Nortel Networks plans to invest US$200 million over three years to strengthen its R&D capabilities in China. The company plans to build a new, 55,000-square meter campus in Beijing's Chao Yang District. The company currently has R&D facilities in Beijing and Guangzhou. Major Chinese customers include China Telecom, China Unicom, China Netcom, China Railcom, China Mobile and others.
Separately, Nortel Networks announced that China Unicom is deploying CDMA2000 1X networks based on its platforms in four markets. These deployments are part of Phase 3 of China Unicom's expansion of its nationwide CDMA2000 1X network. Over the past two years, Nortel Networks has supplied solutions to China Unicom for Phase 1 and Phase 2 of the expansion. The contract was valued at US$139 million.
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- In August 2003, Alcatel announced plans to invest an additional US$45 million in R&D programs in China focused on 3G infrastructure. R&D in 3G already was expected to constitute a significant portion of the US$100 million R&D commitment in China that Alcatel announced earlier this year.
