According to foreign media reports, Huawei Technologies Co., Ltd., a Chinese telecommunications equipment manufacturer, is expected to obtain a planning permit to build a £400 million R&D center in Southampton Village this week. According to reports, the center will be 7 miles (11 kilometers) away from Cambridge, and will be mainly used for broadband chip research and development in the future.
It is reported that the South Cambridgeshire Council has been recommended to fully approve this application from Huawei.