Title :
Telecommunication R&D within a competition environment
Author :
Graciosa, Hélio Marcos Machado
Author_Institution :
Telecomunicacoes Brasileiras S/A, Campinas, Brazil
Abstract :
The key discriminatory agent for competition among the public telecommunication operating companies lies in the technological innovation in network evolution and the diverse offered services. The generation of innovation by means of technological research and development has now been concentrated on the operating companies in contrast with yesterday´s approach when technology generation was strongly in the hands of the industries. In this paper the TELEBRAS Research and Development Center offers its experience in technological innovation in the area of telecommunications by reporting the transformation taking place in its operational approach born from the changes in the scenarios of the governmental and entrepreneurial policies
Keywords :
research initiatives; telecommunication; competition environment; public telecommunication operating companies; technological innovation; technological research/development; telecommunication R&D; Cables; Context-aware services; Electronic mail; Manufacturing industries; Monopoly; Reflection; Research and development; Technological innovation; Telecommunication services; Telephony;
Conference_Titel :
Microwave and Optoelectronics Conference, 1997. Linking to the Next Century. Proceedings., 1997 SBMO/IEEE MTT-S International
Conference_Location :
Natal
Print_ISBN :
0-7803-4165-1
DOI :
10.1109/SBMOMO.1997.646867
