Huawei has reportedly commenced manufacturing in Chennai and announced a fresh investment of $150 million to establish a research and development (R&D) campus in Bangalore.
According to a company statement, Huawei has invested $400 million over the last 10 years in India.
The company has commenced the production of components of network equipment gear in both its facilities in Chennai, the statement added.
The statement said, “Both the manufacturing facilities in Chennai will cater to the growing demand of telecom network equipment supplied by Huawei India to Indian telecom service providers in the domain of 2G expansion, 3G and LTE networks.?
It added that in line with a vision to support the development of the local Indian industry, Huawei is committed towards investing further in India in the future.
The company has a fully-owned manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur in Chennai and also does contract manufacturing with Flextronics India. The facilities employ 1,800 technical and managerial staff.
