Market Summary
Nextel Telecomunicações Ltda.
Rua Bela Cintra, 119601415-908 Sao Paulo - SP
Brazil
tel 55 11 2145 1000
www.nextel.com.br
Language: Portuguese
President: Sergio Borges Chaia
Number of Employees: 2,392
Covered Population: 63 million
Primary Cities of Operation: Araquari, Araras, Belo Horizonte, Brasília, Campinas, Contagem, Curitiba, Duque de Caxias, Goiânia, Guarulhos, Ibaté, Nova Iguaçu, Osasco, Portão, Porto Alegre, Ribeirão Preto, Rio de Janeiro, Santo André, São Bernardo do Campo, Santos, São Gonçalo, São José dos Campos, São Paulo, São Sebastião do Caí, Sorocaba, Uberaba and Uberlândia.
Population in licensed areas: 147 million
Covered population: 66 million
% GDP covered: 52-57%%
New product launches for Nextel Brazil include the Bluetooth-enabled i870 multimedia phone and dual-mode i930 smart phone from Motorola, the BlackBerry 7520, and the BlackBerry 7100i. Nextel Brazil also launched Web Direct Connect, a service that enables users to place calls to Nextel handsets and other users from their computers and initiated inter-carrier SMS connectivity with other operators.
The company’s outstanding performance earned regional notice and recognition, including the Master in Science and Technology Award granted by the Instituto de Estudos e Pesquisas da Qualidade (Institute of Quality Studies and Research), and was ranked among the Top 150 Best Companies to Work For by Você S/A /Exame magazine.
