What CPQD does

CPQD (Fundação CPQD – Centro de Pesquisa e Desenvolvimento em Telecomunicações) is a Brazilian private non-profit foundation headquartered in Campinas that has spent more than 50 years conducting applied telecommunications research and development. It operates across four technology pillars — IoT, Artificial Intelligence, Blockchain, and Intelligent Connectivity (5G/6G, OpenRAN, NTN) — and translates deep R&D capability into a portfolio of proprietary software platforms and engineering services for enterprises, telecom operators, government, and development agencies.

Its product surface spans AI-powered customer interaction (Interação Inteligente, including proprietary Brazilian-Portuguese voice biometrics, ASR, TTS, and virtual assistants), fraud and loss prevention (Ynio, processing 30 million transactions per day for financial, industrial, and healthcare clients), telecom operations (OSS Suite, Orbill billing, TEM), private 4G/5G networks (C2n core), IoT/AIoT platforms (dojot open-source and Pailot), blockchain-based verifiable credentials and traceability (iD, Trace), and laboratory testing and certification. CPQD is also an EMBRAPII unit, allowing client R&D projects to access non-reimbursable public funding covering one-third of project costs.

Commercially, CPQD runs an enterprise field-sales motion selling directly to large organizations, telecom operators, and government entities via pilots, custom R&D contracts (PD&I Sob Encomenda), multi-year licensing, and consulting engagements. Revenue is generated through professional services, software licensing/subscription (Ynio, OSS Suite, C2n, TEM, Orbill), private network deployment, and testing/certification, supplemented by Brazilian development funds (BNDES, Finep, Funttel, MCTI). Named customers include Cielo, Vale, Padtec, Sateliot, and a major Brazilian health insurer.

Name

CPQD

Legal name

FUNDAÇÃO CPQD – CENTRO DE PESQUISA E DESENVOLVIMENTO EM TELECOMUNICAÇÕES

Website

https://cpqd.com.br

Company type

Private

Founded year

1970

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

1,001–5,000 employees

Short description

CPQD is a Brazilian non-profit telecommunications R&D foundation offering proprietary AI, IoT, 5G, blockchain, and fraud-prevention platforms alongside testing and consulting services to enterprises, telecom operators, government agencies, and development institutions in Brazil.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Research and Development Services

NAICS

Custom Computer Programming Services (541511), Software Publishers (51321), Computing Infrastructure Providers, Data Processing, Web Hosting, and Related Services (518)

SIC

Services-Computer Programming, Data Processing, Etc. (7370), Services-Testing Laboratories (8734), Services-Computer Programming Services (7371)

akta.pro primary industry

Data Security & Access Governance for Data (Entitlements/Policy Enforcement) (HDAEADAH)

akta.pro secondary industries

CPaaS (Programmable Voice, SMS, Video APIs) (HDAIAHAG), Data Privacy, Consent & Compliance Management (HDAEADAG)

Keywords

• Telecom research development
• IoT platforms
• Private 5G networks
• Fraud prevention software
• Telecom testing certification

Headquarters

HQ city

Campinas

HQ country

Brazil

HQ region

Latin America

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Software

Cost components

Personnel, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Others

Revenue model

1. Consulting Services: Strategic consulting for telecom decisions, regulatory intelligence, spectrum analysis, and network design.
2. Software Licensing (OSS Suite, TEM, Orbill, C2n, Ynio): Licensing of proprietary software platforms for telecom operations support, billing, network management, and fraud prevention.
3. Testing and Certification: Laboratory testing and certification services for telecom products and systems, including regulatory compliance testing.
4. Custom R&D (PD&I Sob Encomenda): Tailored research, development, and innovation projects conducted by specialists, with potential EMBRAPII non-reimbursable funding covering 1/3 of costs.
5. Private Networks (4G/5G): Design and deployment of customized private 4G/5G networks for industrial and enterprise clients, including network core, RAN, and IoT integration.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels4 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

CPQD develops and licenses proprietary technology platforms spanning IoT (dojot, Pailot), AI and voice biometrics (Interação Inteligente, Biometria de Voz), fraud prevention (Ynio), telecom operations (OSS Suite, Orbill, C2n), blockchain identity and traceability (iD, Trace), and private 4G/5G networks, while also delivering custom R&D, consulting, and laboratory testing/certification services to telecom operators, large enterprises, government, and financial institutions in Brazil and Latin America.

