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Through an investment of HRK 16 million, Hrvatski Telekom connects 4,383 households in Požega to fiber-optics

25.11.2020

Through an investment of HRK 16 million, Hrvatski Telekom connects 4,383 households in Požega to fiber-optics

  • Hrvatski Telekom will enable citizens of Požega to use ultra-fast internet at speeds over 100 Mbit/s.
  • The deployment of the fiber-optic infrastructure is already underway, and the plan is to connect the first users in early December
  • The introduction of fiber-optics will contribute to the improvement of the quality of life and enable the use of advanced and innovative digital products and services

Hrvatski Telekom continues to invest in the development of telecommunications infrastructure in the town of Požega. After shortening the subscriber loop, the project of implementing the optical access network started. With this, 4,383 households will have the possibility to use optical infrastructure advantages that allow ultra-fast internet with speeds over 100 Mbit/s. In the future, these speeds will go over 1 Gbit/s. The investment is worth more than HRK 16 million.

Works are currently being carried out in the communities of Babin Vir, Praulje, and Sajmište, and the plan is to connect the first users in early December 2020. Next year, the plan is to implement a network in the Požega center, which will allow an additional 2,989 households to use optical infrastructure.

As the largest private investor in digitalization in Croatia, Hrvatski Telekom continuously invests in the development and modernization of telecommunications infrastructure. The implementation of this project will improve the user experience and enable the use of advanced and innovative digital products and services such as e-Citizens, e-school, e-health, and e-parking, which require high access speeds. At the same time, the introduction of optical infrastructure will contribute to increasing the competitiveness of the local economy.

"Fiber-optic networks to households undoubtedly provide the highest quality and fastest internet access and are an integral part of society's digitalization, increasing economic competitiveness, and quality of life. I am glad that the citizens of Požega will enjoy the opportunities provided by optical infrastructure," said Boris Drilo, Chief Technical and Chief Information Technology Officer of Hrvatski Telekom.

"I am very pleased that Hrvatski Telekom is contributing to investment in broadband infrastructure, which is a precondition for a better future. The availability of high-speed broadband access is a significant prerequisite for the country's further social and economic development, a basic prerequisite for the transition to a digital society and an economy based on digital technologies. There are various other benefits for our community, such as increasing the attractiveness for attracting new entrepreneurs, increasing the efficiency of public and private services, and increasing computer literacy," said the Mayor of Požega Darko Puljašić.