Nokia Siemens Networks (NSN) is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and services companies in the world, with presence in over 150 countries and employing more than 70,000 people worldwide. NSN, through subsidiary ETSI Technologies Inc., established NetworkLabs, its newest Research and Development (R&D) site here in the Philippines.

NetworkLabs is a pioneer center in Southeast Asia that is internationally recognized in the telecommunications industry, directly involved in research and software development for 3G and 4G radio communication networks for NSN. With its Philippine Economic Zone Authority accreditation and its potential to become the leading 4G/LTE telecommunications radio center in the region, NetworkLabs aims to reinvent and strengthen the Philippine IT sector through cutting-edge R&D and promoting Filipino talent on the global stage.

To date, NetworkLabs has attracted hundreds of software engineers from the industry and from top colleges and universities. To achieve sustainable quality recruitment, the center is in the process of creating symbiotic relationships with the academe. The priority is to shape and influence the curricula of the schools to make them relevant to the industry and tomorrow’s needs and to ensure closer relationships between future engineers and our R&D center.