CPQD is a Research and Development Center in Telecommunications and one of the largest

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s and IT. Located in

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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

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, developed new technologies for convergent next-generation

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. CPQD has participated in the development of the Brazilian

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system (

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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

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References

External links

CPQD - Connect to the new

GIGA Project

Trópico Telecomunicações Avançadas
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