State of art of power for telecommunications in Brazil: an overview of the impact in the market trends and R&D activities after the Telebras privatization

The aim of this paper is to give an idea about the main market players, its products and services and the R&D activities at universities, R&D centers, R&D foundations and manufacturing laboratories, as well as an overview about trends for telecom energy products in Brazil after the strong change on market characteristics after the Telebras privatization process. CPqD's activities are described.