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More than 700 homes in Ribadedeva already have fiber optics

Written by Amy Ralls | Sep 17, 2021 4:00:00 AM
  1. Adamo presents to the mayor, Jesús Bordás, his expansion plan, which includes another 1,060 connected homes in 2021 and reach all the towns of the council 
  2. The company provides the fastest connection on the market (1,000 MB) to 12,000 Asturian homes in Llanes, Coaña, El Franco, Valdés, Navia, Castropol, Vegadeo, etc.
Ribadedeva - September 17, 2021 - A total of 724 homes in Ribadedeva currently have high-speed Internet access installed by  Adamo . Specifically, these properties are located in the parish of Colombres and in the town of Bustio. It is also not just any connection, but the fastest fiber optic available on the market today (1,000 MB). Municipal support Both the balance of the actions carried out so far and the development plan for the coming months were presented this morning by David Llano, head of Adamo in Asturias, to the mayor of Ribadedeva, Jesús Bordás. “Having a quality Internet connection is essential. It was already so before as a tool to cut the bleeding of depopulation and facilitate the lives of neighbors in rural areas, but today it is even more decisive in the scenario brought by the coronavirus. We celebrate that the Ribadenses can now be better connected to the world ”, explained the councilor with satisfaction. About 1,800 homes plugged in in 2021 But the expansion does not end with these figures, since the operator will add another 1,060 homes in the municipality to the work already carried out to complete the deployment of fiber optics in 1,782 houses in Ribadedeva before the end of this year. All the towns of Ribadedeva, connected Adamo's work will go even further: the medium-term forecast is to reach all the population centers of Ribadedeva, both the other two parishes (Noriega and Villanueva), in addition to the capital already mentioned, as well as all the towns that make them they make up: Boquerizo, Villanueva, Andinas, Vilde, El Peral, Pimiango, La Franca, Bojes and the aforementioned Bustio. Colombres, Noriega and Villanueva are added to them with the same name as the larger named entities. 80% private investment It should also be remembered that 80% of the investment destined to Ribadedeva will be provided by Adamo with its own funds, while the remaining 20% ​​will come from  the New Generation Broadband Program (PEBA) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs and Digital Transformation, which is co-financed by the EU. Of these grants, up to 9 million will go to Asturias through the operator. More than 12,000 Asturian homes, with Adamo After deploying in Coaña, Tapia de Casariego, El Franco, Valdés, Navia, Castropol, Llanes or Vegadeo, among other towns, and now in Ribadedeva, the company continues with the installation of its infrastructure in the Principality. In total, there are already more than 12,000 Asturian properties with Adamo fiber optics. Adamo Fiberhood In order precisely to provide quality connection to the most remote areas, the company has an innovative tool: Adamo Fiberhood . It is a system by which, only with the joint request of 30 neighbors through a simple website, it is enough for the operator to commit to carrying out a deployment study in their municipality. Each town has its own group, this is the  Fiberhood of Ribadedeva ABOUT ADAMO: Adamo, based in Barcelona, ​​is an operator with a national vocation, but with a regional and local business focus. Present in the Spanish market since 2007, the company gives priority to rural areas and new urban areas with a high population density, providing the fastest optical fiber on the market (1,000 Mbps). EQT Partners, Adamo's investment fund and majority shareholder, supports its current expansion plan, boosted last July with 600 million euros. Likewise, Adamo is the main winner of the New Generation Broadband Program (PEBA-NGA 2020-2022), funded by the State and the EU, having received 80 million in grants to bring high-speed Internet to nearly 500,000 homes located in rural areas of 20 provinces. More information on their website www.adamo.es.