Initial focus on GNSS technology development
Thalwil, Switzerland and Tampere, Finland – December 2, 2015 – u-blox, a global leader in wireless and positioning modules and chips, officially inaugurated its new R&D center in Tampere, Finland yesterday. It is the company’s thirteenth R&D site worldwide. The facility, already staffed and operational, will initially focus on further developing GNSS technology, in close collaboration with the u-blox offices in Thalwil, Switzerland, Reigate, UK and Espoo, Finland.
“This new R&D center attests to u-blox’s rapid growth and shows our commitment to expand our product offering in the satellite positioning field,” says Daniel Ammann, Executive Director, Positioning Products at u blox. “The Tampere office will offer an attractive and exciting work environment to experienced and talented engineers”.
The new u blox office is strategically located in the Tampere region, well-known as a high-tech hub with state-of-the-art companies and its famous University of Technology.
u blox Tampere is planning to expand its headcount to 20 by 2016.
