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2014 16Th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium (Networks) Program
2014 16th International Telecommunications Network Strategy and Planning Symposium (Networks) Program Sponsored by ISBN: 978-1-4799-6515-1 Copyright and Reprint Permission: Abstracting is permitted with credit to the source. Libraries are permitted to photocopy beyond the limit of U.S. copyright law for private use of patrons those articles in this volume that carry a code at the bottom of the first page, provided the per-copy fee indicated in the code is paid through Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Danvers, MA 01923. For other copying, reprint or republication permission, write to IEEE Copyrights Manager, IEEE Operations Center, 445 Hoes Lane, Piscataway, NJ 08854. All rights reserved. Copyright c 2014 by IEEE. 1 Networks 2014 - Funchal, Madeira, Portugal Message from the General Chair Networks is a conference that has been held every two years in many countries around the world. The topics covered show actuality and rel- evance since, even considering the two years time lapse between imple- mentations, the participation has been kept with design and expectations and the quality of the works rather high. This year is not different, and we added an extra challenge of holding it offshore from main lands, in the beautiful Madeira island, Portugal. We got submissions from 1st authors coming from 33 countries all over the world, the top 3 are Por- tugal, Poland and Japan, with a total of 91 accepted papers with more than twenty five percent not meeting the conditions to reach the pro- gram. Also, we are counting with an amazing set if five brilliant keynote speakers who will help every participant to enlarge his horizons. -
Ict Sector Portugal Makes Businesses Grow
ict sector Portugal makes businesses grow January 2014 Choose Portugal Invest Buy How Portugal is graced with unique competitive advantages, Portugal delivers high-quality products and services within aicep Portugal Global is your reliable partner to help you such as its strategic location, global language, great a wide range of sectors. to invest or do business with Portuguese companies. logistic infrastructures and talented people. We are experts in moving people, delivering automotive and aeronautical components for leading global brands. Our Mission Above all, Portugal is a resilient country that has developed We shape the future with sophisticated technologies To increase Portugal’s competitiveness and reputation by and modernized over time, simultaneously still creating the that are critical for the performance of world-class boosting structural investment and making companies best conditions for companies that wish to take advantage companies and projects. international in scope with special emphasis on small and of those assets. We change people’s lives by investigating and medium-sized companies. developing groundbreaking medicinal products and medical Portugal is experiencing extensive transformations towards devices. Our Vision a brighter future and to create a friendlier economic We bring to life complex engineering projects with To be a benchmark agency that breeds a competitive environment. state-of-the-art building materials. business environment and contributes to the international We connect people and businesses with our qualified, expansion of Portuguese companies. Companies that have trusted us with their investments multilingual workforce, cost-competitive and modern keep investing more and are satisfied with the results. telecommunications network creating the best conditions Our Promise for shared services centres. -
Porto and Northern Portugal a Magnet for Investment
Porto and Northern Portugal A magnet for investment EY Attractiveness Survey 2019 Portugal Regional Contents Editorial 4 Executive summary 6 Why Porto and 8 1 Northern Portugal 2 Region’s FDI 18 3 Attractiveness perception 26 Methodology: how EY researched this report 36 About the Attractiveness Program 37 How can EY help? 38 Porto’s momentum persists as the value drivers are still in place Ricardo Valente Porto’s momentum continues to public and private buses, urban and City Councillor for Economy, persist as the value drivers attracting long-haul trains, metro, and taxis, taking Tourism and Commerce foreign investors to set up business advantage of its location with easy road Porto City Hall in the city are still intact. These value access. New access roads and parking drivers include quality of life, fantastic lots will be built as well. Through such availability of talent, first-class multi-modal integration, the terminal will infrastructure and a governance system, offer urban, inter-city, inter-regional and which are focused on ensuring that the international connections (with direct attractiveness of Porto stays strong. metro connection to the Francisco Sá Currently, Porto’s reputation as an Carneiro Airport). It will become one of innovative city is primarily because of the main transportation hubs in Porto its cultural features which are among and potentially a leading hub in the those attributes essential to improving Northern Portugal. the urban quality of life. They are also 2. Reconversion of former Porto one way of making the city known to slaughterhouse: The objective the world. Porto is, in fact, an open city of this project is to transform the with a vibrant cultural life, a resurgent slaughterhouse into a center or cluster entrepreneurial scene, a world–class for creative and high-tech companies, university and a unique city center which and start the construction by the middle carries a culture of diversity in its genes. -
Dependable Technologies for Critical Systems
