MUMBAI: Huawei Technologies India, the Indian arm of the global next generation telecommunications network solutions provider Huawei Technologies, has opened a new facility in Bangalore, to develop optical network products and wireless LAN solutions.

In particular, the new center will work on Huawei's new generation Optix series of intelligent optical network products based on cutting edge optical technologies. Huawei's optical solutions are widely deployed by major service providers for providing IPTV services, Triple Play (high speed Internet, television and voice) services, mobile services and leased line services to their customers, states an official release.

"Huawei Technologies India has been involved in key technology development, and this expansion will broaden our portfolio with the addition of new domains such as optical solutions and wireless LAN," says Huawei Technologies India Embedded Solution VP & head Virendra Gupta.

The new facility to accommodate 180 software engineers will also house team working on Wireless LAN domain related software development catering to the Wireless Switch and Wireless Access Points products, the release adds.

"Huawei India provides its staff opportunity to work on development of cutting edge technologies, and the new facility will be engaged in the development of cutting edge products/components in wireless LAN domain and Optical domain," says the company's COO George Huang.