Ultrafast Optical Fiber in Encinas (Segovia)

Connected Villages

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 rural municipality in Castilla y León, with a population of 39 inhabitants (INE 2025), located about 19 kilometers from Sepúlveda and approximately 70 km from the capital of Segovia. Despite its small size, the town is taking a decisive step towards the digitalization of the rural environment thanks to the arrival of fiber.

High-speed Internet for homes and rural businesses

The availability of fiber optic internet in Encinas allows residents, second homes and small businesses to have access to stable, high-speed connections, which are essential for:

  • Uninterrupted teleworking and video calls

  • Streaming and digital content consumption

  • Online procedures and digital services

  • Development of economic activities in rural areas

Fiber optics eliminates the limitations of the old rural internet and brings Encinas to the connectivity level of urban areas.

A rural setting with history and tradition

Encinas is located in an area of agricultural plains, with cereal and sunflower crops, where agriculture is still one of the main activities. The landscape is made up of ample fields, poplars and natural landscapes such as the Valdenavares mountain, where the famous cave of Cura Merino a historical figure of the War of Independence.

Its heritage includes the Gothic church of San Pedro Apóstol, the traditional traditional washhouses with well-preserved dovecotes and the hermitage of San Roque. The festivities in honor of the Virgen del Rosario keep local traditions alive, with typical dishes such as suckling lamb roasted in a wood-fired oven. As well as the Fuente del Val, a stone fountain located one kilometer from the village.

Rural connectivity thanks to the ÚNICO Broadband program

Asteo’s ultrafast fiber deployment in Encinas has been made possible thanks to the ÚNICO Banda Ancha Segovia 2024 program, promoted by the Ministry for Digital Transformation and Public Administration and financed by the European Union through Next Generation EU funds.

This program aims to reduce the digital divide and guarantee high-speed Internet access in rural municipalities, including those with very low population density.

Asteo: quality connectivity also in the rural world

With this deployment, Asteo reinforces its commitment to rural connectivity, bringing quality fiber optics to municipalities such as Encinas, where having good internet access is key to fix population, attract new residents and support local economic activity.

If you have a home, second home or business in Encinas, you can now benefit from ultrafast fiber optics and enjoy a reliable, stable and future-proof connection.

Contact us to know the available operators in Encinas, Segovia.

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Patricia Moreno Pacheco

Deployment Project Manager

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.

David Moreno Llorente

Director of Network Infrastructure and IT Systems

With more than 25 years of experience in the telecommunications sector in Spain, David has developed a solid track record of technical and operational excellence. His profile stands out for a clear focus on continuous improvement, results-oriented management and team management and development.

His career began in 1998 at UFINET, where for more than two decades he evolved professionally to consolidate his position as Director of Network Operation and Maintenance. During this period, he led strategic Engineering & Maintenance (E&M) projects, as well as service transformation and outsourcing initiatives, and performed transversal functions in the Operation and Maintenance units of the different countries in which the company operated, contributing to the standardization of processes and the improvement of operational efficiency.

In 2018, following the creation of Lyntia as an independent company from UFINET's infrastructure business, he continued his professional development as Director of the Operation and Maintenance units, both Access and Transport, providing a key strategic vision for the company.

All this experience in critical infrastructure management led him to Asteo Red Neutra in 2024, where he is currently in charge of the operational area as head of the company's Network Infrastructures and IT Systems.

Outside the professional sphere, David disconnects from technology through his passions: rally raids, scuba diving and cooking with his family.

Laura Díaz

Marketing and 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.

Alfonso García

Director of Business Development and Operations

A Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid and PDD training at the University of Navarra IESE, he has more than 20 years of experience in Telecommunications in leading companies, leading the development of fibre infrastructures and management work in the commercialisation of fibre optic networks.

He began his experience in the Telecommunications Sector in Engineering, Technology and Deployment Departments of data and fibre networks in companies such as Payma Comunicaciones, Iberdrola Ingeniería y Consultoría and Madritel Comunicaciones. After this first technical stage, he developed his more commercial experience in the Iberdrola Group, taking over the Commercial Management of Iberdrola's Fibre Optic Network for Telecommunications Operators for 15 years. Before joining ASTEO Red Neutra, he was an advisor to CableRunner Iberica’s president and Commercial Director of GTD Spain, a Dark Fibre Neutral Operator for National and International Operators and DataCenters in Spain.

Alfonso is convinced of the potential of fibre networks, so he decided to focus his career on this technology from the very beginning.

A father of two, a lover of gastronomy and cooking, he is happy to cook on weekends for his family and friends. In love with skiing in winter and water sports in summer.

Luis Rodríguez

Luis Rodríguez

ASTEO’s CFO and HR Director

With more than 7 years of experience, he has worked in the financial departments of international companies, mainly in SICE CANADA INC (ACS Group Company) based in Toronto and Golden Agri-Resources (Sinarmas Group Company, listed on the Singapore Stock Exchange).

As Chief Financial and Human Resources Officer of SICE Canada Inc, he was responsible for managing the acquisition of capital assets, negotiating financial products with banks and financing entities, preparing and reporting the EEFFs to the parent company and ensuring regulatory compliance, among many other responsibilities.

Luis holds a degree in Economics from the University of Seville and an MBA from the University of Cadiz. In his free time he likes to practise all kinds of sports, especially crossfit and downhill.

Manuel Garnelo

Manuel Garnelo

ASTEO’s CTO and Chief Operating Officer

Responsible for the Engineering and Technology, Deployment and O&M (Operation and Maintenance) Departments. He has more than 20 years of experience in the telecommunications sector. Manuel has been responsible for FTTH deployments at Lyntia, Director of the Central Delegation at Verne, Head of FTTH deployments at Ericsson in the Mediterranean region and of the FTTH Centre of Excellence in Spain.

A Telecommunications Engineer from the Polytechnic University of Madrid, he is an enthusiast of the right of people to have a broadband connection and of the connected society.

Married to Teresa and father of two daughters, in his spare time he repairs and collects old radios and gramophones: if you have a lamp radio and you want to get rid of it, don't throw it away! He will take care of them. He will take care of them.