Communications in Brazil
Encyclopedia
Brazil has both modern technologies in the center-south portion, counting with 3G
HSDPA, VDSL2+, Digital TV
. Other areas of the country, particularly the north and north-west regions, lack even basic analogue land line phones. This is a problem that the governnment is trying to solve by linking the liberation of new technologies (such as WiMax
or PLC
) only tied with compromises on extension of the service to less populated regions.
Domestic:
extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations.
International:
country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Atlantis 2, that provide direct links to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station (2007)
Technology Distribution
link Brazil to the world:
All these cables have a bandwidth
Going from 20 Gbit/s
to 80 Gbit/s, and some have a projected final capacity of more than 1 Tbit/s.
.
Many technologies are actually in use to bring Broadband Internet to consumers, with ADSL and its variants being the most used, and 3G Technologies.
3G
3G or 3rd generation mobile telecommunications is a generation of standards for mobile phones and mobile telecommunication services fulfilling the International Mobile Telecommunications-2000 specifications by the International Telecommunication Union...
HSDPA, VDSL2+, Digital TV
ISDB
Integrated Services Digital Broadcasting is a Japanese standard for digital television and digital radio used by the country's radio and television stations. ISDB replaced the previously used MUSE "Hi-vision" analogue HDTV system...
. Other areas of the country, particularly the north and north-west regions, lack even basic analogue land line phones. This is a problem that the governnment is trying to solve by linking the liberation of new technologies (such as WiMax
WiMAX
WiMAX is a communication technology for wirelessly delivering high-speed Internet service to large geographical areas. The 2005 WiMAX revision provided bit rates up to 40 Mbit/s with the 2011 update up to 1 Gbit/s for fixed stations...
or PLC
Power line communication
Power line communication or power line carrier , also known as power line digital subscriber line , mains communication, power line telecom , power line networking , or broadband over power lines are systems for carrying data on a conductor also used for electric power transmission.A wide range...
) only tied with compromises on extension of the service to less populated regions.
Land line system
Statistics- Served Locations: 37.355
- Installed Terminals: 43.626.836
- In Service: 33.800.370
- Public Terminals: 1.128.350
- Density: 22.798 Phones/100 Hab
Domestic:
extensive microwave radio relay system and a domestic satellite system with 64 earth stations.
International:
country code - 55; landing point for a number of submarine cables, including Atlantis 2, that provide direct links to South and Central America, the Caribbean, the US, Africa, and Europe; satellite earth stations - 3 Intelsat (Atlantic Ocean), 1 Inmarsat (Atlantic Ocean region east), connected by microwave relay system to Mercosur Brazilsat B3 satellite earth station (2007)
Mobile System
Statistics- Number of Devices: 161.922.375
- Percentage of Prepaid Lines: 81,91%
- Density: 84,61 Phones/100 Hab
Technology Distribution
| Technology | 2008 (Dec) | 2009 (Jul) | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Phone Number | Month Growth | Annual Growth | |||
| AMPS Advanced Mobile Phone System Advanced Mobile Phone System was an analog mobile phone system standard developed by Bell Labs, and officially introduced in the Americas in 1983, Israel in 1986, and Australia in 1987. It was the primary analog mobile phone system in North America through the 1980s and into the 2000s... |
11.546 | 6.240 | 0,00% | -75 | -45,96% |
| TDMA Digital AMPS IS-54 and IS-136 are second-generation mobile phone systems, known as Digital AMPS . It was once prevalent throughout the Americas, particularly in the United States and Canada. D-AMPS is considered end-of-life, and existing networks have mostly been replaced by GSM/GPRS or CDMA2000... |
1.153.580 | 541.802 | 0,33% | -39.020 | -53,03% |
| CDMA | 12.732.287 | 9.527.796 | 5,88% | -425.018 | -25,17% |
| GSM | 133.925.736 | 145.840.175 | 90,07% | 2.497.642 | 8,90% |
| WCDMA | 1.692.436 | 2.010.740 | 1,24% | 107.710 | - |
| CDMA 2000 | 452.816 | 218.166 | 0,13% | -9.994 | - |
| Data Terminals | 673.002 | 3.777.456 | 2,28% | 177.623 | - |
| Total | 150.641.403 | 161.922.375 | 100,00% | 2.308.868 | 10,00% |
Submarine cables
Several submarine cablesSubmarine communications cable
A submarine communications cable is a cable laid on the sea bed between land-based stations to carry telecommunication signals across stretches of ocean....
link Brazil to the world:
- Americas II cable entered operations on September 2000, connecting Brazil (Fortaleza) to United States.
