Ξover 3 million households and businesses have access to very high speed internet up to 200Mbps and advanced broadband services. Thanks to the extensive investment plan implemented by the OTE Group, amounting to € 2 billion by 2022, COSMOTE Fiber, the largest fiber optic network in the country, continued to grow dynamically throughout Greece in 2018.
According to the relevant press release, during the year, 2.000 new FTTC cabins were added to the COSMOTE Fiber optical fiber network. In total, the commercially available FTTC cabins amounted to 13.600. In addition, 3.500 cabins were technologically upgraded, resulting in a total of 11.500 offering speeds up to 200Mbps through VDSL Vectoring & VDSL Super Vectoring.
In addition, in 2018, the OTE Group brought the optical fiber to the customer's home, having a commercial network Fiber To The Home (FTTH), the most advanced technological infrastructure for Internet access with 100% guaranteed speeds. Today, the Group has the largest Fiber To The Home coverage in the country, as 100Mbps and 200Mbps speeds with 100% fiber optics are already available in 22.000 households and businesses. Recently, areas of the Municipality of Papagou-Holargos gained access to Fiber To The Home.
Those who wish to enjoy the unsurpassed speeds of fiber optics at home, can receive a special grant of a total of € 360, through the Superfast Broadband action of the Ministry of Digital Policy, Telecommunications and Information. The action is implemented with the voucher method, which subsidizes the fixed fee of the COSMOTE Double Play Fiberspeed program with 13 € / month, for a maximum period of 24 months and the one-time connection cost with 48 €. For the availability and all the necessary information about the Superfast Broadband action, those interested can visit the special site www.sfbb.gr.
High goals for 2019 as well
Based on the investment plan implemented by the OTE Group, by the end of 2019, FTTH coverage will include approximately 150.000 households and businesses in Attica, Thessaloniki and other major urban centers. Gradually by 2022, FTTH coverage is expected to reach 1 million households and businesses. This network will cover with fiber optics and facilities of great social importance, such as universities, transport centers, industrial parks and public buildings.
In addition, in the plans of the OTE Group for 2019 is the addition of new commercially available cabins but also the upgrade of 1.600 existing ones with SuperVectoring technology. In total, at the end of next year, COSMOTE Fiber will be spread throughout Greece through approximately 15.500 state-of-the-art cabins to provide speeds up to 100Mbps and 200Mbps.
The Chief Officer of Technology and Operations of OTE Group, Mr. Stefanos Theocharopoulos, stated in this regard:
«2018 is a milestone year for the OTE Group for the development of the fixed network. COSMOTE Fiber, the largest fiber optic network in the country, has reached even more areas, while the Group also offers the largest Fiber To The Home coverage. Thanks to our investment plan and the excellent work of technical networks and information technology, we will continue to bring fiber to more and more households and businesses. Through the new generation networks that we create throughout the country, we reduce the digital divide and offer unique communication and entertainment experiences. With technology, we make a world better for everyone.»
