By Fotis Fotinos Greek households and businesses are entering the Gigabit era. This is the pursuit of the Ministry of Digital Governance, which put the action “Gigabit Voucher Scheme” in public consultation until September 15. As part of the action, totaling 100 million euros, it is planned to subsidize the initial one-off connection fee, as […]
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Optical fiber is “gradually starting to win over” OTE subscribers
Of Foti Fotinos OTE expects an improvement in the second half of the year as well, due to the positive prospects of tourism, albeit at a milder pace, maintaining the goals it has set for 2022. OTE group’s adjusted investments are estimated to increase to approximately 620 million, while free cash flow will rise to […]
Hellenic Open Fiber (HOF): New era for fiber optic infrastructure from Nova subsidiary – Wind
Hellenic Open Fiber (HOF), a subsidiary of Nova-Wind, a member of the United Group, the leading telecommunications and media provider in Southeast Europe, is raising capital of €80 million within the framework of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, “Greece 2.0”, with the financing of the European Union – NextGenerationEU, through a loan agreement, signed […]
Broadband penetration in Greece at 88% of active connections
By Fotis Fotinos Broadband penetration in Greece has shown an average annual growth of over 2% over the last 5 years. Starting from 77% of all active lines at the end of 2016, broadband (broadband connections from a fixed location, i.e. via fixed telephony) reached 88% at the end of 2021. According to data from […]
How PPC aspires to enter the fiber optic networks – In discussions with Nova-Wind
By Fotis Fotinos Alexandros Paterakis, Deputy CEO of PPC, referred to the plan to expand the PPC fiber optic network, with a budget of 800 million euros, emphasizing that the company is in discussions for the lease of the network with telecommunications companies, such as Nova-Wind. Specifically, in his speech at a conference yesterday, Mr. […]
Investments in Fiber To The Home bring growth to the country
State-of-the-art network infrastructure is crucial for business extroversion, attracting investment, creating new jobs, radically changing everyday life. In short, fiber to the home (FTTH) is a one-way street for any country that aims to grow digitally and improve its international competitiveness. The OTE Group contributes decisively to this digital “leap” of Greece, which with an […]
Vodafone: Accelerate the development of fiber optic networks
Vodafone Greece announces that it is accelerating the investment program for the construction of new generation networks at home (Fiber to the Home – FTTH) with the aim of expanding them to even more places in Greece, including in its design new areas that were left out previous major digital infrastructure project for the period […]
Extension for fiber optic subsidies – ‘Battle’ with the EU over new programs
Of Costa Ketsietzis The Superfast Broadband program for the subsidization of Fiber To The Home (FTTH), which normally expires on March 31, is being extended for six months, while negotiations are underway with the Commission on how to proceed the subsidy for ultra-high speed demand. The extension is given as the program budget, totaling 50 […]
OTEGLOBE is considering new fiber optic agreements
Of Costa Ketsietzis OTEGLOBE plans to further strengthen its international infrastructure and expand its strategic collaborations within the year, in order to maintain its leading role in Greece and in the wider region of the South East. Of Europe. The OTE group subsidiary intends to be more active in the developing markets of the Middle […]
Fast internet switching – Fiber optic connections are increasing
The increased needs brought by the pandemic due to teleworking and distance education, as well as the entertainment options via the Internet that are increasing, lead the Greek subscribers in search of faster connections. So there are more and more landline subscribers who take the step and install fiber optic connections to the house (Fiber […]