u-blox opens LTE rf design centre in Ireland

The $1million facility is the company's fourth R&D centre focusing on chip design for embedded 4G wireless communications. "We anticipate a huge demand for LTE connectivity driven by next generation applications that rely on machine to machine communications," said Andreas Thiel, head of the wireless products development at u-blox. "To achieve our goal of market leadership in this sector, we have invested in Cork, a city renowned for its high concentration of engineering talent, especially in the area of signal processing. We welcome our new team of industry leading rf specialists" The new office, already staffed and operational, will be officially opened on 7 August. u blox plans to expand its headcount to 25.