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The company will invest 16 million euros in the city in order to expand the fiber optic network and introduce 4G technology, while expected to create 160 jobs, making the city an attractive investment focus and arrival of new talent

The company Telefonica of Spain Cartagena invest 16 million euros in order to extend the existing optical fiber network in the municipality and the introduction of 4G technology. The details of the technological project which is estimated to create 160 new jobs of work have been released this afternoon by the Mayor, Pilar Barreiro, and the CEO of Telefónica Spain in the Eastern Territory, Javier Castro.

Joining them were present at the press conference, Councillor for Employment, Industry, New Technologies, Mobility and Sustainable Development, Joaquin Mowing, and director of Great Public Company Territory, Vicente de los Rios.

Cartagena is modernized being one of the first municipalities in the region to feature an optical fiber to reach every household, stressed Barreiro, allowing citizens and businesses are better connected, have access to a greater volume of information.

During his speech, the mayor has also referred to the District of Entrepreneurs which is currently working to promote the installation of technology companies and research institutions. Such investments are not visible but are an improvement of the economy of the city, transforming Cartagena a real city I XX century, dominated by the concept of smart cities.

This investment will change the city, placing it at the forefront of Europe, providing households and businesses cartageneras they are digital, making the city more attractive for investment, but also for the arrival of new talent, explained Castro.

This new fiber to the home will almost cover the entire city and the southern cross round and developments of the valley and La Lom to, the most notable being that will be used to install the existing pipelines, maximum minimizing disturbance to the neighbors.

Facing the coaxial cable or ADSL, fiber optics allow the call Digital Revolution in Castro's words, from taking over the city.

Among its features, will encourage customers to browse the Internet at high speed, 100Mb, consult highest quality content like HD videos, which represent about 80 percent of data traffic today. Was also characterized by greater upload speed and better response times, being almost instantaneous.

These advantages are extrapolated to the business sphere of Cartagena where businesses can make the most of two of the applications of the moment: videoconferencing and networked data storage.

In short, this technological leap Cartagena contribute not only to economic development in the city, but also to improve communications between users both inside and outside the home.

For supervision, constitute a technical committee i ntegrated representatives of the City of Cartagena and Telefonica of Spain.

Source: Ayuntamiento de Cartagena