en.Wedoany.com Reported - Remote areas, agricultural production zones, and communication blind spots along certain highways in the Brazilian state of Paraná are set to receive a boost in mobile network coverage. Telefônica Brasil's Vivo has partnered with the Paraná state government to invest 192 million reais in deploying 411 4G and 5G mobile network sites across 74 municipalities in the state. The project focuses on rural areas, roads, and regions with weak or no existing network coverage.
The project, which will run until the end of 2027, is part of Paraná's Rural Connectivity Plan. Through the expansion of the mobile communication network, the Paraná state government aims to extend broadband internet and mobile phone services further to areas far from urban centers, providing agricultural producers, residents of remote communities, students, and road users with more stable digital connectivity.
In terms of deployment distribution, 155 of the 411 planned sites will be installed along roads, covering strategic transport corridors such as BR-277 and state highways leading to coastal areas. Upon completion, the project is expected to improve mobile communication continuity along Paraná's key logistics, tourism, and agricultural transport routes, reducing communication blind spots and weak coverage areas along these corridors.
The remaining 256 sites will be used for structural network expansion, focusing on areas with existing but inadequate service, low-connectivity regions, and new coverage zones. This portion of the construction targets a broader range of livelihood and industrial applications, including distance education, telemedicine, digital government services, agricultural automation, logistics scheduling, and online services for small and micro enterprises.
Agriculture is a key application scenario for network construction in Paraná. Local farms, poultry houses, agricultural machinery, irrigation, and soil monitoring are undergoing accelerated digitalization. Producers need to use mobile phones and connected devices to monitor temperature, feed, water volume, planting, harvesting, spraying, and land analysis data in real time. Insufficient mobile network coverage directly limits the connectivity of agricultural equipment, data collection, and productivity improvements.
This investment is not part of Telefônica Brasil (Vivo)'s existing regulatory obligations but rather an additional network expansion plan carried out in partnership with the state government. For Paraná, the project will address communication shortcomings in rural areas and along roads; for Telefônica Brasil (Vivo), the new sites will help expand its 4G and 5G service coverage in southern Brazil and strengthen its operational capabilities in mobile network infrastructure construction.
Subsequent project progress will depend on site selection, permit approvals, equipment deployment, and construction conditions along roads. By the end of 2027, the actual number of sites activated in the 74 municipalities, the extent of rural coverage improvement, road communication quality, and 5G service availability will be key indicators for measuring the effectiveness of this collaboration.
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