Type
Business expansion
Country
Poland
Region
Centralny; Lodzkie; Miasto Lodz
Location of affected unit(s)
Łódź
Sector
Information / Communication
Information Communication Services
Telecommunications
61 - Telecommunications

250 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
10 August 2017
Employment effect (start)
10 August 2017
Foreseen end date

Description

Telecommunications company Iris Telecommunication Poland, a subsidiary of Nokia, announced it will create 250 jobs at its new unit in Łódź. The company is mainly looking for specialists in project management, including construction, as well as professionals competent in the field of optic fiber network design and construction. The branch will specialise in design and construction of optical fiber networks in 13 central areas of Poland.

Nokia has been operating in Poland for 25 years, providing technology and professional services for mobile and fixed networks, including broadband access, public safety networks and railway systems, as well as health care products. Currently, Nokia employs over 5,400 people in Poland; most of the staff – nearly 4,000 people – are employed in R&D in centres operating in Wrocław, Bydgoszcz and Kraków. Whereas, Global Centres located in Warszawa and Bydgoszcz provide services to clients around the world.


Sources

  • 10 August 2017: Property News

Citation

Eurofound (2017), Iris Telecommunication Poland, Business expansion in Poland, factsheet number 91778, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/91778.