Fortinet sells firewalls, secure networking and SASE services in India and runs a development centre and a support centre in the country. Its Bengaluru innovation centre is one of its largest engineering sites outside North America.
What India does for Fortinet
Bengaluru hosts one of Fortinet's largest R&D teams outside North America, and India is a market served by local data centres for its SASE and security services.
Fortinet's India business
In 2016 it opened the Fortinet Innovation Centre in Bengaluru with about 120 R&D staff, its largest R&D facility outside North America at the time. The Bengaluru team has worked on enterprise WiFi engineering and holds multiple patents.
In October 2023 it opened two India based data centres in Pune and Bengaluru to support its Universal SASE and FortiGuard services.
Key moves in India
- 2016: Fortinet opened the Fortinet Innovation Centre in Bengaluru, then its largest R&D facility outside North America.
- 2023: In October Fortinet opened two data centres in Pune and Bengaluru to support its Universal SASE and security services.
Where it operates
Fortinet runs its India business from Bengaluru. It also has a presence in New Delhi and Pune.
At a glance
- Home country: United States
- Global headquarters: Sunnyvale
- Sector: Cybersecurity & Digital Risk
- Business: Network security
- Role of India: R&D and engineering hub, Sales market
- India head office: Bengaluru
- India offices: Bengaluru, New Delhi, Pune
- India headcount: Not available
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