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| The company has launched the fastest, safest and most versatile fixed network technology on the market in this municipality | The service allows citizens, companies and institutions to position themselves technologically in an advanced situation to face the new post-Covid digital environment Telefónica has launched a new fiber optic deployment in Lorca with the aim of making the best fixed network technology available in the market available to Lorca.

In total, 1,733 homes and businesses came into coverage for the first time in this municipality of the Region in October. The work carried out by the company already makes it possible to have this advanced connection in different areas, also ensuring a network that supports increases in transmission speed both upstream and downstream as the services and applications require and without having to perform new jobs. With this deployment, coverage is expanded in the areas of La Paca, Feli, Purias, the Carraclaca road, Zarcilla de Ramos and Zarzadilla de Totana, adding the previous deployments, more than 56% of homes and companies in Lorca already have access to the best technology in your home or business due to the high growth of data traffic demand.

And, fiber optics is a technology that requires a significant investment, "but we are convinced that it is the best bet we can make at a time when digitization is no longer an option and has become an obligation.

", explained Bruno Vilarasau, director of Public Administrations and Digital Services of Telefónica in the Region of Murcia. The launch of this service will allow Lorca to position itself technologically in an advanced situation to face the new post-Covid digital environment.

In this way, Telefónica covers the growing demand of homes and companies, improving the lives of Lorca and helping to improve education and the development of businesses and institutions in the municipality.

"In the Region we have one of the largest digital infrastructures and next-generation networks, such as fiber optics, which are a vital element in moving towards a more sustainable society and economy and more inclusive connectivity," added Vilarasau. Telework, education and leisure Fiber optics from the central office to the home or business is currently the most advanced fixed connectivity technology on the market.

In the domestic sphere, the 600 MB symmetric fiber optic offered by Telefónica allows teleworking, studying, watching high-definition television such as Movistar +, enjoying online games with great fluency, conducting high-quality videoconferences and ultra-fast Internet browsing, even, from different devices simultaneously without the connection status being altered. To guarantee these services, in recent years Telefónica has invested in the construction of a totally new network that strengthens the business and institutional fabric of the Region: it modernizes the way of working, facilitating the daily development of the self-employed and SMEs and provides better services to the users to access all the possibilities of the digital world. These actions are also part of the commitment that Telefónica has acquired to promote the complete digitization of Spain before the end of 2025 through the deployment of fiber optics in 100% of the country and the promotion of 5G technology.

With all this, the company's objective is to reactivate the economy and contribute to a change in the more sustainable economic model. Telefónica in the Region of Murcia Telefónica ratifies its commitment to the economic and social welfare of the Region of Murcia.

Proof of this are the 27 service points available to customers, the more than 2 million euros invoiced to a total of 16 local suppliers, the contribution to work through the 298 direct employees, more than 99% of the population with 4G coverage and almost 60% of homes and businesses that have fiber optics in the territory.

In addition, Telefónica supports the ICT sector, culture, entrepreneurship and sports through different sponsorships.

Source: Agencias