The Romanian division of Alcatel-Lucent group currently employs 1,300 people, most of whom work at the company’s R&D center in Timisoara, western Romania.
Petolea said the plan is to reach growth mainly on the 4G and R&D segments and develop mainly the operations in Timisoara. He added, however, that the company will also hire new staff in Bucharest.
Alcatel-Lucent group, which has been operating the Romanian market since 1991, reported turnover of RON255.1 million in 2012, compared to RON328.4 million in 2011.
The group is present in over 130 countries and is one of the world’s leading providers of telecommunications equipment.