“Almost 90% of the territory is covered with fiber optics”

On April 19, 1924, Telefonica was born. One hundred years later, it has become the leading company in the world. “the best fiber network in Europe and the third in the world after Japan and Korea.”

What was born with the “goal of connecting all of Spain” has become “the history of Spain” and a leading technology company in the world. However, “our calling has not changed. “We deployed a copper network that allowed us to connect the country, and today we are deploying a fiber network for the next 100 years.”

In Andalusia, “we are at a stage of almost complete implementation: almost 90% of the territory is covered and only a few rural centers remain.”

But beyond fiber, Telefonica is working hard on introduce 5G, which he believes is “a very disruptive technology.” this will change everything in terms of our internet connection because “the speed is much faster; the latency is less, two milliseconds, and this allows us to densify the network, which allows us to have a million connected devices per square kilometer, which will allow us to implement the Internet of Things and grow smart cities.