Huawei plans to invest ?70 million over a five-year period to establish a research and development (R&D) center in Helsinki, Finland, say news reports.
According to the company, the Finnish R&D center will be a key driver in Huawei?s research and development of new technologies for mobile devices. Initial projects will focus on software development for smartphones, tablets and rich-media devices and optimising user experience of existing operating systems such as Android and Windows Phone 8.
It is believed that Huawei initially plans to recruit 30 employees for the center, with the goal of hiring more than 100 employees over five years.
Commenting on the development, Kenneth Fredriksen, vice president, Huawei Central, Eastern and Nordic Europe says, “We believe the key to building our brand is to provide consumers with a reliable and differentiated user experience. The open and innovative environment in Finland is an ideal place for Huawei to strengthen our global R&D capabilities for devices, creating opportunities for both Huawei and the Finnish telecommunications industry.”
