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Ericsson Inaugurates New R&D Facilities in China
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Nanjing Ericsson Panda Communications (ENC) celebrated its 20th anniversary today. Founded in 1992 as a production unit, ENC has developed into Ericsson's largest production supply center and one of its most important research and development bases in the world.
Over the past five years, Ericsson has invested more than CNY 450 million (US$71 million) in ENC.
In 2008, Ericsson invested to expand the total area of factory buildings and ancillary facilities to approximately 13,000sq m. The expansion, completed in 2009, increased the ENC's production area by 50 percent and doubled its production capacity, which is mainly devoted to 3G equipment. In 2011, Ericsson invested to double the scale of its R&D Center in Nanjing and its infrastructure to meet the demand for expanded operations.
The inauguration of the new Nanjing R&D Center building, which covers a total area of 11,700sq m, will enhance the company's R&D capability in 3G and LTE. One of Ericsson China's five major R&D centers, the Nanjing R&D Center currently employs about 500 R&D engineers who are working on software and hardware for various communication standards. The radio network controllers and radio base stations developed by the center have been deployed by major operators in more than 100 networks around the world.
Mats H Olsson, President of Ericsson North East Asia and Chairman of Ericsson China, said: "In the past 20 years, ENC has grown from a local production factory into a world class global production and supply unit. In fact, ENC of today is truly serves as a benchmark for the success of the globalization of Ericsson. ENC will play an even more important role in the development of the ICT industry in China and around the world."
Tags: [nanjing] [ericsson] [China]
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