- MEO processes 180 TB of network traffic over the course of a week.
- The speed of the 5G network guarantees average download speeds of 400 Mbps over an area of 100 hectares, equivalent to 100 soccer pitches.
- The robustness and reliability of the network ensures 100% experience for 1.5 million people (3 times the population of the city of Lisbon).
"Connecting people to life", MEO's purpose, was fulfilled every day and at every moment when Pope Francis called thousands of people together, culminating in around one and a half million in Parque Tejo, the equivalent of three times the population of the city of Lisbon.
As a Founding Partner of Telecommunications, MEO is celebrating the success of the biggest meeting of young people from all over the world with the Pope. Figures that leave no room for doubt:
Speed
- Average download speeds of 400 Mbps on MEO's 5G network.
DataData traffic
- 180 TB of data traffic on the MEO network, which includes wired, Wi-Fi and mobile networks.
- 150 TB of mobile traffic processed, around 30% by MEO's 5G network.
- The volume of traffic registered on the mobile network during the event was 3 times the volume of the same period in July.
- Growth of 108% in the volume of roaming traffic and 135% in debit, compared to the beginning of July.
- More than 3.2 million minutes of calls made.
MEO TV app data
- More than 65,000 accesses to MEO's TV app, via your TV.
- More than 46,000 hits on the live broadcasts.
SAPO Homepage data (media partner)
- Between August 1 and 6, the global WYD streaming operation on SAPO recorded more than 210,000 views, close to 1 million minutes, covering 4 main transmission points.
- SAPO broadcasts were accessed all over the world, totaling 150 countries.
- The SAPO area dedicated to WYD, at www.sapo.pt, has had more than 270,000 pageviews since it was launched at the end of July.
Lisbon 2023 app data
- The official WYD Lisbon 2023 mobile application made available by MEO and developed by Bliss Applications has registered more than 280,000 downloads.
WYD Lisbon 2023 website
The WYD Lisbon 2023 website, provided by MEO, has had more than 2.3 million visitors since its launch in January 2023. Between August 1 and 6, more than 840,000 users were registered, with Portugal, Spain, Italy, France and Brazil in the top 5 countries with the most accesses.
MEO's technological mega-operation took place over more than a year and a half, involving more than three hundred people. In the end, the exceptional result, with no reports of any technological or network incidents, is absolute proof of MEO's extraordinary capacity, the robustness of its infrastructure and the know-how of its teams.
An ending that makes everyone proud and is the result of the effort and work of the MEO team and the organization of World Youth Day Lisbon 2023.