Global IT centre to create up to 100 jobs

Up to 100 jobs are being created in Cork with the official opening of a global technology centre which will develop wireless technology solutions.

Richard Bruton, the jobs and enterprise minister, opened the Qualcomm centre in Mahon in Cork City yesterday.

Qualcomm is also in discussions with IDA Ireland on the potential establishment in Cork of a research and development centre for security and encryption through Qualcomm Mobile and Computing, a business unit of Qualcomm Technologies.