- ATLANTIS-2, with around 12 thousand kilometers in extension, operating since 2000, it connects Brazil (Rio de Janeiro and Natal) to Europe, Africa and South America. This is the only cable that connects South America to Europe.
- EMERGIA – SAM 1 cable connects all three AmericasAmericasThe Americas, or America , are lands in the Western hemisphere, also known as the New World. In English, the plural form the Americas is often used to refer to the landmasses of North America and South America with their associated islands and regions, while the singular form America is primarily...
, surrounding it with a total extension of more than 25 thousand kilometers. - GLOBAL CROSSING - SAC Connects all Americas, surrounding them with a total extension of more than 15 thousand kilometers.
- GLOBENET/360 NETWORK Another link from North America to South America.
- UNISUR Interconnects Brazil, UruguayUruguayUruguay ,officially the Oriental Republic of Uruguay,sometimes the Eastern Republic of Uruguay; ) is a country in the southeastern part of South America. It is home to some 3.5 million people, of whom 1.8 million live in the capital Montevideo and its metropolitan area...
and ArgentinaArgentinaArgentina , officially the Argentine Republic , is the second largest country in South America by land area, after Brazil. It is constituted as a federation of 23 provinces and an autonomous city, Buenos Aires...
.
All these cables have a bandwidth
Bandwidth (computing)
In computer networking and computer science, bandwidth, network bandwidth, data bandwidth, or digital bandwidth is a measure of available or consumed data communication resources expressed in bits/second or multiples of it .Note that in textbooks on wireless communications, modem data transmission,...
Going from 20 Gbit/s
Data rate units
In telecommunications, bit rate or data transfer rate is the average number of bits, characters, or blocks per unit time passing between equipment in a data transmission system. This is typically measured in multiples of the unit bit per second or byte per second.- Avoiding confusion :To be as...
to 80 Gbit/s, and some have a projected final capacity of more than 1 Tbit/s.
Satellite connections
List of business and satellites they operate (Brazilian Geostationary Satellites)| Satellite Operator | Satellite | Bands | Orbital Positions | Operational |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hispamar | Amazonas 1 | C e Ku | 61,0º W | Yes |
| Amazonas 2 | ||||
| Loral Skynet | ESTRELA DO SUL Estrela do Sul Estrela do Sul is a Brazilian municipality located in the northwest of the state of Minas Gerais. Its population as of 2007 was 7,136 people living in a total area of 820 km². The city belongs to the mesoregion of Triângulo Mineiro e Alto Paranaíba and to the microregion of Patrocínio... |
Ku | 63,0º W | Yes |
| ESTRELA DO SUL 2 | Ku | 63,0º W | No | |
| Star One | BRASILSAT-B1 | C and X | 70,0º W | Yes |
| BRASILSAT-B2 | C and X | 65,0º W | Yes | |
| BRASILSAT-B3 | C | 84,0º W | Yes | |
| BRASILSAT-B4 | C | 92,0º W | Yes | |
| STARONE-C1 | Ku | 65,0º W | Yes | |
| STARONE-C2 | Ku | 70,0º W | Yes | |
| STARONE-C3 | C and Ku | 75,0º W | No | |
| STARONE-C4 | C,L,S | 75,0º W | No | |
| STARONE-C5 | C and Ku | 68,0º W | No |
Television and Radio
Under the Brazilian constitution, television and radio are not treated as telecommunication ways to avoid creating problems with a series of regulamentations that reduce and control how international businesses and persons participate on it. It is worth mentioning that Brazil has the 3rd biggest media conglomerate in the world, Rede GloboRede Globo
Rede Globo , or simply Globo, is a Brazilian television network, launched by media mogul Roberto Marinho on April 26, 1965. It is owned by media conglomerate Organizações Globo, being by far the largest of its holdings...
.
Internet
Internet has become quite popular in Brazil, with steadily growing numbers in adhesion and disponibility, with numbers that positions Brazil at the 6th spot on number of users.Many technologies are actually in use to bring Broadband Internet to consumers, with ADSL and its variants being the most used, and 3G Technologies.