Apple to reportedly open new corporate office and R&D center in Cambridge, UK
It was reported earlier this week that Apple is planning to open a new office in the city of Cambridge, UK, an intellectual hotspot which already plays host to bases of operation for a number of large tech companies.
Apple is believed to be moving into 90 Hills Road, a recently renovated office building with more than 9,000 square feet of floor space spread across two floors and a roof deck, reports Business Weekly.
Other tech companies in the so-called "Cambridge cluster" include Microsoft, Sony and Siemens, while accounting firms Deloitte and KPMG also share space in the area. Qualcomm and Huawei are also said to be sinking assets into Cambridge with investments and company acquisitions.
The publication speculates Apple will kickstart its rumored UK site with around 20 employees, but will have the room to expand up to 40 people in the future. It is unclear when the office is set to be staffed and Apple's corporate jobs webpage for the area does not yet show any openings related to a Cambridge location.
If Apple does open an office in Cambridge, it will join the company's corporate office in London. The British government has been wooing Apple for 25 years in a bid to position the UK as a major player in the booming global tech industry, the publication said.
Beyond retail stores, Apple has quickly enlarged its international footprint with research and development centers, including a new location in Shanghai and expansions at two offices in Israel. According to patent filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple's Israel operations are focused on advanced SoC and memory hardware technology.
Apple is believed to be moving into 90 Hills Road, a recently renovated office building with more than 9,000 square feet of floor space spread across two floors and a roof deck, reports Business Weekly.
Other tech companies in the so-called "Cambridge cluster" include Microsoft, Sony and Siemens, while accounting firms Deloitte and KPMG also share space in the area. Qualcomm and Huawei are also said to be sinking assets into Cambridge with investments and company acquisitions.
The publication speculates Apple will kickstart its rumored UK site with around 20 employees, but will have the room to expand up to 40 people in the future. It is unclear when the office is set to be staffed and Apple's corporate jobs webpage for the area does not yet show any openings related to a Cambridge location.
If Apple does open an office in Cambridge, it will join the company's corporate office in London. The British government has been wooing Apple for 25 years in a bid to position the UK as a major player in the booming global tech industry, the publication said.
Beyond retail stores, Apple has quickly enlarged its international footprint with research and development centers, including a new location in Shanghai and expansions at two offices in Israel. According to patent filings with the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, Apple's Israel operations are focused on advanced SoC and memory hardware technology.
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How about components and an OS that use less power, which have been the greatest advancements in power efficiency this century. If Apple waited until battery tech made a major leap there would be no Apple today.
Frankly, Apple might just as well stop all their R&D spending now, unless it’s related to battery technology or the usual incremental improvements. There's no point in trying to invent the next big thing until energy management gets sorted out.
Huh???
Lots of nerds in Britain. I'm surprised Apple didn't already have a research facility there.
If Apple does open an office in Cambridge, it will join the company's corporate office in London. The British government has been wooing Apple for 25 years in a bid to position the UK as a major player in the booming global tech industry, the publication said.
Frankly, Apple might just as well stop all their R&D spending now, unless it’s related to battery technology or the usual incremental improvements. There's no point in trying to invent the next big thing until energy management gets sorted out.
I'm glad you're not running Apple.
Are you saying they do R&D at their corporate offices in London?
Beg to differ. A Yorkshire man and proud of it and Apple devotee since 1978. Actually I was an Apple business partner in 1978.
Er? Hi!
I like Apple. I don’t Tallest Skil like Apple, but I do like them.
Because it's not like apple isn't designing some of the sweetest ARM chips, or manufacturing processes, or oh good lord never mind.
It's a 70-minute drive from Cambridge to Kings Langley (Hertfordshire). The corporate HQ of Imagination Technologies is in the latter town. They design the graphics subsystem of the Ax ARM SoCs.
Oh yes, I almost forgot to mention that ARM Holdings is headquartered in Cambridge.
Unsurprising that AI didn't pick up on either point. Appalling.
Despite the aforementioned, I'm not trying to score silly brownie points.
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Is that the UK's Silicon Valley?
Probably. It's not that the UK is big enough to have dozens of Silicon Valley-like areas anyhow.
This stuff tends to concentrate around top-tier engineering university towns. You're going to find more startups in Mountain View, CA (near Stanford) versus Weed, CA.
I'll defer to the Brits in the audience to confirm (or deny) your inquiry though.
I just pointed out two notable partners in the area. Regardless of whether or not the area is the "UK Silicon Valley", the area remains interesting to Apple Inc. just because those two companies are there.
Why sad you never owned a Windoze PC? Good for you!