Last March 8, 2013, our subject IT-EXPO has arranged another company visit but this time, it is of different culture and style as of the previous company, which is Brady Philippines. NetworkLabs is a joint venture of Nokia Siemens Networks with various partners to establish a research and development center to support the operations of Nokia Siemens Network. They aim to provide software solutions and application support for the project that NSN undertakes. They also work in close partnership with NSN. This is just the simple introduction about the company, NetworkLabs.
The visit mainly gave us a brief introduction about their company, what they do and offer to their clients, the services they give to their customer, and of course, the favorite among all, the company tour.
Our speakers for the day were Mr. Marlon Tong and Mr. Advanson So. Both an alumni of our beloved, De La Salle University-Manila.
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| Mr. Marlon Tong |
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| Mr. Advanson So |
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| Ms. Edaine Paz |
Mr. Tong talked about how the company is doing in the Philippine context, how they started, everything is just about an introduction about the company. He also took questions and answered them with all of his knowledge. Right after, Mr. So took on the floor and showed his powerpoint about NetworkLabs.
NetworkLabs is a telecom equipment manufacturer, one of the largest in the world in terms of revenue and size and provides a quarter of the world's telecom infrastructure. Nokia Siemens Networks is a joint venture of Nokia and Siemens. A communication and information technology company that manufactures mobile phones and portable IT devices. They also offer internet services like games, apps, music and media. It is also an electronics and electrical engineering company, that manufactures products for the energy, transportation and healthcare industry. He also showed the history of NetworkLabs and the timeline of the collaboration between Nokia and Siemens.
Core Values for NetworkLabs:
- Customer Focus
- Communicate Openly
- Innovate
- Inspire
- Win Together
NetworkLabs share these values to keep them align with their goals and enable them to synergize better. These values are also theor guiding principles for good performance. It is living these values that they can truly become a high performer.
Competency Development Plan:
- Acquire
- Acquaint
- Articulate
- Aspire
NetworkLabs aims to enable every employee to do his job well and improve on their skills regularly and become high performers. It is the company's goal to sustain their competitive edge by investing on continuous development through continuous learning.
After the brief introduction, Mr. So showed us screenshots of the systems they are using in the company. Here are some of the pictures:
The next part was the tour. We were amazed on how their office has different themes per floor. Their first floor is Manila themed, while their second floor is Finland, and lastly, their third floor, which is on its development, will be themed in Anime. Here are the pictures I have gathered from the tour:
NetworkLabs is truly one of the most well known companies in terms of IT. In our field, we have the opportunity to join NetworkLabs (internship or work) because they employ engineering and IT students. Indeed, this tour gave us a wider view on how these technologies came at work and how these are used. The information we have gathered here made us have a strong mindset in what work will be all about.
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