{"id":4247,"date":"2021-11-14T18:13:18","date_gmt":"2021-11-14T17:13:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/asteo.es\/the-opportunity-to-bring-the-internet-to-empty-spain\/"},"modified":"2026-04-24T12:18:26","modified_gmt":"2026-04-24T10:18:26","slug":"the-opportunity-to-bring-the-internet-to-empty-spain","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/asteo.es\/en\/the-opportunity-to-bring-the-internet-to-empty-spain\/","title":{"rendered":"The opportunity to bring the Internet to Empty Spain"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"\"Bringing the network of networks to the home in rural areas in Spain has aroused the interest of international investment funds. Actualidad Econ\u00f3mica<\/strong> reviews in this article<\/a> the situation of these areas, which are home to 18% of the population and where fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) coverage is 60.5%, according to the FTTH Council Europe, and discusses the potential for investment in expanding connectivity in these areas.<\/p>\n

Pedro Abad, CEO of Asteo Red Neutra, explains that “the lack of access to a quality connection and fast data transmission translates into the loss of a series of services that make certain localities unattractive as a location to develop a company or as a town to have a first or second residence”. Therefore, “we want to reach those areas that need this type of services and allow all operators, large and small, to have access through our infrastructures”.<\/p>\n

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Actualidad Econ\u00f3mica reviews the situation in rural areas, which account for 18% of the population and where fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) coverage is 60.5%. “Lack of access to a quality connection and fast data transmission translates into the loss of a number of services.” Asteo wants to reach these areas and allow all operators to access through its infrastructures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":956,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_et_pb_use_builder":"","_et_pb_old_content":"","_et_gb_content_width":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[119],"tags":[101,100,102],"dipi_cpt_category":[],"class_list":["post-4247","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-rural-fiber","tag-rural-ftth","tag-spain-empty"],"yoast_head":"\nThe opportunity to bring the Internet to Empty Spain - Asteo | Red Neutra<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Actualidad Econ\u00f3mica reviews in this article the situation of these areas, which are home to 18% of the population and where fiber to the home (FTTH) coverage is 60.5%, according to the FTTH Council Europe, and discusses the potential for investment in expanding connectivity in these areas.Pedro Abad, CEO of Asteo Red Neutra, explains that "the lack of access to a quality connection and fast data transmission translates into the loss of a series of services that make certain locations unattractive as a location to develop a company or as a place to have a first or second home". 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