Product overview

CPQD offers a comprehensive portfolio of technology solutions organized as a platform-plus-modules architecture. The core offerings include AI-powered customer interaction solutions (Interação Inteligente with voice biometrics, speech recognition, text-to-speech, and virtual assistants), fraud prevention and decision platforms (Ynio with sector-specific solutions for finance, industry and healthcare), telecom management tools (OSS Suite, TEM, C2n, Orbill), IoT platforms (dojot and Pailot for AIoT), identity and traceability solutions (iD and Trace using blockchain), and professional services (Consultoria, PD&I, Ensaios e Certificação). The company also provides private 4G/5G network solutions and participates in open innovation initiatives like Open 5G @ Campinas. All solutions leverage emerging technologies including AI, blockchain, machine learning, 5G and IoT across sectors such as agribusiness, industry, cities, energy, telecom and financial services.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Orbill: Complete solution for monetization, billing and collection
• Ynio
• iD
• Interação Inteligente
• OSS Suite
• C2n
• Trace
• TEM
• Pailot
• dojot
• Biometria de Voz

Products and services

• Orbill Complete solution for valorization, billing, and collection, enabling efficient pricing and invoicing management for telecom operators.
• Pailot AI + IoT platform integrating artificial intelligence with IoT for industrial data intelligence, enabling automation, cost reduction and efficiency gains.
• iD Digital wallet for verifiable credentials for people, assets, and things based on blockchain technology for secure digital identity.
• Interação Inteligente AI-powered customer interaction platform providing humanized and secure service via virtual voice assistants, voice biometrics, speech recognition, and text-to-speech.
• Consultoria Strategic technical and regulatory consulting services for telecommunications, supporting strategic decisions, regulatory impact analysis, and spectrum utilization evaluation.
• Ynio Intelligent fraud and loss prevention platform using machine learning for real-time transaction monitoring, anomaly detection, and decision automation across financial, industrial, and healthcare sectors. Processes 30 million transactions per day.
• OSS Suite Modular and flexible cloud-based solution for telecom operations management, integrating inventory, network operation, network management, optical supervision, and service order management.
• Trace Product lifecycle and provenance management solution enabling traceability, audit trail generation, and secure data sharing across supply chains using blockchain technology.
• TEM (Telecom Expense Management) Telecom service management platform for controlling telecom processes, asset management, and service governance, including retroactive auditing of up to 36 months for disputed charges.
• C2n Secure software-based 4G/5G core network platform with open architecture enabling private networks and FWA services with flexibility, scalability, and reduced licensing costs.
• PD&I Sob Encomenda Custom research and development services where innovation projects are developed by specialists with risk reduction, potentially supported by EMBRAPII non-reimbursable funding covering one-third of costs.
• Ensaios e Certificação Testing and certification services for product development and launch acceleration, including one of the largest laboratory infrastructures in Latin America for regulatory compliance testing.
• Redes Privativas 4G/5G Custom-built private 4G/5G communication networks for mission-critical applications enabling people-to-people, people-to-machine, and machine-to-machine connectivity with licensed spectrum.
• dojot Brazilian open-source IoT platform facilitating IoT solution development with open APIs, large-scale data storage, device connectivity, and real-time event processing with visual data flow building.
• Biometria de Voz Voice biometrics solution for identity confirmation through voice characteristics, supporting text-dependent and text-independent recognition with anti-spoofing protection. Available via REST, gRPC, and MRCP APIs.

