Embratel

Embratel, short for Empresa Brasileira de Telecomunicações, is a Brazilian telecommunications company that provides long-distance and international telephony, data communications, cloud and IT services, and other value-added solutions to enterprises, government, and wholesale customers. It operates a broad national network and international points of presence, offering IP, MPLS, VPN, bandwidth leasing, hosting, security, and managed services. The company also runs Embratel Star One, a satellite communications operator delivering fixed and mobile backhaul, broadcasting, and data services across Brazil and the Americas.

Embratel was created in 1969 as a state-owned enterprise to expand Brazilian telecommunications and integrate the national network with international systems. It built a nationwide backbone, expanded into data transmission and satellite services, and played a central role in Brazil's early digital communications era. During the privatization wave of the late 1990s, Embratel was privatized and subsequently became part of Grupo América Móvil's Brazilian operations and is associated with the Claro brand for consumer markets, while continuing to operate as a distinct enterprise-focused unit.

Headquartered in Rio de Janeiro, Embratel remains one of Brazil's leading providers of wholesale and enterprise networking, competing with other carriers in the long-distance and corporate connectivity markets. The Embratel brand continues to be used for corporate services, with Star One satellites complementing terrestrial networks.