Portugal-made innovation reaches the four corners of the world and turns from television to self-driving cars – Negócios

You are International centers established by many multinational companies in Portugal, in the field of technologies, serves various purposes. Some provide services only to the clients of the companies they support in different parts of the world. But Develops many innovations and technologies used around the world, by millions of consumers or businesses. The examples are very diverse.

For example, in the field of electric mobility The new charger model for electric vehicles it developed Siemens – Sicharge UC – Entirely developed in Portugalwith the company’s Electric Mobility Center, one of the many centers of the German multinational in the country, which is rapidly expanding, ensures Ricardo Nunes. As the CFO explains, this is a structure that functions as “an ecosystem for electric mobility. It combines the production capacity guaranteed by the Corroios plant, research and development, sales center, engineering, project management and service efficiency.”

From Crane engineering axleanother local hub operating across the EMEA (Europe, Middle East, and Africa) region, and Siemens has already upgraded about 100 bridges or cranes at ports and container terminals in ten countries. Most recently, at Lisbon Tech Hub, the company now has a team of 100 professionals who support the entire company and implement real and potential solutions to detect and analyze cyber threats in IT and industrial environments.

in Portugal , Siemens also has a shared service centerRicardo Nunes explains that the platforms have been developed over decades for the full cycle of financial services delivery. An example is NextGenP2P, a digital platform that helps automate processes – from purchase to payment – and increase user efficiency.

Vodafone TV reaches 10 markets from Portugal

In a completely different area, the TV service Vodafone Also developed from Portugal And with it innovative features, such as smart voice search and others, which allowed to experience the platform on multiple screens. The TV Hub is one of the three centers of competence that the British group has in Portugal, with a staff of 500, and is also the most recent. The developments that occurred there are reflected in 10 markets and 18 million customers.

In Portugal, Vodafone also owns Atlantic Network Operations Center (ANOC), created in July 2012, aims to Continuous supervision, maintenance and network operations In Portugal, Spain, the UK, and in the near future, Germany and the Netherlands. This includes operations in mobile access (2G, 3G, 4G and 5G), fixed access (FTTH and ADSL) as well as core network components and service platforms, Serving more than 50 million customers.

As the company explains, local teams at Vodafone’s ANOC are working on “automation specific solutions, developed in-house, that allow integration and resolution of network incidents in a faster and more independent way for the three markets.”

They also guarantee essence Managing IoT connections, working across different sectors, focusing on automobiles (eg: internet in the car), health and Services.

here still One of the hubs of the Internet of Things (IoT) of the British group, which has been in operation since 2013, with part of an extended team being distributed across Europe, Africa and Asia and is Responsible for the design, engineering and development of the operator’s IoT platform. This may not be the first area that comes to mind with the Vodafone name, but it is a sector in which the company has invested heavily in recent years and where it has been recognized as a leader by Gartner in the Magic Quadrant for Managed IoT Connectivity.

The technology of future cars passes through Prague

subordinate Three R & D centers in Bosch in Portugal There are also innovative solutions and technologies for the entire world, in areas such as smart mobility, smart homes, safe cities, and Industry 4.0.

a Braga center Focus on projects in the area independent driving“Developing innovative solutions that not only build awareness of the vehicle, but also the way it perceives its surroundings, through interconnected sensors that communicate with everything around it,” he explains. Carlos RibasWho runs the German group in Portugal.

In Braga it was developed Innovations for LiDAR SensorsIt is an important technology for self-driving cars to be able to collect detailed engineering information from the vehicle’s surroundings, as well as sensors to measure road conditions or provide vehicles with 360-degree perception. also work on Accurate positioning sensors for cars – for localization ability; In sensors to monitor the driver and passengers inside a self-driving car and communication systems between vehicles and infrastructures. Many of these techniques have already been done The company showed it at an event in the capital of Minho.

In the Aveiro Engineering CenterThe company develops hot water heating devices, but also IoT solutions such as mobile apps, web solutions and remote vehicle diagnosticsTogether with a new generation of Bosch brand products and services in the areas of heat pumps, air treatment, gas heating systems, electric heating systems, water treatment, residential control and facade services. Another focus of development in Aveiro is Solutions for Industry 4.0.

Finally, in an eggBosch “develops and produces some of the most innovative products Electronic Security TechnologiesGlobally, 90% of what it produces there are exported to various European countries, the United States, Africa, and Asia. This center has also recently welcomed new teams being developed E-bikes and smart home solutionsAll centers benefit from strong links with universities. Highlight the partnerships with the University of Minho, the University of Porto and the University of Aveiro.

BMW will change the car sales experience. The solution is created in Portugal

back to vehicles, Much of the technology that can now be found in BMW cars has also been developed in Portugal.

“We can highlight the new theater screen in the center of the car and the side control screens on the doors of the new best-in-class i7, which also allow a greater immersion in BMW’s driving modes,” says Pedro Vieira da. Silva, Titan’s chief technical officer. From Critical Techworks.

The same model’s more sweeping, curved infotainment panel also bears the signature TechWorks Critical“In addition to the new digital version of the popular QlockTwo watch, which tells the time using expressions that reflect orality,” the official adds. The latest version of the My BMW app, which is already used by more than seven million users, is also fully developed in Portugal.

The Critical TechWorks was born in 2018 from a joint venture between BMW Group and Critical Software It focuses exclusively on developing innovative solutions for the German giant. included in this range Solutions in and out of the car, but also for the factory activity, for logistics, sales and after-sales services.

Recently, for example, a Car sales project. “We will have a very important team, which is expected to continue to grow, to implement a new model of car sales, aimed at revolutionizing the BMW buying experience,” says Pedro Vieira da Silva. The goal is to create greater proximity to the customer and an outstanding experience throughout the process.

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Critical Techworks Innovation Center, a partnership between BMW and Critical Software

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a The BMW Development Center in Portugal is actually the only center in the world that brings together projects focused on software development and solution production. It already has nearly two thousand employees, a number that has grown faster than the company itself had expected. “Our projects evolve as BMW’s challenges evolve, so our focus is primarily on sustainable growth.” However, by the end of 2021, the number of employees initially planned for that time has already been exceeded by 50%.

Currently, the structure is divided into two offices, Lisbon and Porto, with expansion plans for a new office in Lisbon and “Gaining confidence to develop other core areas of BMW”. Pedro Vieira da Silva emphasizes: “Portugal has the proven potential to become a center of innovation in a relevant niche as any other recognized worldwide and at Critical Techworks we want to accompany this set of very promising opportunities for the growth of the BMW Group.” .

Among the companies with international development or service centers in Portugal, there are also many examples of investments that have grown into new areas, which in the long run will put the country in High-impact product developmentin the market in which they operate.

The succulentswith an international service center operating in Portugal since 2012, the country also chose to implement, last year, a Technology and Innovation Center, focusing on software engineering and development of future SAP Business Technology Platform products and solutions.

“The local team collaborates and integrates the technology and innovation structure of the company, a unit that develops products of great strategic importance, with the aim of reducing complexity for customers and supporting them in the integration and scaling of their IT,” he explains. Louis Ormal.

“Say that The investment of SAP and the establishment of this new development zone in Portuguese territory is a subsequent step in the rapid growth of the national IT sector‘, adds the general manager of the multinational company in Portugal. The talent profiles that SAP integrates into this center are varied and range from training in software engineering to architects and software programmers.

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