greater china in brief <br>nokia siemens networks is one of the largest telecommunications hardware, software and professional services companies in the world. <br>it began its operations in china on april 1, 2007. <br>with its 6,000-member team, nokia siemens networks china is involved in research and development, manufacturing, sales and services. china currently accounts for 10% of nokia siemens networks' global workforce. <br>nokia siemens networks china is a leading player in gsm and 3g. its suzhou factory manufactures 2g and 3g equipment for both global and local customers. nokia siemens networks continues to invest in its six r&d centers in china and is well positioned to ensure leadership in the next wave of mobile technology beyond 3g and lte. <br>nokia siemens networks china is a vendor of choice for incumbent telecom majors china mobile and china unicom and extends strong support through its td-scdma capabilities. in 2009 the company's china operations has been marking a solid performance based on its ability to roll-out 3g td-scdma and wcdma networks rapidly while maintaining high quality. <br>nokia siemens networks china also played an important role during the 2008 beijing olympics having successfully supplied 75% of the networks'equipment to the host cities. <br>it plays an active role in the export of information and communications technology and is also involved in investment, domestic consumption and stimulation of ict in china. <br>as a responsible corporate citizen, nokia siemens networks china focuses its energies on environment protection and disaster relief.