DUBLIN -- Huawei, the leading global information and communications technology (ICT) solutions provider, today announced the opening of a new research and development centre spread across two sites in Cork City and Dublin, Ireland. Huawei will create jobs for over 50 highly-skilled research professionals who will contribute a broad range of skills and expertise to the company's global operations. Initially the centre will focus on Huawei's next generation Customer Experience Management Product, SmartCare, supporting the company in providing leading customer services to telecoms operators both in Ireland and internationally. Future expansion at the sites will extend R&D functions to cover a wider range of IT software projects.The initiative, which represents a significant investment by Huawei over several years, is supported by the Department of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation through IDA Ireland – the Government Agency responsible for the development of foreign direct investment in Ireland.Huawei Technologies Co. Ltd.