In the new digital era, innovative technologies are radically changing the way we live, creating new standards of development, while they have a direct impact in every aspect of life. As a result, Internet has become an integral part of everyone's life, due to consumers’ ever-growing needs for communication, entertainment, and connectivity.
At OTE Group, understanding how important these needs are, we systematically invest in telecommunications infrastructure and new technologies in Greece and we support country’s journey towards its digital transformation. Currently, an investment plan of € 2 billion is in progress until 2022, mainly for fixed and mobile new generation networks.
In 2019, we achieved the goal we had set for the expansion of the Fiber to the Home (FTTH) infrastructure and we offered access to 100% optical fiber to the home for guaranteed Internet speeds of 100 & 200Mbps, to 150,000 households and businesses in Greece, while for in 2020 the target is 300,000.
In mobile telephony, COSMOTE 4G and 4G+ LTE Advanced technology networks are by far the No1 in Greece in terms of population coverage, reaching a 99% and 96% coverage respectively. In 2019, COSMOTE mobile network was declared by Ookla, as the fastest Mobile Internet network in Greece for the 3rd consecutive year, and received the “Best in Test” certification for data and voice services for the 5th consecutive year, from the internationally recognized testing networks company Umlaut (former P3 Communications).
At OTE Group we recognize that 5G technology, the next generation of wireless communication, is expected to initiate an era of extremely high speeds and unlimited possibilities. COSMOTE has already implemented the first 5G test network in Greece, in the Municipality of Zografou, a suburb of Athens, achieving live speeds of over 12Gbps. Furthermore, COSMOTE will proceed to the development of its 5G network in Greece in collaboration with Ericsson. The selection was the result of a tender procedure.
Affordable Prices for All
At OTE Group we have a wide range of products and services tailored to the needs of our customers and at affordable prices for everyone.
In 2019, we offered new portfolio of combined and fixed programs & Internet, while in mobile telephony COSMOTE introduced GIGA Max, a series of new mobile internet plans focusing on offering packages with large amounts of mobile data (>20GB) for customers. Moreover, following a data liberation strategy, in affordable price, COSMOTE offered:
