President Benigno Simeon Aquino III views the wall photo and a jeepney on display that symbolizes Finland-Philippines partnership in developing communications technology during the Launching of NetworkLabs, Nokia Siemens Network (NSN)’s Research and Development Facility at the Netlabs Bldg. 9, University of the Philippines-Ayala Technohub, Quezon City Monday July 11, 2011. NSN chooses the Philippines as its new hub for NetworkLabs in Asia because of its confidence in the country’s vast resource of skilled engineering students and graduates from reputable universities and colleges like Mapua Institute of Technology (MIT), De La Salle University (DLSU), University of Sto. Tomas (UST), University of the Philippines (UP) and Ateneo de Manila University (AdMU). NetworkLabs is the first and one of its kind R&D Center in Southeast Asia that is internationally recognized in telecommunications and has been supporting all R&D teams around the world. (Photo by: Jay Morales / Malacañang Photo Bureau).
Photos: President Aquino at the Launching of Networklabs, Nokia Siemens Network
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