coolrajiv 1 Report post Posted April 11, 2007 Denmark-based Wireless Innovation Platform Labs (WIP Labs) proposes to develop a Rs 200-crore wireless and mobile communications hub in Kolkata. West Bengal chief minister Buddhadeb Bhattacharjee said the state government would facilitate a 20-acre allotment to WIP Labs for the project in the Vedic Village hi-tech zone near Kolkata airport. The announcements were made by Mr Bhattacharjee at Writers Buildings on Monday after a meeting with the WIP Labs top-brass, which included its prime founder Rajeev R. Prasad and its other founder and board member Kim Skaue. “The WIP Labs centre will be launched in Kolkata by February 2007. While they will start with a temporary camp office near Vedic Village area, they will eventually set up their own facility on some 20 acres which the state government will provide the company,” Mr Bhattacharjee said. WIP Labs of Denmark was set up by two local companies -- Sabita Holding and Xfon Holding. It facilitates investments for R&D, outsourcing, consultancy and developing a pool of expertise globally in wireless technologies. Its vision is to become the premier knowledge bank for state-of-the-art and future wireless technologies. WIP Labs is now forging an alliance with a leading R&D Center --- Center for TeleInFrastruktur (CTIF), Aalborg University. It will also work with Kharagpur IIT, Kolkata University and Jadavpur University. The alliance with universities and research centers will benefit students as they will have the unique opportunity to work with international experts in wireless communications. WIP Lab officials told reporters after the meeting with Mr Bhattacharjee that “the Lab’s innovation strategy for India would kickstart activities with a portfolio of more than 15 patents and an additional 5 technological concepts initially. It is projected that the initial product from WIP Labs will be launched in the market within the first years of operations.” “WIP Labs will recruit engineers for providing consultancy to mobile industry. In parallel, it is developing solutions to connect rural India relatively inexpensively, allowing the farmers to participate in the larger market place by connecting with other players across the country,” the Labs officials said. Wow sounds cool finally Wimax will happen in Calcutta. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
