The 2023 edition of the MEO Rip Curl Pro Portugal showed impressive attendance figures and communications traffic, making it the biggest beach sporting event in Europe. Since March 8, more than 150,000 fans have watched the Portuguese leg of the World Surf League (WSL) main circuit at Supertubos Beach in Peniche.
In addition to this new all-time high, Altice Portugal doubled its investment in technological infrastructures, namely fiber optics and Wi-Fi, in order to guarantee the transmission of the race around the world. The event recorded more than 5.3 terabytes of traffic generated by fans.
Contributing to the projection of the national sport across borders, Altice Portugal implemented all the necessary technological infrastructure to support and guarantee:
- National and international broadcasts of the race
- Real-time scoring technology built into athletes' Apple Watches
- Wi-Fi coverage of all the stage locations (beaches, athletes' area, sponsors and media)
- Streaming of the event to the official WSL platforms
Adaptation, resilience and responsiveness are concepts that are intrinsically linked to the MEO brand, which sponsors the biggest events in Portugal - be it surf competitions, festivals or other national events.
As one of the main driving forces behind Portuguese surfing for over 25 years, the 2023 edition is the 13th consecutive year that MEO has given its name to the biggest event in the sport in Portugal. The Portuguese stage will also be marked by the consecration of João Chianca, from Brazil, and Caitlin Simmers, as winners of the world surfing circuit in Portugal, which ended this Tuesday at Supertubos Beach, in Peniche.