Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe Limited, the leading supplier of high performance telecommunications solutions, has announced a series of recent corporate developments, expanding its UK-based facilities and strengthening regional activities across Europe. In the UK, Fujitsu has established a new London office, and announced a series of new training courses, aimed at the spectrum of telecommunications industry applications. In Portugal, the company’s subsidiary Fujitsu Elotécnico Telecomunicações SA is focusing on the issue of quality improvement, with the appointment of a new Quality Manager.

Fujitsu’s new London office houses permanent staff, and is located in Buckingham Street, WC2 close to London’s famous Covent Garden. It is intended to provide comprehensive central facilities for customer-based activities, as well as giving "hot desk" links between visiting Fujitsu personnel and the company’s European headquarters in Birmingham.

On the training front, the new courses launched by Fujitsu’s Telecommunications Training Centre encompass all facets of modern telecommunications systems held either at the Birmingham-based Centre or on customer premises, as required. The courses range from introductory level telecommunications to advanced training on ATM, SDH and Intelligent Networks, Internetworking, SS7 Signalling, Digital Microwave Radio, and Data Communications. The Telecommunications Training Centre team has focused closely on practical issues, aiming to provide delegates with hands-on training that can be quickly and efficiently translated into the workplace.

Fujitsu’s Portuguese operation is a key strategic resource in the fast-growing Portuguese telecommunications market. Headquartered in Alfragide, the company has additional facilities in Massamà, on the outskirts of Lisbon, comprising a production plant, service and engineering, purchasing, installation, maintenance and a dedicated training centre. 189 staff in total are currently employed by Fujitsu Elotécnico Telecomunicações in Portugal with one of the most recent recruits being the new Quality Manager, Pedro Pereira. His responsibilities include the maintenance of the company’s ISO 9002 quality accreditation, together with the ongoing development of quality systems throughout the organisation.

Fujitsu’s customer base includes wide-ranging contracts across the breadth of modern telecommunications networks. Focused on providing strategic end to end solutions, Fujitsu offers a complete turnkey service from project planning, community liaison, cable laying and civil engineering, to the complete installation, implementation and ongoing maintenance.

The company has a long-established track record for product and service innovation, with extensive expertise in the field of leading edge optical transmission and telecommunications switching technology. This ranges from the development of the most advanced Photonic Network Solutions; to Passive Optical Networks; Fibre Access Systems; Synchronous Digital Hierarchy (SDH) networks; Advanced Switching Systems; Radio Access Systems and IP Applications; in addition to its TMN-compliant Network Management Systems.

As a strategic division of Fujitsu Telecommunications of Japan currently one of the world’s largest communications equipment suppliers Fujitsu Telecommunications Europe has an extensive research and development resource at its Birmingham location, and also operates as part of Fujitsu’s global manufacturing resource. In addition to the R&D capabilities, the facilities at the Birmingham site include sophisticated surface mount technology production, accompanied by a dedicated support facility, a large customer training centre and a thriving external plant organisation. The company also has an R&D software centre in Northern Ireland, alongside a manufacturing plant and a service centre, complemented by a manufacturing plant in Portugal, and regional offices in Spain and Belgium.

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