Quantifiable outcome

• Cielo achieved savings of 40 million reais through identification and contestation of improper charges from telecom operators using CPQD TEM.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers6 records

Segments7 records

Ideal customer profiles5 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

Yes

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

AI capability9 records

Feature6 records

Partnerships

Eight partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• SateliotcoreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 16 June 2026Sateliot and CPQD conducted Brazil's first commercial demonstration of Non-Terrestrial Network (NTN) connectivity technology, enabling standard NB-IoT devices to connect via satellite without hardware modifications. The demo proves seamless roaming between terrestrial and satellite networks.
• ABDI (Agência Brasileira de Desenvolvimento Industrial)coreStrategic or Co-development Partner · 20 March 2026CPQD and ABDI launched a joint project focused on sustainable data centers in Latin America, analyzing regional projects and companies to support industry growth.
• Softex (Associação para Promoção da Excelência do Software Brasileiro)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPQD acts as an executing institution for PPI (Programas e Projetos de Interesse Nacional) in ICT areas coordinated by Softex, including the Quantum Cybersecurity project (PDI06).
• Telecom Infra Project (TIP)coreTechnology or IntegrationCPQD TIP Community Lab provides an experimentation environment for open and disaggregated telecom network technologies including OpenRAN and Open Optical Packet Transport. Part of TIP's global ecosystem of operators, ISPs, vendors, and integrators.
• Conexis Brasil DigitalcoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPQD provides consulting to Conexis to analyze 5G and TVRO service coexistence in the 3.5 GHz band, including theoretical evaluations, laboratory tests, and simulated field testing.
• Open 5G @ Campinas Partners (Eldorado, IPT, e-work, Pix Force, Bosch, Preddita, Tropico, Telebras, SLM, MEF, SAS Brasil, Campinas Tech)coreStrategic or Co-development PartnerOpen 5G @ Campinas is an open innovation initiative for 5G research, development, and experimentation targeting Education, Health, Cities, Agriculture, and Industry sectors. Partners include research institutes, technology companies, government entities, and startups.
• V2COM / WEG GroupminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPQD provides consulting for the Open Lab 5G Industry 4.0 project with V2COM (WEG Group) to support experimentation in industrial environments and analysis of KPIs for 5G rollout.
• CorningminorStrategic or Co-development PartnerCPQD collaborates with Corning on development of low-power RF heads for indoor cellular coverage, targeting new product lines for USA, Mexico, and Canada markets.

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Radisys: Provider of disaggregated telecom software platforms including 5G core, OpenRAN, and analytics. Comparable to CPQD's C2n and OSS Suite offerings as a software-focused alternative to traditional telecom vendors.
• Mavenir: Provider of cloud-native OpenRAN, 5G core, and digital engagement software for telecom operators. Highly comparable to CPQD's C2n core network and Open 5G @ Campinas initiatives targeting private 5G and open architectures.

Broad incumbents

• Bureau Veritas: Global testing, inspection, and certification (TIC) leader. Comparable to CPQD's Ensaios e Certificação business, which operates one of Latin America's largest telecom testing/certification laboratory infrastructures.
• Netcracker Technology: Specialized telecom BSS/OSS and digital transformation vendor owned by NEC. Comparable to CPQD's Orbill monetization, billing, and OSS Suite products for telecom operator back-office operations.
• Ciena: Global specialist in optical networks and OTN technology, including 100G+ coherent optics. Comparable to CPQD's partnership with Padtec on OTN processor development at 100 Gbit/s and related photonic submarine amplification work.
• Nokia: Global telecom equipment and software vendor with deep 5G, OpenRAN, and OSS portfolio, anchored historically by Bell Labs R&D heritage. Comparable to CPQD in telecom R&D depth and OSS/private 5G offerings, though at much greater scale and geographic reach.
• Nuance Communications (Microsoft): Provider of conversational AI, voice biometrics, and speech recognition solutions (now part of Microsoft). Comparable to CPQD's Biometria de Voz, ASR, TTS, and Interação Inteligente virtual assistant portfolio, especially for call center and financial services customers.
• FICO: Global analytics and decision management company specializing in fraud detection, financial crime, and credit risk. Comparable to CPQD's Ynio platform, which uses ML for real-time fraud detection across financial, industrial, and healthcare transactions.
• Amdocs: Global leader in telecom OSS/BSS and network Monetization, billing, and orchestration platforms — directly comparable to CPQD's OSS Suite and Orbill offerings, though serving telecom operators at much larger scale globally.

Emerging players

• Parallel Wireless: OpenRAN-focused vendor delivering virtualized 2G/3G/4G/5G solutions to operators globally. Comparable to CPQD's OpenRAN competency center and C2n private network platform targeting emerging-market telecom operators.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat7 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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