Researchers and collaborators at Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste are experiencing a revolution in their connectivity. Thanks to integration with the Dourados Metropolitan Network (MS), the unit has increased its internet speed by 20 times. What was previously a 50 Megabits per second (Mbps) connection now reaches an impressive 1 Gigabit per second (Gbps), providing a much faster and more efficient online experience for approximately 150 employees at the institution. 

This improvement was possible thanks to RNP's Redecomep Program, which aims to implement high-speed network infrastructures in metropolitan regions and inland cities, connecting educational and research institutions. In the case of Dourados, the partnership between RNP and agencies in Mato Grosso do Sul resulted in the construction of a network that interconnects several educational and research institutions, including Embrapa Agropecuária Oeste. 

“Dourados is an important city in Mato Grosso do Sul and the implementation of Redecomep in Dourados will certainly be extremely important for user institutions. An important goal now is to expand the network through partnerships, such as InfoVia Digital, so that the city of Dourados can increasingly benefit from high-speed digital infrastructure to improve public services,” highlights Luciano Gonda, IT director at the Federal University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UFMS).  

In addition to Embrapa, other institutions such as the State University of Mato Grosso do Sul (UEMS), the Federal University of Grande Dourados (UFGD), among others, benefited from this long-distance data communication infrastructure, being able to connect at high speed to PoP-MS through the Ipê Network backbone.  

With all the benefits generated, the idea now is to expand the metropolitan network to other Embrapa units located in Mato Grosso do Sul. 

Vagner Nascimento, Supervisor of the Information Technology Center at Embrapa Dourados, highlights the positive impact of these changes. “We recently held the first edition of the 9th CanaMS Seminar Cycle at the unit, which involved 140 participants, including researchers from Embrapa, representatives from the sugarcane industry and workers. It was a large-scale event that received much praise from the organizers, due to the improvements in the network signal,” he highlights.