Nortel to set up R&D centre in BangaloreOur Bureau / Bangalore August 22, 2006Telecom major Nortel has announced that it will set up a research and development (R&D) centre in Bangalore to focus on new product design, development and testing to deliver greater cost benefits to customers worldwide.The Nortel Technology Excellence Centre (NTEC) spread over 35,000 square feet, will employ 100 engineers by 2006 end. Activities at the centre will build on Nortel's existing capabilities in advanced routers, ethernet switching, security and VoIP technologies.The NTEC will be led by K C Venugopal, founding member of Tasman Networks, a leading router company, which was acquired by Nortel in February 2006. The centre will initially house Tasman
