Gogo (NASDAQ: GOGO), the leading global provider of broadband connectivity products and services for aviation, announced recently that it is entering the India market by establishing a technology development center in Chennai, with plans to be fully operational by March 2018.

Gogo will commence its operations in Chennai with a team of approximately 30 engineers and developers, and it expects to increase the headcount to approximately 100 by the end of 2018. The Chennai facility and team are being established as part of Gogo's continued international expansion and will support the company's inflight connectivity technology development and engineering efforts. The facility will also support Gogo's marketing efforts with India-based airlines as the market for inflight services opens up in the region. 

"We are excited to set up base in India with our facility in Chennai. Our presence in India provides access to a large pool of technology and software talent, which will enable us to accelerate the development of our inflight connectivity and entertainment solutions and introduce them to the market," said Anand Chari, Executive Vice President and Chief Technology Officer at Gogo. "In addition, the proximity of this facility to our growing base of customers in the Asia Pacific and EMEA region will allow us to better serve such customers."

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