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India HUAWEI investment plans were shelved India will be decided in September

China communications equipment manufacturers HUAWEI into the pace of the international market, once again encountered some trouble". Yesterday, the India security department to worry about the safety of India's strategic telecommunications network can not be guaranteed, on the grounds that the new round of HUAWEI's $60 million production base in the investment plan shelved.

For the twists and turns in the India market experience, HUAWEI spokesman Fu Jun told reporters yesterday, the program is still in the approval process, although the plan was shelved but not to say that there is no hope.

According to local media reports in India, the India government has suspended plans to invest $stake in HUAWEI India Affiliated Companies HUAWEI technology to invest $60 million. India's top intelligence official recently discussed HUAWEI's problems and set up a committee to review rules for foreign companies to invest in sensitive industries, which will report in September. By then, HUAWEI investment plan is expected to receive an award.

HUAWEI currently has 1000 employees in India, with the largest software development center outside of china. So far, HUAWEI has invested hundreds of millions of dollars in R & D centers in India. Earlier this year, HUAWEI plans to invest $60 million to build a manufacturing sector in Bangalore, will spend $40 million to expand R & D center.

For investment in India is being accepted by the assessment and strict examination and approval, HUAWEI said it was able to understand. Fu Jun said that HUAWEI can get approval for the investment plan expressed strong confidence.

He said, HUAWEI as a business, but at the same time, not in the other, HUAWEI hopes to form a win-win situation in India, hope that investment in India will be promoted, will bring the technology and employment.

Gartner Telecom analyst Shen Zheyi said that the India authorities to throw security reasons more complex, certainly not a technical problem."

Fu Jun refused to comment on India's "security reasons". He just stressed to reporters, HUAWEI investment behavior in the local market can bring opportunities, technology and services, in the formation of a win-win situation.

India does not have its own telecommunications equipment manufacturers, any foreign telecommunications equipment manufacturers to enter the India have to undergo a rigorous review. If there are security problems, then we are all the same." Shen Zheyi said.

The twists and turns of the experience of overseas markets so that HUAWEI aware of the importance of the localization of overseas markets. Fu Jun said that the India market and the global market, HUAWEI attaches great importance to the localization process. More than 95% of HUAWEI's software engineers in India are local people in India, Fu Jun said: "this ratio is the highest in all HUAWEI overseas markets."

In Shen Zheyi's view, hiring local staff is still only part of the localization of enterprises. "Hiring local people does not mean that they will be able to integrate into the local culture, and local customers, the government to maintain a good relationship may be more important."

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