Portugal leading with ultra-fast internet

Communication regulator ANACOM has compared Portuguese communications services with those of the rest of the European Union during 2021 and found that Portugal ranks fourth in terms of high-speed broadband connections.

By TPN, in News, Portugal · 03 Jul 2022, 09:03 · 8 Comments

With regard to the different types of internet access, it was found that 81% of Portuguese users access fixed broadband, as opposed to the general 77% of the European Union, and 47% use mobile broadband, which is lower than the EU’s average of 58%.

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Comments

Good, reliable WiFi is a human right. Time for Portugal to get real about internet providers and making the internet available to all.

By K from Other on 03 Jul 2022, 12:35

I had to check the date to see if it wasn't 1st April after reading this. 81% of Portuguese people have access to broadbandis completely fabricated. I don't know anyone outside the main local town (Ferreira do Zêzere) that has access to broadband and neither do the residents of the neighbourhood towns. We were promised it a year ago but still waiting. We are not holding our breaths!

By Russell Taylor from Other on 03 Jul 2022, 19:51

No surprised by those figures. I have a gigabit landline connection for €40, which is way better and cheaper than anything I could get in London. But Portugal needs a company like Giffgaff to come along and shake up the mobile market.

By Christian from Porto on 03 Jul 2022, 22:58

Don't know where this super fast internet is. Not around here anyway. You can go and boil the kettle while a page loads here.

By Martin from Lisbon on 04 Jul 2022, 08:09

This is simply not true, but ANACOM is manipulated by those companies, so the result makes sense. After living in different countries in the EU, I can attest Internet in Portugal is poorly maintained and 3 times slower than other countries.

By Filipe from Lisbon on 04 Jul 2022, 10:54

@K, WiFi is NOT a human right, and should never be provided 'free' by government. I should not have to pay more tax to satisfy your bogus claim to a human right that doesn't exist. Take responsibility for your life, pay your own bills, and don't expect to scrounge free things from the taxpayer!

By Billy Bissett from Porto on 04 Jul 2022, 14:08

You have to differentiate between the theoretical bandwidth of the line and the bandwidth that you can actually get, limited by the uplink. While it might be true that portugal is leading in the sheer number of installed FTTH lines, the bandwidth that is actually usable unfortunately is much lower, I e.g. only get 3 Mbit/s upstream on a "Gbit" line.

At least there is the potential for fast internet in the future since the infrastructure is already there :)

By faberman from Beiras on 05 Jul 2022, 05:21

@Billy: Comment #1 doesn't say anything about FREE internet, but the right to get internet access. This is something completely different and includes having broadband connections available everywhere, e.g. rural areas.

By faberman from Beiras on 05 Jul 2022, 10:28