Good news for residents of the Amalfi Coast. Open Fiber ha completed the works of the “Italy 1 Giga Plan” in Cetara and Vietri sul Mare, as part of the National Recovery and Resilience Plan. The company brought the optical fiber to the home (FTTH) to approximately 1.100 street numbers, covering over two thousand real estate units, including homes, commercial activities and accommodation facilities. The service is already available, and residents can check coverage and choose a pricing plan to get started with high-speed surfing.
Speeds up to 10 Gigabits per second
Open Fiber's new ultra-broadband network, which offers speeds of up to 10 Gigabit per second, brings numerous benefits. It facilitates access to a vast range of online services, improves interaction between citizens and public administrations, enhances teaching and increases the productivity of small and medium-sized businesses.
“The times that the public administration is able to provide today thanks to a very fast and rapid data connection – he commented Daniele D'Elia, municipal councilor of Cetara delegated to tourism - make the response of the administrative machine quicker and more efficient".
Open Fiber: approximately 15 million real estate units throughout Italy are covered with fiber optics
Eight years after its foundation, Open Fiber has approximately 15 million real estate units throughout Italy are covered in fiber optics, both in large cities and in small towns and in less densely populated areas. The company's infrastructure extends for approximately 130.000 kilometers. Fiber optic coverage in Italy has reached 60% of the real estate units, approaching the European average of 65%. However, the infrastructure utilization rate remains low at 27%.
The “Italy 1 Giga Plan” is part of the Italian Strategy for Ultra Broadband, financed by the Department for Digital Transformation of the Presidency of the Council with funds from the PNRR and managed by Infratel Italia. Open Fiber obtained 8 lots, covering 3.881 municipalities in 9 regions: Puglia, Campania, Emilia-Romagna, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Lazio, Lombardy, Sicily, Tuscany and Veneto
