Huawei eyes data center investments in Brazil, says executive
Citing Huawei's international experience in the data center sector, the executive emphasized that the advancement of artificial intelligence requires government incentives and support.
"We want the government to implement these incentives, which are good for the country, and the time is now. In the next two to three years," said Atilio Rulli, the company's vice president of public relations for Latin America and the Caribbean.
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