The Brazilian Ministry of Communications is collaborating with Ericsson to deploy proof-points of the Networked Society in Brazil. The partnership will create a Networked Society Lab in Brazil to test new technologies and measure the positive impact of Internet of Things (IoT) projects including smart water, agriculture, rainforest protection, disaster prevention and monitoring applications.
Recently, Ericsson has launched a crowdworking platform in collaboration with Telefónica Open Future and Inatel (National Telecommunications Institution of Brazil) where leading Universities in the country will execute applied research in partnership with Ericsson as part of this ecosystem.
Ericsson is also leading other initiatives in the IoT space via its Latin American Innovation Center which employs 460 people and which has to date filed 80 patents (42 in Brazil) related to smart transportation projects particularly connected buses and bus stops in Goiânia, as well as the public safety solution deployed in São José dos Campos.
Ulf Ewaldsson, Chief Technology Officer, Ericsson
This Networked Society Lab illustrates our commitment to achieving the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). The Lab will help bring Brazil one step closer to 5G, where new device and sensor technologies leverage network connectivity to power a variety of use cases, such as smarter solutions in agriculture and natural disaster prevention.
Carla Belitardo, Head of Strategy, Ericsson Latin America
Enabling innovation is of the utmost importance to secure a more sustainable world and to solve challenges that are particular to Brazil. This is why we have named specific focus areas - such as protecting the rainforest, and preventing and monitoring natural disasters.
