This is the case of Eutelsat, the French telecommunications company that has 39 communications satellites, and with whom it signed an agreement last June, by which it transferred more than a thousand clients in Iberia to Eurona.
Thus, Eurona aims to replicate in Portugal the strategy it has implemented in Spain. Its objective is to bring connectivity to rural, isolated, and remote areas of Portugal, thereby reducing the digital divide that continues to hinder economic and social progress.
According to the Fixed Broadband: Connectivity in the OECD Metrics report, prepared by the consultancy The Competitive Intelligence Unit, 18.7% of the Portuguese population, almost two million people, do not have access to 100Mbps internet. This digital divide not only affects individuals in the neighboring country, but also small and medium-sized enterprises.
Eurona believes its expansion strategy in Portugal will be boosted by the fact that the country boasts some of the best frequencies in the over 100 Mbps range, similar to Spain's, and second only to Sweden and Belgium in Europe.
According to Eurona CEO Fernando Ojeda, “Our entry into Portugal also comes at an ideal time, as the Portuguese government's National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PRR) will allocate 15% of its funds, a total of €2.46 billion, to the digital transition.”
