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Information / Communication Publishing Of Information; Production And Programming Of Audiovisual Publishing Activities 58 - Publishing activities
100 jobs Number of planned job creations
Announcement Date
21 August 2006
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date
31 August 2009
Description
The IT company UIQ, located in Ronneby, develops operating systems for mobile phones. It is currently undergoing an expansion phase that, as it was announced on 21 August 2006, will lead to the take-up of 320 employees worldwide over the next three years. The investments, which will bring the overall staff number to 600, will partly be carried out in Ronneby, where some 100 jobs are expected to be created. Job opportunities will also be created in the United Kingdom (London) and in the United States (California) in order to allow UIQ to develop support activities with partner companies.
Sources
21 August 2006: Sveriges Radio
21 August 2006: Sveriges Television
Citation
Eurofound (2006), UIQ, Business expansion in Sweden, factsheet number 63958, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/63958.
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