CPQD is a Research and Development Center in Telecommunications and one of the largest Latin American R&D centers in Telecommunications and IT. Located in Campinas, São Paulo, Brazil, CPQD has operated as a contractor for institutions and enterprises in a wide range of fields: telecommunications, finance, energy, industrial, corporate and public administration. CPQD_Logo_Positivo_RGB_reduzido

History

CPQD was founded in 1976, as a Telecom research and development center for Telebras. In 1998, with the privatization of Telebras, CPQD became an independent Foundation.

Selected projects

The CONVERTE Project, started in 2003 in partnership with

Trópico Telecomunicações Avançadas Trópico Telecomunicações Avançadas is a Brazilian company in the telecommunications sector founded in 1999. It is the result of a joint venture between Promon and the Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomunicações (CPqD) foundation ...

, developed new technologies for convergent next-generation networks. CPQD has participated in the development of the Brazilian digital television system ( SBTVD). The GIGA Project, developed by CPQD along with several other research institutions, is focused on the development of new technologies for high speed optical networks. In 2013, CPQD made a partnership with the Brazilian Ministry of Defence to develop communication technologies for the

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References

External links

CPQD - Connect to the new

GIGA Project

Trópico Telecomunicações Avançadas
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