Huawei’s Israeli R&D center cuts 12% of cloud employees
Layoffs affect around 50 of Toga Networks’ local workforce.
The Israeli development center of Chinese technology giant Huawei, operating under the brand “Toga Networks,” is laying off approximately 50 employees from its cloud division. The cuts represent more than 12% of the center’s Israeli workforce, which totals around 400 employees.
The layoffs are part of organizational changes within the company. At the same time, Huawei continues to recruit employees for other divisions. In 2023, the company laid off dozens of employees following the closure of its storage division in Israel.
The Toga Networks development center, located in Hod Hasharon, was acquired by Huawei in 2016 and is considered one of the company’s key research and development hubs outside China. This status has been maintained despite American restrictions and sanctions that have affected Huawei’s global operations in recent years.
The center was established to serve as Huawei’s primary R&D arm in Israel, focusing on advanced communications infrastructure technologies. It has been responsible for developing both current and past products, including high-speed switches and routers, data storage systems (a division that was previously scaled back), cloud infrastructure solutions, the division now affected by layoffs, and advanced components for AI and data center technologies.
Toga Networks said the company is currently undergoing an organizational restructuring process as part of an ongoing effort to improve efficiency and sharpen its business focus. As part of this process, structural adjustments are expected, including the integration of existing employees into other business units within the company.
