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, 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, developed new technologies for convergent next-generation

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. CPQD has participated in the development of the Brazilian

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). 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 Brazilian Armed Forces.

References

External links

CPQD - Connect to the new

GIGA Project

Trópico Telecomunicações Avançadas
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