http://www.obj.ca/Technology/2011-0...rtnership/1?newsletterid=3&date=2011-06-17-09
The Shenzhen, China-based firm set up its first Canadian research and development lab in Kanata in 2009 and in 2010, pledged it would spend $50 million locally in three years.
A competing cloud system is being built by Bell and Cisco. In March, members of that partnership touted it as a way to help understaffed IT departments cope with a shortage of graduates in Canada.
"(The lab) is part of our investment in Canada," Mr. Schultz said, adding Huawei has been putting in the money to demonstrate its desire to stay in Ottawa – a sentiment confirmed by Huawei Canada president Sean Yang in prepared remarks.
"Huawei is committed to bringing leading technology and solutions to this market," Mr. Yang said. The company is expected to have 250 people working locally in a couple of years; as of January, it had just over 70.
The Shenzhen, China-based firm set up its first Canadian research and development lab in Kanata in 2009 and in 2010, pledged it would spend $50 million locally in three years.
A competing cloud system is being built by Bell and Cisco. In March, members of that partnership touted it as a way to help understaffed IT departments cope with a shortage of graduates in Canada.
"(The lab) is part of our investment in Canada," Mr. Schultz said, adding Huawei has been putting in the money to demonstrate its desire to stay in Ottawa – a sentiment confirmed by Huawei Canada president Sean Yang in prepared remarks.
"Huawei is committed to bringing leading technology and solutions to this market," Mr. Yang said. The company is expected to have 250 people working locally in a couple of years; as of January, it had just over 70.
