The Brazilian Telecom Minister, Paulo Bernardo, announced on Nov. 07 that the auction for 4G technology in Brazil will be ready within four weeks. The service must be available to users close to the FIFA soccer games, on 2014. We would like to invite you to visit and join us at 4G Connection - The Next Connectivity Generation, a LinkedIn group already with 467 members and still growing everyday!So far, we will direct our posts primarily in this LinkedIn Group. This is the link: http://www.linkedin.com/groups?mostPopular=&gid=152921 05/03/2012 - 18h55 - International Politics - Luana Lawrence *Agencia Brasil - Click here for the original text in PortugueseBrasilia - The president Dilma Rousseff confirmed today (5) the government's intention to conduct the auction for mobile services in the fourth generation (4G) in May, against the companies in the industry, who want more time to bid. Dilma in Hanover, Germany, where she attended the opening of the International Fair of Information Technology, Telecommunications, Software and Services (CeBIT), the largest industry event, which this year has Brazil as a partner."We will have the auction in May for the tracks needed for the deployment of fourth generation mobile phones. We will be operating in these bands still in 2013 in 12 host cities for the 2014 World Cup, " said the president, listing the government measures for the sector. Dilma also cited the activation of a fiber optic network for broadband to 31,000 km, which will reach to the capitals of 27 states."We will contract, even in 2012, the building of undersea fiber optic cables to connect Brazil to North America, Europe and Africa. These outputs are coupled with an international ring optical South American, whose implementation was decided by the countries that make up UNASUR [Union of South American Nations], " she added.Beside the Prime Minister Angela Merkel, hosting the event, Dilma said that the economic growth and social mobility in Brazil in recent years have increased the importance of digital technologies in the country. "Brazil is today a country of opportunities. A country of opportunities for the 190 million Brazilians who, thanks to growth in employment and income, have more access to consumer goods and services, including and especially those related to digital technology. "The expansion of Brazilian demand for technology, said Dilma, led Brazil to be the third largest market for personal computers and the fifth largest mobile phone in 2011. In addition to digital inclusion, the expansion of the sector also represents investment opportunities for the country, said the president. "The expansion and the potential of this market have not gone unnoticed by our external partners. Only in the telecommunications sector, foreign direct investment in Brazil increased more than tenfold in the past year, jumping to more than $ 6 billion, " she quoted.Besides the visit to CeBIT, Dilma is in Germany for a bilateral meeting with Angela Merkel. The two heads of government will discuss the financial crisis in Europe and issues of technical cooperation between the two countries, especially partnerships between universities.* Collaborated Sabrina CraideEdition: Nadia Franco YouTube - Did You Know