Catarina Cardoso

SOLVIT as an Associate Member of Europe’s Rail Joint Undertaking

GeneralApril 14, 2025222Views 1Like 0Comments

The Europe's Rail Joint Undertaking (EU-Rail) has officially formalized the entry of the Portuguese Alliance, led by Infraestruturas de Portugal (IP), as an Associate Member. This European partnership, dedicated to research and innovation in the railway sector, operates under the Horizon Europe program (2020–2027). With the aim of strengthening Portugal's participation in this strategic ecosystem, IP…

ATE Agenda: Mobility and Sustainable Industries

ProjectsJanuary 21, 2025378Views 1Like 0Comments

As part of the ATE agenda, SOLVIT is promoting innovation in public transport. In recent months, SOLVIT has installed sensors in Maia Transportes buses that can count the number of passengers getting on and off in real time. The system, which is integrated into the vehicle infrastructure, monitors the status of the doors (whether they…

New LoRaWAN Network Across Lisbon

General, ProjectsJanuary 14, 2025597Views 4Likes 0Comments

SOLVIT is partnering with Câmara Municipal de Lisboa to improve the infrastructure network. The project includes consultancy, provision, installation, operation and maintenance of a LoRa communications network. We are installing LoRa gateways at strategic locations throughout Lisbon, with the aim of creating a LoRaWAN network coverage for the entire city. Smart City, Lisbon This long-range,…

Electromagnetic Field Measurements on the Azores Islands

GeneralJuly 31, 2024861Views 2Likes 0Comments

Between June 25 and 28, SOLVIT's engineering team successfully conducted campaigns to measure the intensity levels of non-ionizing radiation electromagnetic fields on the islands of Faial, Flores and São Miguel. This project was carried out at NAV Portugal - Azores' NDB (Non-Directional Beacon) stations, ensuring compliance with current legislation and European safety recommendations. The initiative comes…

First National Meeting of eGames Lab

ProjectsJuly 10, 2024619Views 1Like 0Comments

On July 1, TERINOV - Terceira Island Science and Technology Park, hosted the First National Meeting of eGames Lab, an event that marked a significant step forward for the video games industry in Portugal. This consortium, funded by the Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR), is transforming the national video games scene by creating an industrial…

QoS Monitoring Solution for IP

General, ProjectsJuly 4, 2024693Views 3Likes 0Comments

railway mobile communications QoS monitoring solution for IPtem menu de contexto Supplying a complete railway mobile communications QoS monitoring solution for IP a Supplying a complete railway mobile communications QoS monitoring solution for IP [10:22] João Chinita Supplying a complete railway mobile communications QoS monitoring solution for IP [10:22] João Chinita Supplying a complete railway…

Innovative Project Custodian – Sensory Network Platform for Sustainable Fishing

ProjectsJune 7, 2024667Views 3Likes 0Comments

April 23 was marked by the public presentation to share the results from the Custodian - Sensory Network Platform for Sustainable Fishing project, funded by the EEA Grants Blue Growth Program. This innovative project for monitoring fishing gear, that was developed in the Azores, is the result of a collaboration between various organizations, led by SOLVIT. …

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A new sustainable project – Alliance for the Energy Transition

ProjectsJune 5, 2024990Views 2Likes 0Comments

The Alliance for the Energy Transition (ATE) project is an initiative that seeks to promote a profound transformation in the energy sector, focusing on carbon neutrality and the introduction of sustainable mobility solutions. This project aims to develop a structural ecosystem through a multidimensional strategy that includes technological innovation and high TRL maturity. About…

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Network coverage results of TourSignal project

ProjectsNovember 20, 20231KViews 2Likes 0Comments

TourSignal is a project that uses technology to assess the quality and speed of communication networks in real-time. The study concluded that coverage values on Terceira Island are lower than advertised. When comparing the measurements with the data published on the ANACOM (Autoridade Nacional de Comunicações) website, a large discrepancy in network availability was observed. …

New LoRa world record

General, ProjectsAugust 9, 20231KViews 2Likes 0Comments

After 3 years, a new world record was set with the installation of LoRaWAN trackers on an Estrela de Sesimbra, fishing boat and its buoys off the coast of Sesimbra, Portugal, a collaboration led by SOLVIT - Innovation on Telecommunications together whit ISEL - Instituto Superior De Engenharia De Lisboa, AIR Centre - Atlantic International…

Start of Sea trials

ProjectsJuly 25, 2023739Views 2Likes 0Comments

The first sea trials of the system that SOLVIT is developing as part of the Custodian Project took place at the beginning of July. The tests were a success, not only in terms of validating the coverage but also in terms of the usefulness of the future system, which is proving to be an excellent…

Closure of the Ferrovia 4.0 project

ProjectsJuly 21, 2023846Views 2Likes 0Comments

The Ferrovia 4.0 initiative concluded its 36-month development phase, marked by an investment totaling approximately 8.4 million euros. The Closing Session of the Mobilizing Project Ferrovia 4.0 unfolded on July 20, 2023, hosted at ISEP - Instituto Superior de Engenharia do Porto. Developed by SOLVIT - Innovation on Telecommunications in collaboration with 22 entities and…