He said the company decided in December 2011 the center would be open in Romania, where it found talented and very well trained staff. The center has been operational since April, he added.
Present at the news conference, Communications Minister Dan Nica said the Government would continue to support foreign investments in the country’s IT&C sector, hoping to reduce the number of talented and highly skilled workers seeking jobs in IT abroad.
The minister added other major IT&C players will be opening businesses in Romania soon, a move backed by a EUR100 million state aid scheme approved on August 1. The state aid targets to cover salary costs for highly skilled staff in IT&C, research-development, and innovation.
The Ceragon lab in Bucharest currently employs 16 people and their number is set to double by the end of the year.
Listed on Nasdaq since 2000, Ceragon Networks was founded in 1996 and specializes in telecom solutions allowing operators to provide 2G, 3G, and 4G/LTE telecom services. Ceragon solutions are used by over 430 telecom service providers in over 130 countries.