Telcordia Opens Tech Center in Poland

Telcordia Technologies has opened a research center in Poznan, Poland. The Poznan Technology Research Center will extend Telcordia’s research and collaboration capabilities across a wide range of government and commercial partnerships in Europe.

The research center will leverage Poland’s local talent pool of scientists and engineers in Poland. “This is a very important development for the science and technology community in Poland, creating opportunities for the next generations of engineers and innovators in our region,” said Professor Wojciech Cellary, Head of the Information Technology Department at the Poznan University of Economics. “Telcordia is a leading American communications software and services company that has invented many of the core technologies that enable communications today and continues to create the communications technologies of the future.”

Telcordia currently holds 1,800 patents.

The official opening for the research center was held at the University of Poznan. Guests included Poland’s Vice Minister of Research, Marshal and Governor of Province Wielkopolska, the President of Poznan City, and the presidents of Adam Mickiewicz University, Poznan University of Economic and Poznan University of Technology.

“Telcordia is in an enviable position to build collaborative relationships with local universities, R&D institutions and communications providers, governments and enterprises eager to embrace a path of network evolution and discover new services and features for their customers,” said Mark Greenquist, CEO of Telcordia. “Telcordia will continue to extend its footprint in Europe to further our reach, leverage our experience and help carriers succeed.”