The connection of Escola Básica de Penacova (Penacova Basic School), completed yesterday (09.02.2011), marks the process of expanding NGN into rural areas.
According to the Government, 75 percent of Portugal’s territory is already covered by NGN, ensuring potential access to seven million people. Rural NGN represents an investment of 182 million euros, with support from the European Union totalling 106.2 million euros, and aims to achieve coverage of 139 municipalities encompassing 800 thousand inhabitants.
Further information:
Redes de Nova Geração chegam às zonas rurais e cobrem todo o País
http://www.anacom.pt/disclaimer_links.jsp?contentId=1071728&fileId=1070173&channel=graphic&backContentId=1071728
Glossary
Next generation network:
Term which refers, simultaneously, to the integration of current different types of networks and services into a single concept, allowing lower costs in terms of operation and maintenance, as well as the convergence of services. With respect to the access network, the term is commonly used to describe the total or partial substitution of copper on the local loops by fibre-optic. This allows a five-fold increase in speed.
Published: 16.02.2011
Author: ANACOM
