Europe : Motorola has today announced the creation of a dedicated 3G mobile phone design centre in Basingstoke.

Inset is Greg Estell, Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Devices, Europe quoted below.

The company’s mobile devices business will be deploying existing employees to the centre as well as creating new engineering and product development jobs.

The launch of the design centre, planned for the summer of 2005, will enable Motorola to continue its innovation and technology leadership in the handset market and will position engineering resources ideally to support customers and consumers across Europe and worldwide.

Roles to be recruited for include software, hardware, RF and test development engineers as well as technical account managers, programme and project managers. Motorola will also be attracting and developing graduate talent in the organisation.

Motorola is showing ongoing commitment to the development and innovation of handsets in the UK and Europe following the success of Motorola’s 3G portfolio and ground breaking handsets such as the RAZR V3. Motorola is also taking advantage of the good supply of talented people in the UK to fill these knowledge-based job opportunities.

Greg Estell, Vice President and General Manager of Mobile Devices, Europe said: “The development of the 3G design centre will allow Motorola to be even more focused on delivering a steady stream of the hottest and most desirable handsets for our customers and consumers in Europe. The opportunities are tremendous.”

Motorola has today announced the creation of a dedicated 3G mobile phone design centre in Basingstoke. The company’s mobile devices business will be deploying existing employees to the centre as well as creating new engineering and product development jobs.