Dependable Technologies For Critical Systems © 2010 Critical Software S.A. Software 2010Critical © Critical Software, S.A. Spin-off of the University of Coimbra, July 1998 • Dependable Technologies for Critical Systems . Software engineering company • Mission: to support mission and business critical solutions . Development of dual use technology: aimed at military and civil markets • Aeronautics, Space, and Defence • Energy,Telecommunications, Health . 3 Engineering Centers in Portugal • Coimbra, Lisbon, Porto, • 250 engineers Coimbra, Lisboa, Portugal Porto, Portugal . Strong investment in Quality and R&D Portugal • CMMI-Level 5 • 10% of turnover invested every year in R&D © 2010 Critical Software S.A. Software 2010Critical © Critical . Global Vision . Subsidiaries in the US, UK, Brasil, Mozambique . Representatives in many different parts of the world: • South Africa, Angola, China, India, ... Exports: above 70% Coimbra, Lisboa, Portugal Porto, Portugal São Paulo, Brazil San Jose, CA, Southampton, UK Bucharest, Portugal USA Romania © 2010 Critical Software S.A. Software 2010Critical © Solutions: Engineering Services . Address strategic customers, business sectors – to win their trust, to understand better their businesses, etc.. • Improve position in most challenging markets . High added-value engineering services • Mission Critical, Safety Critical, Security Critical • Certification, and V&V • Real Time Performance Monitoring & BI . For demanding customers • AgustaWestland, NASA - JPL, MoD (UK), JAXA, Thales, Navy (PT), Vodafone, Infineon, TUV, EDP.. Balanced portfolio © 2010 Critical Software S.A. Software 2010Critical © Solutions: Technology & Products . Scale beyond engineering services • A ‘must’ to improve our growth pace • Natural result of R&D effort . Niche technology to build up credibility and trust • Xception: NASA, ESA, JAXA, CAST • WMPI: over 2K licences sold world-wide (none in PT) . -
Portugal Puts Itself on the Tech Map POST-CRISIS RECOVERY TURNS INTO a HI-TECH SUCCESS STORY
SPECIAL REPORT WWW.fDiINTELLIGENCE.COM Portugal puts itself on the tech map POST-CRISIS RECOVERY TURNS INTO A HI-TECH SUCCESS STORY SPONSORED BY SPECIAL REPORT PORTUGAL A tech-fuelled turnaround PORTUGAL’S ECONOMIC he Portuguese have witnessed ber of greenfield projects into Portugal since a start-up boom over the 2003, the majority of which went into software RECOVERY IS IN FULL SWING past seven years that has, and IT services, according to greenfield invest- AND FOREIGN INVESTORS ARE T and is, supporting the country’s ment monitor fDi Markets. TAKING MORE INTEREST successful and impressive THAN EVER, ESPECIALLY economic bounceback. Tech boom IN THE TECH SECTOR, AS Portugal is now one of Europe’s Portuguese tech is particularly hot right SEBASTIAN SHEHADI REPORTS economic and political success sto- now. The EU Startup Monitor 2018 says ries. Just 10 years ago, however, the London, Berlin, Paris, Copenhagen and the country was mired in a deep finan- Portuguese capital of Lisbon are the biggest cial crisis. Unable to repay its govern- hubs for start-ups in Europe. Walking around ment debt in 2010, Portugal received a €78bn Porto or Lisbon’s latest co-working spaces, and bail-out package, which it successfully exited speaking to a dozen leading tech companies in in mid-2014. slick new offices, one can feel the buzz. The past decade has witnessed rapid growth Back from the brink in the number of Portuguese tech start-ups, such The country’s impressive economic recovery as Farfetch, Talkdesk, Uniplaces and Unbabel. has since outshone fellow crisis victims Greece Farfetch, now publicly listed and headquartered and Spain, largely due to Portugal’s political in London, was the first Portuguese tech unicorn stability, tourism industry and technology (a company valued at more than $1bn), now boom, as well as a fiscal policy that has boosted joined by Talkdesk and Outsystems. -
Critical Software Presentation Defence and Security
CRITICAL SOFTWARE PRESENTATION DEFENCE AND SECURITY © 2012 Critical Software, All rights reserved CORPORATE PRESENTATION • Spin-off of the University of Coimbra (Portugal), DEPENDABLE July 1998 SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESS AND • Military and Civil Markets with customers around SAFETY CRITICAL the globe SYSTEMS • Offices in Europe, US, South America and Africa • Fast growth achieving 20M€ annual turnover in 2011 • NATO/EU Secret clearance • More than 330 highly qualified engineers • Development and Management processes aligned with best practices (ex. CMMi nível 5, PMBoK) Coimbra University Founded in 1290 © 2012 Critical Software, All rights reserved 2 CORPORATE PRESENTATION Critical Group Critical SGPS Portugal SERVICE COMPANIES Critical Software S.A. Coimbra, Porto, Lisboa CSW Limited CSW Technologies Critical Software Brazil Critical Software Portugal San Jose, USA Southampton, Yeovil, SJC, SP, Brasil Mozambique UK Maputo, MZ PRODUCTS COMPANIES Critical Links Critical Materials Critical Manufacturing Critical Health Coimbra, Portugal Guimarães, Portugal Porto, Portugal Coimbra, Portugal Regensburg, Germany Suzhou, China © 2012 Critical Software, All rights reserved 3 CORPORATE PRESENTATION Offices and Locations EUROPE * USA ASIA PSAC BRAZIL SOUTHAMPTON, UK COIMBRA, PORTUGAL LISBON, PORTUGAL OPORTO, PORTUGAL SAN JOSE, CA, USA SAO PAULO, BRAZIL YEOVIL, UK Maputo, MZ © 2012 Critical Software, All rights reserved * Sales representative, German offices planned for 2012 4 CORPORATE PRESENTATION Customers – Worldwide Presence © 2012 Critical Software, All rights reserved 5 CORPORATE PRESENTATION Certified Quality October 2001 Nov. 2001 May 2003 March 2004 Dec. 2004 March 2005 Quality Department is 1º SPICE 2º SPICE ISO 9001 TickIT ITIL ISO 9001 TickIT formally created Assessment Assessment Certification Certification Certification ISO15504 ISO15504 Set. 2005 March 2006 March 2006 Dec.