The world’s largest mobile phone manufacturer, Nokia, has joined forces with China’s Beijing-based Tsinghua University for a new research center. This partnership is the first Nokia Research Center venture for Nokia in the Asian continent – Nokia has already setup research facilities in the US, Finland and UK.
Students at the Tsinghua University will be collaborating with the Nokia Research Center to develop a wide range of technologies – ranging from global to Asian specific. Professor Zhisheng Niu, Vice Dean of the School of Information Science and Technology at Tsinghua, 
stated that, “In some ways, the future of mobile technology is the future of all technology in China. The country has set itself the goal of developing indigenous innovation and, with four times as many mobile subscribers as Internet users, the opportunities within mobile technology are clear. In addition, a world-class communications network is essential to breakthroughs in all areas of science and technology research, rendering mobile technology doubly important. With this announcement, therefore, Nokia is not only promoting research in its own fields, it is actively facilitating and supporting an entire culture of innovation.”
Welcome to the Nokia Research Center club, Asia!
via: digitimes