T-Mobile has opened a global capability centre in Hyderabad and plans to employ nearly 1,000 people by 2027, the US telecom operator and the Telangana government announced on June 4, 2026.
The centre, inaugurated on Thursday, spans 250,000 square feet of leased space in the city, according to Telangana’s IT ministry. Employees at the facility will build capabilities across software engineering, DevOps, product development, data analytics, and cybersecurity.
“Our global technology centre in Hyderabad will play an important role in strengthening our engineering and digital capabilities while enabling teams to build solutions that support our customers and business priorities,” said Chandra Gupta, Vice President of IT operations at the centre.
The opening reflects a broader shift in how multinationals view their operations in India. Over the past decade, GCCs have evolved from cost-saving outsourcing centres into strategic hubs handling product development, AI, cloud infrastructure, and cybersecurity. A Nasscom-Zinnov report found that nearly two-thirds of new GCCs set up in India choose either Bengaluru or Hyderabad, where firms such as Microsoft, Google, Amazon, Apple, and Salesforce already run large campuses.
The hiring plans come as T-Mobile reduces roles elsewhere. The company began layoffs in late 2025, and those reductions have continued into 2026, making the India expansion part of a wider rebalancing of where the company concentrates technical talent.
