Infocomm products are pervasive in our daily lives and are an integral part of how we communicate in this modern world.  From our personal communication devices such as mobile phones, laptops and PCs, to enterprise components and systems that form the fabric of networks, servers and storage to channel and process the massive flows of data throughout the world.  This complex infrastructure of infocomm products and the infocomm services that run on these infocomm products are ubiquitous in our personal and business activities. Correspondingly, there is a wide spectrum of infocomm product companies that have established themselves in Singapore to serve the global markets.

 

Singapore is an attractive location for infocomm product companies to orchestrate their global operations, and also develop and commercialize new infocomm products. Leading infocomm product companies, such as Dell, HP and IBM and network equipment providers, like Alcatel, Cisco and Lucent, have established regional and global headquarters with the full value chain of activities in Singapore: from R&D and supply chain management to manufacturing, logistics and shared services.

Likewise, leading consumer electronics players such as BSH, Electrolux, Karcher, LG Electronics, Panasonic and Samsung Electronics, have all established regional headquarters in Singapore and companies such as Philips and Sennheiser, undertake the full range of activities in Singapore including R&D, product development and intellectual property management.

 

Development of infocomm products is not just about building hardware, but also about incorporating consumer preferences. Singapore's multicultural environment and strategic location in the heart of Asia is a prime location from which companies can better understand the Asian consumer to conceptualize and develop new products for the region.

 

Key products manufactured in Singapore include mission-critical and secure computing products such as high-end servers, ATMs, point-of-sales systems, networking equipment, and smart cards. Singapore is suited for such production because of its high-quality, high-mix-low-volume manufacturing expertise that is further supported by an established ecosystem of precision component manufacturers, EMS companies, logistics service providers and also the growing ecosystem of other suppliers within Singapore and the neighboring region.