A US-based telecommunications company has announced the creation of 100 new jobs in Galway over the next three years.
Genband is investing €8m in Galway to establish its international headquarters and business services centre there. The company's investment is being supported by IDA Ireland.
The new jobs will be in finance, supply chain management, customer support, software development, HR, legal and administrative activities.
The Texas based company has operations in 50 countries providing digital infrastructure and services for the telecommunications industry. 100 jobs will be created over the next three years with the first of those coming on stream before Christmas.
'Ireland's breadth of high-quality, skilled human resources made Galway an ideal setting for our expansion, particularly when combined with the region's competitive cost structure and leadership as a telecommunications corridor,' commented Genband's President and chief executive Charlie Vogt.
Announcing the jobs, the Minister for Social Protection Éamon Ó Cuív said Genband's operations is perfectly aligned with Ireland's status as a smart economy.
