Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia
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Instituto Nokia de Tecnologia (Nokia Institute of Technology), also usually referred to as INdT, is a non-profit organization
aimed on research and development
of mobile software and telecommunication technology. INdT was founded in Brazil by Nokia
in October 2001 with incentive funds from the Brazilian Law on Information Technology. Despite bearing the name of its corporate founder, the institute is a quite independent research center.
With three R&D centers in Brazil
(located in Brasilia
, Manaus
, and Recife
) and a satellite office in São Paulo
, INdT counts on a group of approximately 350 professionals and works to become a world-wide recognized competence center. INdT holds partnership with Universities and other Research
Centers aimed on fostering digital convergence and technological innovation
, as well as organizational and community integration.
, social oriented effort target at communities, and research into the latest telecommunication
s infrastructure technologies.
for ensuring the physical performance, quality and reliability of new electronic devices and systems. By developing and utilizing testing and qualification methods and simulations, new hardware
technologies can be implemented faster to introduce new high-quality products.
and some other open source technologies, focused on the creation of applications and services. INdT develops a number of activities in its Open Source Mobile Technology Center, supports and contributes in open source communities and other open source
initiatives.
of products through increased efficiency and/or reduced cost. This is the goal R&D activities developed in O&L stream.
Non-profit organization
Nonprofit organization is neither a legal nor technical definition but generally refers to an organization that uses surplus revenues to achieve its goals, rather than distributing them as profit or dividends...
aimed on research and development
Research and development
The phrase research and development , according to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, refers to "creative work undertaken on a systematic basis in order to increase the stock of knowledge, including knowledge of man, culture and society, and the use of this stock of...
of mobile software and telecommunication technology. INdT was founded in Brazil by Nokia
Nokia
Nokia Corporation is a Finnish multinational communications corporation that is headquartered in Keilaniemi, Espoo, a city neighbouring Finland's capital Helsinki...
in October 2001 with incentive funds from the Brazilian Law on Information Technology. Despite bearing the name of its corporate founder, the institute is a quite independent research center.
With three R&D centers in Brazil
Brazil
Brazil , officially the Federative Republic of Brazil , is the largest country in South America. It is the world's fifth largest country, both by geographical area and by population with over 192 million people...
(located in Brasilia
Brasília
Brasília is the capital city of Brazil. The name is commonly spelled Brasilia in English. The city and its District are located in the Central-West region of the country, along a plateau known as Planalto Central. It has a population of about 2,557,000 as of the 2008 IBGE estimate, making it the...
, Manaus
Manaus
Manaus is a city in Brazil, the capital of the state of Amazonas. It is situated at the confluence of the Negro and Solimões rivers. It is the most populous city of Amazonas, according to the statistics of Brazilian Institute of Geography and Statistics, and is a popular ecotourist destination....
, and Recife
Recife
Recife is the fifth-largest metropolitan area in Brazil with 4,136,506 inhabitants, the largest metropolitan area of the North/Northeast Regions, the 5th-largest metropolitan influence area in Brazil, and the capital and largest city of the state of Pernambuco. The population of the city proper...
) and a satellite office in São Paulo
São Paulo
São Paulo is the largest city in Brazil, the largest city in the southern hemisphere and South America, and the world's seventh largest city by population. The metropolis is anchor to the São Paulo metropolitan area, ranked as the second-most populous metropolitan area in the Americas and among...
, INdT counts on a group of approximately 350 professionals and works to become a world-wide recognized competence center. INdT holds partnership with Universities and other Research
Research
Research can be defined as the scientific search for knowledge, or as any systematic investigation, to establish novel facts, solve new or existing problems, prove new ideas, or develop new theories, usually using a scientific method...
Centers aimed on fostering digital convergence and technological innovation
Innovation
Innovation is the creation of better or more effective products, processes, technologies, or ideas that are accepted by markets, governments, and society...
, as well as organizational and community integration.
Mobile Solutions & Services
Mobile Solutions & Services (former Future Solutions) has four main areas: comprehensive testing facilities for mobile devices, application development for multimediaMultimedia
Multimedia is media and content that uses a combination of different content forms. The term can be used as a noun or as an adjective describing a medium as having multiple content forms. The term is used in contrast to media which use only rudimentary computer display such as text-only, or...
, social oriented effort target at communities, and research into the latest telecommunication
Telecommunication
Telecommunication is the transmission of information over significant distances to communicate. In earlier times, telecommunications involved the use of visual signals, such as beacons, smoke signals, semaphore telegraphs, signal flags, and optical heliographs, or audio messages via coded...
s infrastructure technologies.
Mechanics & Electronic Assemblies
The M&EA stream is conducting applied researchApplied research
Applied research is a form of systematic inquiry involving the practical application of science. It accesses and uses some part of the research communities' accumulated theories, knowledge, methods, and techniques, for a specific, often state, business, or client driven purpose...
for ensuring the physical performance, quality and reliability of new electronic devices and systems. By developing and utilizing testing and qualification methods and simulations, new hardware
Hardware
Hardware is a general term for equipment such as keys, locks, hinges, latches, handles, wire, chains, plumbing supplies, tools, utensils, cutlery and machine parts. Household hardware is typically sold in hardware stores....
technologies can be implemented faster to introduce new high-quality products.
Mobile Linux Software
INdT activities in this area are based on LinuxLinux
Linux is a Unix-like computer operating system assembled under the model of free and open source software development and distribution. The defining component of any Linux system is the Linux kernel, an operating system kernel first released October 5, 1991 by Linus Torvalds...
and some other open source technologies, focused on the creation of applications and services. INdT develops a number of activities in its Open Source Mobile Technology Center, supports and contributes in open source communities and other open source
Open source
The term open source describes practices in production and development that promote access to the end product's source materials. Some consider open source a philosophy, others consider it a pragmatic methodology...
initiatives.
Operations & Logistics
Development of testing platforms and environments to improve the manufacturingManufacturing
Manufacturing is the use of machines, tools and labor to produce goods for use or sale. The term may refer to a range of human activity, from handicraft to high tech, but is most commonly applied to industrial production, in which raw materials are transformed into finished goods on a large scale...
of products through increased efficiency and/or reduced cost. This is the goal R&D activities developed in O&L stream.