Telecom equipment maker Ericsson today said it plans to hire more than 1,500 people at its global delivery centre in India by the end of this year.Currently located in Gurgaon, the centre has close to 3,500 people and is Ericsson's largest delivery centre globally.

"India is a very important market for us and is growing. Demand continues to be good and if all goes as per plan, we would add more than 1,500 people by the end of December this year," company's Senior Vice-President and Head of Global Services Magnus Mandersson said.

Ericsson has three global delivery centres (apart from India) in Romania, China and Mexico and has more than 45,000 people in this unit.