Motorola sets up R&D unit

Motorola has announced the opening of a new R&D unit in Bangalore. This centre, earlier Winphoria Networks which Motorola acquired, focusses on developing optimal solutions for seamless mobility in telecom switching, embedded communications, broadband and ultra wide band wireless solutions. The centre currently has around 250 developers and is led by Vivek Khanna as Head of Operations.

According to a statement from Motorola, the new R&D centre in Bangalore brings under one roof the research and development capabilities of Motorola's Core Networks Division and Embedded Communications Computing, both part of Motorola Networks.

The centre's focus will be to work on new telecom switching technologies and products across CDMA and GSM/UMTS networks, as well as develop products for a new class of computers, the communications server.

By maximising the benefits of open standards, these communications servers will enable equipment manufacturers to deliver new products and services to market faster, accelerating the seamless mobility environment. Encompassing over 117,000 square feet, the centre is the second largest Motorola R&D facility in India.

"This new R&D centre in Bangalore demonstrates the importance Motorola places on the Indian market. Our goal is to remain at the forefront of developing multi-media solutions that seamlessly combine voice, data, and video," said Simon Leung, regional president of Motorola Asia Pacific.

Motorola's first R&D facility in India was launched in 1991 in Bangalore. Hyderabad is the location of two additional Motorola R&D sites for Embedded Communications Computing and Global Software Group besides an applied research lab in Bangalore.