The visit of Brazilian government representatives to a Huawei R&D center in China had something different. The Brazilian delegation, with the President of the Republic, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, and the First Lady Janja, was welcomed with live music.
The song? One of the most famous in the country abroad: Ipanema girl, eternal arrangement by Tom Jobim with lyrics by Vinicius de Moraes. One of the YouTube versions of the song, for example, has more than 5 million views.
The video released by the government’s communications department shows an excerpt of the song being performed.
During the meeting, Lula and the first lady also tried out the company’s virtual reality glasses.
But Lula’s full visit has more important implications, for both the company and the government.
According to Renato Cruz, a professor at the Senac university center and a technology specialist, Huawei has a prominent position in the cellular infrastructure market: the company has remained in the country, in the recently adopted 5G market. The Chinese company has been in Brazil for 25 years.
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According to diplomat Rubens Barbosa, former Brazilian ambassador in London and Washington, Huawei’s importance in the Brazilian technology market lies mainly in the telecommunications and artificial intelligence sectors. “The telecommunications infrastructure here in Brazil is largely with Huawei. This company is important for the progress in the area of 5G and artificial intelligence,” he said.
The company is a tech giant. A telecommunications equipment maker, it reported net income of $5.1 billion last year. An important figure, but down by 68.7% compared to the previous year. Research and development are precisely the reasons given for the decline in the company’s profits.
Disclosing these numbers recently, in late March, the company explained that it is investing in basic research and innovation in areas such as artificial intelligence, cloud data storage and sharing, as well as automotive components and software technologies.
“We have had an increase in spending with research, but we believe these investments will translate into future competitive gains with better products and solutions,” corporate communications director for Latin America, Michael Chen, said at the time of the disclosure. at the press conference.
Source: Terra
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