BEIJING-Lucent Technologies Inc. has joined other vendors to defy SARS with a new wave of investment in the Chinese market. The vendor has committed $50 million in research and development to support CDMA and UMTS technologies.
“Our R&D organization in China has been responsible for many key technical accomplishments, and this was a determining factor in our decision to increase our investment in China,” said Mary Chan, president of global wireless research and development for Lucent’s Mobility Solutions group.
Qualcomm Inc. and Nokia also announced new investments in the market this week.
