling around $250 million in investment in the Mangaluru-Udupi region.The SBP is a Section 8 company under the Companies Act and a grouping of like-minded people from diverse fields, who are pooling resources to promote economic growth in coastal Karnataka, using the technology industry as a growth catalyst.Earlier in 2025, R Systems International Ltd, a global product engineering and digital solutions provider, acquired Mangaluru-based Novigo Solutions, a specialist in low-code/no-code (LCNC) development and intelligent automation services.In 2021, TechnoPro Holdings of Japan acquired Udupi-based Robosoft Technologies, a leading provider of digital transformation solutions for enterprises. Published - July 13, 2026 06:40 pm IST
