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Investing in Brazil

by Ricardo Barretto Ferreira, Azevedo Sette Advogados and other contributors: Alessandra Lima Ganz, Alessandra Martins de Souza (partners), Juliana Sene Ikeda, Danielle Chipranski Cavalcante, Fabio Capelletti, Ingrid Bandeira Santos, Juliana Petrella Hansen, Helena Virgili,...

C-Band Spectrum and 5G: a comparative international analysis

One of the most important bands for the deployment of 5G - considered “ideal” for fifth generation technology, mainly due to the combination of capacity and reach/penetration - is the 3.5 GHz band. Adjacent to the commercial C band, which starts at 3.4 GHz and goes up to...

5G in Brazil – Recent Developments

The fifth generation (5G) network is based on three pillars, which differentiate it from previous generations: higher connection speed, reduced latency time and broader and more efficient coverage. Such features make it possible to improve mobile broadband, lower energy...

Cybersecurity on Telecommunications Network

Every day, at every moment, it is possible to verify the occurrence of cyber threats such as ransomware, malware, phishing and spoofing attacks, DDoS, among other malicious conducts carried out on the web, which intend to make its users vulnerable to obtain undue advantages or...

Azevedo Sette Advogados assisted SDFLCs quotaholders of to sell of the company to Frutarom

Azevedo Sette Advogados assisted the quotaholders of SDFLC Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda., to sell a 20% participation in the company to Frutarom do Brasil Indústria e Comércio Ltda., a company controlled by the Israeli based Frutarom...

Migration of the fixed telephony service from concessions to authorizations

With the advancement of time, the demands of the Brazilian telecommunication sector for greater investments, notably with regard to broadband services, faced obstacles under the national General Telecommunication Law. In response to the needs for universalization and continuity...

ANATEL’s role on M&A/concentration acts involving telecom operators

In 2019, the performance of M&A operations and other acts of economic concentration by telecommunication and media operators has grown in Brazil, making these national and international companies jointly reinforce their presence and become more competitive in the relevant...

Reversible Assets: historical evolution and current regulation in Brazil

According to Resolution No. 447, of October 19, 2006 of the National Telecommunications Agency (Anatel), “Reversible Assets” are those essential to the continuity and timeliness of the service provision in the public regime. These assets are so named because, at the end of...
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