Nokia to Manufacture Base Station Controllers in India

Nokia has announced that it
will establish a high-end base station controller manufacturing unit in Chennai,
India. The new unit will further emphasize

In April, Nokia announced its
plans to set up a mobile device production facility in Chennai. Base Station
Controller production will begin at the same time with terminal production,
during the first half of 2006. With this, Nokia becomes the only telecom vendor
in India to manufacture both network infrastructure and terminals in the
country.   

Nokia's operations in India
now include three R&D facilities and an upcoming manufacturing facility in
Chennai that will produce both terminals and GSM infrastructure equipment.