Five takeaways from Sundar Pichai's speech in Delhi

Google will invest in both engineering and business development in India. A new campus in Hyderabad is in the offing.

Goutam Das

Google CEO Sundar Pichai (Photo: Reuters)

Google will work to increase internet access to as many people as possible. That implies a huge thrust on Indian language internet. Also, technologies and solutions to beam internet to rural areas and connect people in public spaces such as railway stations.
Google will work on products that are lighter and faster. These may also consume less data. For India, there could be more products that work offline and on slow connections.
Google will continue to work on bringing more small businesses online. That's great business sense. All of them would require its advertising products to be relevant in the online world.
Google is not happy with just short-form content on Youtube. There is a surge in long form. It is partnering, and will partner with, organisations such as film schools to ensure more long-form content gets uploaded.
All of the above imply investments. Google will invest in both engineering and business development in India. A new campus in Hyderabad is in the offing.

Published on: Dec 16, 2015 12:12 PM IST