As part of this partnership, the city, known as the "Portuguese Rome", is expected to benefit from more than 95% fiber optic coverage, as well as a reinforcement of mobile network infrastructures with the installation of 21 new base stations.
This is another step along the path that the company has been building to put technology at the service of companies and people.
Today more than 6 million Portuguese homes and businesses have access to the advantages of Altice's optical fiber, the widest national network. These figures show that Altice Portugal is the leading technology partner that invests the most in innovation and connectivity and in partnership with Portuguese municipalities.
According to Altice Portugal's Director for the business segment, Nuno Nunes, "Like Altice Portugal, the Municipality of Braga lives hand in hand with entrepreneurship in areas as important as technology and innovation. It therefore makes perfect sense for us to place Braga on Altice Portugal's investment route. The economic growth that the city has experienced is notorious, so we are aware that our increased investment in new generation networks will certainly contribute to the development of the region.
Our partnership with the Municipality of Braga has gone from strength to strength over the years and we are delighted to once again be boosting this region, which already has a special affection for us."
Ricardo Rio, Mayor of Braga, said: "The city of Braga has gained a new commitment with the leading company in the communications sector in Portugal, which has ensured extensive research capacity, the anticipation of technological risks and the identification and integration of talent. With the aim of taking the best of Portuguese technology from Portugal to the world, this partnership has also boosted the growth of the companies that make up Startup Braga through the creation of a portfolio of disruptive products and services.
In addition to reinforcing the infrastructure needed to guarantee and improve the working conditions of the incubated projects, Startup Braga has the specialized support of Altice Portugal's teams in identifying the best solutions. Together, the two entities are contributing to the affirmation of this national entrepreneurship ecosystem, which is now recognized worldwide. Together, we can dream even bigger."