Asteo’s project to connect its fiber network with Portugal has been selected for the CEF Digital program.

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Asteo Red Neutra has been selected among 56 European projects to receive funding under the Connecting Europe Facility (CEF) Digital program, promoted by the European Commission through HADEA, the European Health and Digital Executive Agency. This program has allocated a total of €389 million for the deployment of next-generation digital infrastructures in Europe, and Asteo is one of the four Spanish companies to benefit.

With support of €6,500,000, the funding obtained by Asteo Red Neutra will contribute to the development of the Venus Spain – Portugal project and aims to strengthen the long-distance transmission network -backbone- designed through rural areas and facilitate the development of two new long-distance transmission routes, alternative to existing ones, equipped with cutting-edge technology that will connect Madrid and Portugal to guarantee the necessary connectivity capabilities between these two strategic areas for Europe.

The CEF-Digital program funds strategic projects at a European level in different areas, including the deployment of resilient digital networks, large-scale 5G pilots, and advanced technologies such as European quantum communication (EuroQCI). The program finances both feasibility studies and deployment projects across the European Union, accelerating digital transformation in key sectors.

More information at European Health and Digital Executive Agency (HaDEA)

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Patricia Moreno Pacheco

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Trained as an architect at the University of Seville and with international experience after her studies at the Leibniz Universität Hannover, she has a multidisciplinary technical profile. He stands out for his analytical capacity and leadership in telecommunications infrastructures, providing a highly consolidated strategic vision.

Her career began in civil architecture, working as a Municipal Architect and energy certifier. In 2017 she oriented her career towards the telco sector by joining Nokia as FTTx Network Design Engineer. For five years, he participated in large multinational deployments for operators in the USA, Italy, Chile, the Philippines and Germany. Later, at Inelcom, he took over team management and implementation support for the German UGG network, mastering the construction and last mile phases. All this international supervisory experience brought her to Asteo Red Neutra in 2023, where she manages field operations as Deployment Manager.

Away from blueprints and fiber optics, he is an active person who likes to enjoy his free time. He is passionate about climbing, paddle tennis and traveling, always looking for new environments to disconnect.

Laura Díaz

Marketing & Communications Director

With 20 years of experience, Laura has developed the communication strategy for national and international companies. Since the official launch of ASTEO Red Neutra, she has led its communication and content strategy as an external consultant, until her incorporation to the team.

She started her career as a journalist in the IT sector. She specialised in Communication, advising companies in various sectors (banking, asset management, private equity, insurance and insurtech or telecommunications). She led Evercom's Financial Communication department, in charge of the area's growth strategy and the management of the team and clients.

She graduated in journalism from the Universidad Católica Andrés Bello, in Venezuela, took the ABC-UCM master's degree in journalism, and complemented her education with studies in International Business at Dublin Business School, and sustainability at the University of Cambridge.

Married to Santi, she is the mother of two children and, whenever she has some free time, she loves going swimming and to the cinema or enjoying long dinners with friends.