Connectivity and Entrepreneurship in Rural Areas
The roundtable on the use of connectivity in rural areas featured participation from ONTSI (Red.es), Amazon Spain, Asteo, moderated by Pilar Bernat, a journalist specializing in new technologies, and with Elena Galindo, Deputy Director General of Operators and Digital Infrastructures (SETELECO)
Ultrafast Optical Fiber in Encinas (Segovia)
The inhabitants of Encinas, in the province of Segovia, can now enjoy ultrafast fiber optics, a key infrastructure for improving quality of life, boosting economic activity and guaranteeing first-class connectivity in both homes and businesses. Encinas is a small...
Transhumance as a firebreak: tradition, technology and sustainable rural development
In this episode of Connecting RURAL to the World, Pedro Abad talks with Javier de los Nietos a guest who represents like few others the union between ancestral tradition, innovation and sustainability in the rural environment. The talk focuses on the resurgence of...
95% of internet users in rural areas believe that home digitalisation will improve older people’s quality of life.
According to the "Overview of the digital environment and quality of life in rural Spain" 4th report of the Asteo Observatory, the use of telecare, motion sensors and basic home automation is seen as a way to help older people stay in their homes for longer (70%). The...
Presentation of the study “Overview of the digital environment and quality of life in rural Spain”
On Wednesday, December 10, at 10:00 AM, we will present the results of the study Overview of the digital environment and quality of life in rural Spain, conducted by the Asteo Observatory and Random Strategy among Internet users in rural areas. The meeting will take...
Asteo Survey on Digital Environment and Quality of Life in Rural Areas
The annual study conducted by Observatorio Asteo is based on a survey of Internet users living in rural areas with fewer than 10,000 inhabitants. It analyzes the digital environment and quality of life in rural communities across Spain, with a particular focus on...
Asteo’s fiber in Villar de Gallimazo
Villar de Gallimazo is a municipality of Salamanca, located about 35 km from the city of Salamanca, in the region of Tierra de Peñaranda, and already has Asteo's ultrafast fiber. As a testimony of its history, its parish church stands out, under the invocation of San...
Optical fiber in Tardáguila
Tardáguila already enjoys fiber optics from Asteo, a municipality located in the region of La Armuña, about 19 km from Salamanca capital. With a history dating back to at least the 13th century, the name of Tardáguila is historically cited as "Oterdaguila" in 1265 -...
From charming hotels to the entrepreneur’s mental health: the journey of Carlota Mateos
From a very young age, Carlota Mateos has united entrepreneurship, the rural world and innovation with purpose. Founder of Rusticaeco-founder of PlenEat and now promoter of Ancla.lifeher trajectory demonstrates how territories can be transformed... and also how it is...
Asteo’s Spain-Portugal Fiber Project Selected by CEF Digital
Asteo Red Neutra has been selected as one of 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. The program has...
Asteo’s project to connect its fiber network with Portugal has been selected for the CEF Digital program.
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...
Experts highlight the importance of technology and connectivity in supporting generational renewal and improving the competitiveness of the agricultural sector.
1st ASTEO CONECTA TECHNOLOGY CONFERENCE The Deputy Minister of the Regional Government of Castilla y León, Luis Enrique Ortega Arnáiz, opened the conference with representatives from MITECO, Agrotech Campus, Asaja, Mas Orange, the Provincial...
Turégano, connected with ultra-fast fibre optic broadband
Turégano is a municipality and town in the province of Segovia, in the autonomous community of Castile and León, which is already enjoying ultra-fast fibre optic broadband thanks to the Asteo Red Neutra network. With a population of 1,007 inhabitants (INE 2025) and...
Connectivity, Agrotech and IoT for the generational change in the countryside
Tuesday, November 18 Asteo Conecta Conference will take place in Segovia to discuss the challenge facing the agricultural sector and how innovation and connectivity represent a stimulus to attract talent. The meeting will take place at the Museum of Contemporary Art...
