The funds will be disbursed by 2016. This year alone, the company should invest US$ 1.6 billion, according to Telecom Italia chairman Marco Patuano.
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The event brings together companies to discuss how science parks may positively influence the development of cities. Next year, the event will take place in the Gulf country.
Nizar Zakka, the secretary general of the Union of Arab Information and Communication Technology Associations will attend the World Summit of Public IT Policies, on November 12th and 13th in São Paulo.
GSMA, the promoter of the Mobile World Congress, is organizing the first edition of Mobile 360-Middle East on October 21st and 22nd. The conference should bring together operators in the Arab world.
The Egyptian Zaki Rakib and the Lebanese Fares Nassar presented on Tuesday (06) the services of On Telecom, which will offer 4G internet in São Paulo state. Soros Fund Management will invest US$ 150 million.
The telecommunications industry received R$ 5 billion (US$ 2.2 billion) in Brazil during quarter one this year, up 4.1% from quarter one 2012.
The Casablanca technology centre should promote development and maintenance of applications, as well as services for integration of systems in Africa.
Also, according to the International Telecommunication Union, Portuguese became the fifth most widely used language on the internet between 2000 and 2011.
‘Start-Up Brasil’ has 25 slots available for non-Brazilian technology companies interested in developing themselves in the country. Shortlisted enterprises will be eligible for up to US$ 596,000 in funds.
Telephone service company Thuraya has entered an agreement with Claro and Telefónica for its clients to use GSM network. The deal also allows Brazilians to use the Arab company’s network.
There were 56 mergers and acquisitions of companies in the area in Brazil last year. Over half the business was by foreign companies buying domestic ones.
Global foreign trade grew 4% in 2011, according to the Unctad. Developing countries in Asia, especially China, answered to most of this trade.
Produced by Brazilian developers, mobile phone applications Hand Talk and MyFunCity are among the finalists of the World Summit Award-Mobile Content, in Abu Dhabi.
Last year alone almost 20 million new mobile phone lines were sold.
