OnePlus is said to have about 700 people globally working in its R&D teams.
Press Trust of India Dec 02,2018 13:54 PM IST
Premium smartphone maker OnePlus is betting on the engineering talent pool in the country to drive innovation and expects India to become its largest research and development (R&D) base in the next three years.
OnePlus 6. Image: Tech2
The company, which has recently set up its R&D centre in Hyderabad, has similar facilities in Shenzhen, Taiwan and the US. It has about 700 people globally working in its R&D teams.
«We are looking at India as a global talent hub for the company. The idea is to have a long-term approach, bringing the best of talent and training them and have them work with us over the long term…. We anticipate that India will be our largest R&D base in three or more years,» OnePlus co-founder and CEO Pete Lau told PTI.
He added that the company is engaging with the top engineering colleges like IITs to scout for talent. The India R&D team has under 100 people currently.
The focus, Lau said, is on using software and technologies like artificial intelligence to make a global impact.