Santa María La Real de Nieva, Segovia: ultra-fast connectivity for a municipality with history
Santa María La Real de Nieva is a municipality and town in the province of Segovia, in the autonomous community of Castilla y León, which now has ultra-fast fiber optic connectivity thanks to Asteo Red Neutra's network. The municipality has a population of 906...
A rural idea that crosses borders: Natursnacks’ inspirational journey
When Sandra de Blas returned from Finland after a forestry internship, she never imagined that she would end up turning an idea born in an entrepreneurship course into a project with international impact. Today, from her hometown, Pedrajas de San Esteban (Valladolid),...
Cepa 21: when rural connectivity drives innovation
In the new episode of the podcast Connecting RURAL to the World, Asteo CEO Pedro Abad speaks with José Moro, president of Cepa 21, a winery in Ribera del Duero that represents the perfect union between rural tradition and technological innovation. Since his childhood...
Asteo and ZTE bring FTTR technology to the Olmillos de Sasamón castle
The 15th-century castle that houses the "Señorío de Olmillos" Hotel and Restaurant, in the Burgos municipality of Olmillos de Sasamón (106 inhabitants), has been equipped with a state-of-the-art fiber optic network thanks to the collaboration between Asteo Red Neutra,...
Villangómez, a town with Asteo Red Neutra fiber
Villangómez is a small town in Burgos that, with only 223 residents(INE 2022), has earned a place in the rural routes thanks to its murals and the well-known festival of El Pollogómezwhich this year will be held on August 18 and 19 with the participation of Green...
What is dark fiber used for?
Dark fiber is a fundamental resource in the world of telecommunications and data networks, but what exactly is it and what benefits does it provide? Why are more and more companies and operators considering it a strategic option to boost connectivity and digital...
Ultrafast Internet in Sotosalbos
Sotosalbos a charming Segovian village in Castilla y León, which already has ultrafast fiber from Asteo. A jewel in the tranquility of rural Spain, located just 20 kilometers from Segovia. One of the most outstanding monuments of Sotosalbos is its parish church of San...
Asteo nominated in European Digital Connectivity Awards 2025
At ASTEO RED NEUTRA we are proud to announce that we have been nominated in the "Champions in addressing digital divide in rural and remote areas"category of the European Digital Connectivity Awards 2025 for the project "FTTH Gigabit in ultra rural areas of Castilla y...
Asteo Red Neutra and the long-distance transport challenge
In this special episode of the podcast "Connecting RURAL areas to the world", journalist Pilar Bernat interviews Pedro Abad, CEO of Asteo Red Neutra, during the AOTEC Fair held in Madrid to review the market’s evolution, the deployment challenges for the coming years...
Ultra-fast fiber optic internet in Castrojeriz, Burgos
Castrojeriz is a municipality in the province of Burgos, in the Odra-Pisuerga region, which now has ultra-fast fiber optic thanks to the Asteo Red Neutra network. With a population of 794 inhabitants (INE 2025), this town combines heritage, tourism, and quality of...
Caballar (Segovia), a village connected with ultrafast fiber
Caballar, in the region of Tierras de Segovia, is a rural municipality with fewer than a hundred inhabitants that today already enjoys ultrafast connectivity thanks to Asteo Red Neutra's fiber optic network. Another example of how technology can also reach small...
Data centers: Spain’s challenge to evolve from a transit node to a digital engine
At the Aotec 2025 Fair, Asteo organized the meeting “Data Center Connectivity as Value to the Country’s Ecosystem” to reflect on the strategic role of data centers in Spain
Neutral networks and public-private partnerships
Within the framework of AOTEC25, Yolanda Platero, resp. of Business Development of Correos Telecom, shared the evolution of the company, its challenges and vision of the telecommunications sector, in the meetings of Connecting the RURAL to the world in Aotec,
Teleworking in Cuéllar with views of its medieval castle
Medieval town of almost 10,000 inhabitants, is located 60km from Segovia, 50km from Valladolid. Known for its castle and running of the bulls, it has adapted to the new times and is an attractive destination for teleworkers and digital nomads.
