CABLE MODEM FIRM LOOKS FOR INDIAN PARTNER

US firm Broadcom Corp is considering setting up a manufacturing facility in India. Broadcom, which is on the cutting edge of highly integrated solutions for broadband digital data transmission, is scouting around for an Indian partner for its Indian venture.

The company recently announced the international launch of its single-chip cable modem solution. It also introduced a graphics chip, which allows TV viewers to simultaneously access the Internet while watching television.

Broadcom has strategic customer relationships with companies such as 3Com, Bay Networks, Cisco Systems, General Instrument, Motorola and Scientific-Atlanta. The company sees a market for its cable modems and set-top boxes in India with the government opening up the Internet services market to cable operators. India has in excess of 20 million cable TV subscribers and about 30,000 cable operators.