9 Nov, 2007
Motorola recently announced the inauguration of its R&D complex in Beijing, China.
Motorola's 92,000-square meter complex in the Wangjing area of Beijing consists of one 16-floor office tower, three low-rise R&D buildings (three stories each) and one lab building and will accommodate more than 3,000 Motorola employees, including 2,000 R&D engineers.
Motorola has a number of R&D teams based in China, including its Mobile Device China Design Center, Motorola Global Software Group China Center and the Motorola Home and Networks Mobility China GSM/UMTS R&D Team. These three R&D institutes will move into the newly constructed complex in Wangjing.
Other major labs and R&D centers that have settled down in the new location include the Motorola Beijing Compliance Lab; Global Telecom Solutions Sector (GTSS) China Design Center; Customer Network Resolution Center (CNRC); Motorola Engineering Institute (MEI); and Antenna and EMI labs.
Early in 1993, Motorola took the initiative to establish its first R&D facility in China – The Global Software Group China, which was also the first of its kind built by multinationals in China. Up to now, Motorola has invested US$800 million in R&D, building R&D centers and labs in Beijing, Tianjin, Shanghai, Nanjing, Chengdu and Hangzhou and employs more than 3,000 R&D staff, according to the company.
