Type
Business expansion
Country
Ireland
Region
Southern and Eastern; South-West (IRL);
Location of affected unit(s)
Cork
Sector
Manufacturing
Manufacture Of Computer, Electrical Electronic And Optical Products
Manufacture Of Computer, Electronic And Optical Products
26 - Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products

145 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
3 December 2008
Employment effect (start)
Foreseen end date

Description

Option Wireless, a manufacturer of devices for wireless internet use, has announced 145 new jobs in an existing facility in Cork City.

Option Wireless is a Belgian-owned firm and has been located in Cork for 10 years now. At the moment, the site employs 300 staff. It supplies big telecom customers, notably AT&T, Orange and T-Mobile.


Sources

Citation

Eurofound (2008), Option Wireless, Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 67628, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://restructuringeventsprod.azurewebsites.net/restructuring-events/detail/67628.