Shanghai: Chinese telecom equipment maker ZTE Corporation plans to set up a Global Network Operating Centre (GNOC) in India.
The centre will manage the networks of multiple telecom carriers across Asia and Africa. Similar centres have been set up in India by rival firms, including Nokia Solutions and Networks and Ericsson. ZTE’s centre would be one of its major GNOCs in the world that will take care of managed service requirement of operators across the regions. Currently, the company has centres in China and Romania, which manages Chinese and European clients, respectively.
“ZTE is in discussions with several telecom operators in Indonesia, Malaysia and Nigeria to manage their networks from a future GNOC in India for both fixed line as well as wireless networks,” Xu Huijun, Senior Vice-President — Wireless Business, ZTE Corporation, told Business Line.
Speaking on the sidelines of Mobile Asia Expo here, he said the centre would also lead to more hirings in India, which it would decide once the plan is finalised.
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