Brazil and the EU will work together on 5G technology – Portal Brazil

Cooperation provides development of standards and applications for mobile technology in the coming years

by Portal Brazil published : 23 / 02/2016 17h34 last modified : 02/23/2016 17h34

the Brazil and the European Union signed on Tuesday (23) an agreement cooperation to develop 5G technology, the next generation of communication networks. The agreement provides for joint work on common standards and standardization of 5G, and identify harmonized spectrum bands globally.

The Communications Minister André Figueiredo, and the European Commissioner, Günther Oettinger, formalized the joint statement during the Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ​​Spain.

the two partners will also act in the development of projects involving academia, technology companies and industry.

“Today we connect our future, for this is what is the 5G . Europe and Brazil are now officially strategic partners in the advancement of mobile broadband, “said André Figueiredo.

in the coming years, technology will be used by industries, public services and innovative applications such as automobiles connected, smart homes and mobile health services.

the cooperation also foresees the implementation of 5G on topics such as digital cities, agribusiness, health, education, transport, industry, utilities, energy and distribution of content video.

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the cooperation in information and communication technologies between Brazil and the European Union began in 2008. over the past year, were conducted eight Sector Dialogues on Information Technology and Comuinicação (ICT). Last year, Telebras announced a joint venture to connect the two continents through a new submarine cable.

“We are convinced that such an important project as the next mobile revolution has to be a coordinated effort, “said the Minister of Communications.

He explained that Brazil has 180 million mobile broadband access and that number is growing rapidly. “We need technologies that can overcome current challenges: faster download rate and upload, better coverage and more reliable connections,” said Figueiredo

. Source: Ministry of Communications