Bangalore 3G Firm Smashes First Year Growth Targets

3G Firm Smashes First Year Growth Targets

UbiNetics marks first anniversary with plans for further Indian expansion. Just one year after opening, UbiNetics' Bangalore operation has emerged as a major R&D centre for the global 3G technology firm.

Inset is a Ubinetics 3G concept device.

UbiNetics now employs a team of 90 highly skilled engineers. Several new projects are being planned for the India centre in 2003 and will increase the team size to 150 within the next six months.

The PA Consulting spin-off, headquartered in the UK, has a network of R&D facilities around the world. However, the Indian facility is playing a key role in many of its projects. These include the development of UMTS and GSM/GPRS protocols for multi-mode protocol software, development of EDGE software and working on the company's latest Load Tester product.

The Load Tester enables network operators to 'stress-test' their networks, assessing the network's ability to support large call volumes.

"The India staff have earned a good name for the centre through their hard-work and diligence. This has resulted in UbiNetics looking to the India centre for starting many new projects. This trend is set to continue and we are proud to be playing a key role in the growth of the company," said Madan Mohan Raj, vice-president R&D, India.

"The R&D centre in Bangalore has made a substantial contribution in the last year to the performance of the business and we are keen to grow the team even further to achieve our product road-map milestones," said Björn Krylander, CEO at UbiNetics.
"UbiNetics not only benefits from a ready supply of highly trained engineers to keep up with burgeoning demand, but also Bangalore's close proximity to the lucrative Chinese market."

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