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Telecommunications networks support increases of up to 80% in traffic due to the coronavirus, according to the secretary of state for the sector

12 Feb, 2021
  • The leader, who participated in an informative breakfast organized by the Dialogues for Democracy Club and sponsored by Adamo, estimates that 91% of the population will have access to an Internet connection of at least 100 MB before the end of the year.
  • Roberto Sánchez: "We need operators with long-term commitment and investment capacity for when it is necessary to deploy networks or accelerate the introduction of new technologies."
  • “90% of people 65 and older now use the Internet for more than an hour a day,” said Antonio García Casla, Adamo's Director of Wholesale Sales and Regulations.
  • The company, which already has 10,000 kilometers of its own infrastructure and offers service in 600 locations, connects 25,000 new homes in the country every month despite COVID-19.
Madrid - February 11, 2021 - “We have realized that we have spectacularly good networks, so good that they have endured, from one week to the next, traffic increases of up to 80% without being noticed at all”, The Secretary of State for Telecommunications and Digital Infrastructures, Roberto Sánchez, revealed in reference to the situation created by the coronavirus. "Which has not been the case in other countries, in which they have had to lower the quality of the services they were providing in order not to saturate the networks," said the leader at an  informative breakfast organized by  the Dialogues for Democracy Club on last January 26 and that featured  Adamo as one of its sponsors. COVID-19 and digital divides However, "he added, " we have detected some digital gaps that we were already aware of, but which have now become urgent. There are coverage gaps in the territory, where the networks do not reach; there are affordability gaps, because there are people who do not have the money to hire the services; and there are training gaps for people who still don't know how to handle themselves and need digital literacy, ”said Roberto Sánchez. The digitization of those over 65 For his part, Antonio García Casla, Adamo's Director of Wholesale Sales and Regulations, highlighted at the same event that “the pandemic has been a boost and acceleration in the digital transformation, especially in those over 65 years of age, who They have started to use the Internet in a massive way. We have studies that tell us that 90% of people 65 years and older now use the Internet for more than one hour a day, "he revealed. "There is a need for nearby infrastructures" “We are seeing - he continued - that this leap is taking place, there is a transformation that is there and for which nearby infrastructures are needed. You have to reach these municipalities where many times there are not enough services. We are not just talking about work video calls. In a phase of confinement like the one we live in, it is also about them being able to have a conference with their grandchildren, talk with their children or be informed of what is happening. There is a need for nearby infrastructures ”, insisted Antonio García Casla. “At Adamo we have seen a challenge in this. We want to satisfy the enormous demand that exists for a quality Internet connection at reasonable prices, because these areas are especially depressed and it is not valid with any product, "he explained. "We need operators with the capacity to deploy networks" In this sense, Roberto Sánchez outlined the type of telecommunications company that can contribute the most in the current circumstances. “Determining whether there are many or few operators is complicated. What we do need are operators with long-term commitment and investment capacity for when it is necessary to deploy networks or accelerate the introduction of new technologies ”, he specified. 91% of Spaniards will have Internet of 100 MB or more in 2021 “Our goal is to improve the connectivity of people and companies. We want 100% of the population to have access to 100 Mb per second. At the end of 2021, that percentage will be 91% of the population, as contemplated in  the Plan for Digital Connectivity and Digital Infrastructures ”, estimated Roberto Sánchez. Adamo offers freedom of choice to the client Lastly, Adamo's Director of Wholesaling and Regulations recalled: “Our mission, basically, is to bring fiber to every corner of the country where there is a need for high-capacity Internet. But not in any way, but with freedom of choice. That is to say, everything that is happening in Madrid, Barcelona or Seville, that great competition and those first-rate services that exist in large cities, transfer it to small towns ”, he concluded. Adamo sponsored event In addition to Roberto Sánchez and Antonio García Casla, participated in the event María Luisa Melo, general director of Public Affairs, Communication and CSR of Huawei Spain; Antonio Calvo Ruiz, director of Specialized Sales of T-Systems; and Miguel Ángel García Primo, CEO of Hisdesat. The event was held at the Hotel Palace in Madrid, scrupulously contemplating the corresponding safety and hygiene measures before an audience of 70 guests and was broadcast via  streaming with the following of several hundred people. The coronavirus does not stop the expansion of Adamo It should be remembered, in relation to COVID-19, that the operator's deployment is hardly influenced by its irruption: Adamo brings fiber optics to 25,000 new homes per month in Spain despite the pandemic. More than 10,000 kilometers of own network This is possible thanks to an ambitious expansion plan that reaches 250 million euros, the results of which are the already 10,000 kilometers of its own network that Adamo has nationwide and having the necessary technology to connect the rural world, thanks to which the company offers service in 600 municipalities throughout the country. Likewise, Adamo supports this development capacity by being the main awardee of the New Generation Broadband Program (PEBA-NGA 2020-2022), funded by the State and the EU, having received 72 million in grants to bring high-speed Internet to about 470,000 households located in rural areas of 19 provinces. Advantages of Adamo Fiber Optics Finally, it should be noted that current times - marked by this persistent health crisis - require telecommunications operators to be able to meet the enormous demand that exists for a quality Internet connection. For this, Adamo offers the fastest optical fiber on the market (1,000 Mbps), which translates into being able to telework with a stable connection, maintain videoconferences without interruptions, be closer to family and friends who live far away, have the possibility of accessing to education remotely or watch series or enjoy video games  online, among other options. 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 in early 2020 with 250 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 72 million in grants to bring high-speed Internet to about 470,000 homes located in rural areas of 19 provinces. Thanks to having its own infrastructure, in addition to the Internet, Adamo provides fixed and mobile telephony customers, as well as services for the business and wholesale market. More information on their website www.adamo.es.
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