Greece opens tender for Ultra-Fast Broadband subsidies

News Broadband Greece 24 JUN 2021
Greece opens tender for Ultra-Fast Broadband subsidies

Greece's digital ministry announced the opening of a call for proposals for the Ultra-Fast Broadband (UFBB) infrastructure development project. With a budget of EUR 700 million, the UFBB is one of the largest PPP telecommunications projects in Europe.

Around EUR 300 million in public funding is available to create more than 750,000 connections at speeds of at least 100 Mbps, upgradeable to 1Gbps. Applications can be submitted until 17 September. 

The project aims to accelerate the achievement of the EU's connectivity goals in Greece. The UFBB will be joined by projects to be funded by the Recovery Fund, namely the implementation of 5G corridors, the development of submarine cables, inland infrastructure and microsatellites, as well as other smaller-scale actions.

Companies that expressed interest and participated in the competitive dialogue procedure before the tender openeing included Wind Hellas, Vodafone, OTE, Public Power Corp, Avax, Mytilineos, Intracom, OTE and Terna Energy.

Categories:

Fixed

Companies:

Vodafone,  OTE,  Wind Hellas,  Intracom

Countries:

Greece

Tags:

Network equipment, Fibre, Internet Access, Wholesale, Financial funding, Contract & orders

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