Nokia Siemens Networks expands R&D in India

The prime minister of Finland, Matti Vanhanen, inaugurated Nokia Siemens Networks’ expanded development center in Bengaluru, India. Engineers at the site develop, test and deliver software to support the world’s telecom networks.

The new facility is equipped with state-of-the-art R&D facilities; telepresence enables strong interaction with the company’s other global development sites; it also hosts one of the company’s three remote testing laboratories. The center is staffed with experts in pre-sales, product management, program management, and technical support, as well as process and quality-assurance activities.

“For many years, our previous Bengaluru site fostered expertise in various product areas and became a vital element of our global R&D organization,” said Johann Haslinger, head of Nokia Siemens Networks Development Center, Bengaluru. “By moving to a larger, more modern facility, the center will not only enhance our development efforts, but it also means that product innovation in one area can be easily transferred across our entire business”.

Nokia Siemens Networks’ previous development center in Bengaluru started operations in 1994. With the opening of this new facility, the Bengaluru site is now one of the company’s largest. It currently has a workforce of approximately 2,300 with space to expand to 3,000, depending on demand.

More than 150 million mobile subscribers across India use services powered by Nokia Siemens Networks. The company has a strong presence in the country with marketing and sales offices in Delhi NCR and Mumbai, two Global Network Solutions Centers (GNSC's) in Noida, Delhi NCR and Chennai; two manufacturing facilities at Chennai and Kolkata, a research and development center in Bengaluru and services staff spread over 170 locations.