BSS vendor AsiaInfo is to radically scale back its European operations, closing its UK European headquarters.The company, which won its first European deal with Telenor in 2013, says it will continue to seek new customers for its products in EMEA and APAC but efforts will be led from China.
The company has issued a statement saying it will continue to support all existing customers and international products and it will not be laying off staff from international projects or technology roles. However, the company has acknowledged that some employees at its Cambridge, UK, sales and marketing organisation will be laid off.
The company said in its statement that some staff will return from Europe to China, either because their part of a project is completed, or their work can be better carried out in the company’s main R&D facility.
The move marks a large scale retrenchment from Europe by AsiaInfo but beyond its statement the company was not prepared to provide further insight into its decision, nor its future plans.
