strength of the research and development system

Strategic marketing efforts are based on the strength of research and development systems. With over 3,800 researchers, engineers and scientists, it sees around 500 inventions patented each year (and over 8,400 patents filed).

The Group is committed to providing its customers with the best of technology as soon as it becomes available, while factoring in the next technological generations. Thanks to its ability to anticipate developments and trends, R&D is able to detect major technological shifts and changes well in advance, as well as potential new developments.

In this way, it has been behind a number of major breakthroughs on services, such as ‘Machine to Machine’ which uses mobile networks to communicate between machines, as well as on networks and access. Indeed, R&D is already working on the future generation of mobile networks for increased speed, services and content.