Wipro has signed the R&D partnership contract in Germany by Nokia Siemens Networks and Wipro Technologies, a division of Wipro. Nokia Siemens Networks and Wipro Technologies, the global IT arm of Wipro have agreed on the terms and conditions of a business transfer and asset sale of Nokia Siemens Networks radio access related R&D activities in Berlin.
All radio rccess R&D activities currently performed in Berlin are planned to be provided to Nokia Siemens Networks by Wipro technologies in the future. As part of the partnership, 58 employees of Nokia Siemens Networks are planned to be fully integrated into the operations of Wipro technologies. Through this agreement, Nokia Siemens Networks will leverage Wipro technologies’ global expertise as one of the largest independent R&D services providers in the world.
Wipro is one of the leading players in telecom engineering solutions space, covering wireless, wireline, broadband and enterprise communication, legacy and next generation products. Wipro has been focusing significantly in competency development for next generation radio access technologies.