Hong Kong telecomm company opens its European offices in Barcelona

Barcelona (ACN).- The telecommunications company Cronos Group, based in Hong Kong, is opening its European offices in Barcelona to offer services throughout the continent and worldwide. According to the Catalan Minsitry of Business and Employment, the company is expected to create 25 new jobs in the first year operating from the Catalan capital. Currently 10 people are already working in Cronos’ Barcelona offices. The project received the assistance of the Catalan Government’s ‘Invest in Catalonia’ programme, which focuses on attracting foreign investment and international business. This strategic programme was recently recognised by the Financial Times’ fDi Awards as Innovation Prize in the business matchmaking category. Cronos’s Managers explained they have decided to settle in Barcelona because it had become the world capital of the mobile phone and of telecommunications, since each year it organises the main international event in this sector. Furthermore, Cronos Group praised the talent and skills of Catalan workers.

Cronos Group’s offices in Barcelona will include a development centre along with commercial, quality control, financial and communication units.

The company, founded in Hong Kong, has offices in South-East Asia and the United States. It provides phone and telecommunication services in over 80 countries. Cronos Group is responsible for the interconnection of international calls, which means it is dedicated to developing the network so that every call can reach its destination. It also has a brand positioning services through telephony and text messaging and it is currently working on designing new mobile phone applications for international communications.