By the end of the 1st quarter of 2021, the number of residential customers of high-speed services at a fixed location reached 3.1 million, up 9.4% in the same quarter last year. Approximately 76.6% of households had subscribed to these services.
On a regional basis, Lisbon (92.1%), the Azores (86.6%) and Madeira (85.5%) have recorded penetration levels above the national average, while the North (73.3%), Centre (66.3%), Alentejo (56.2%) and Algarve (76.2%) regions show lower levels of penetration. However, these regions recorded growth above the national average.
Estimates indicate that by the end of March 2021 the number of households connected to the high-speed network will be around 5.7 million, up 4.8% on the 1st quarter last year, the high-speed network coverage reaching 89.3%, up 4.1 percentage points (p.p.) compared to the end of the 1st quarter of 2020.
The growth in the number of cabled households in the Algarve (16.5%), Madeira (+9.7%), Centre (+9.6%), and Alentejo (+6.5%) regions should also be emphasized, where the coverage of high-speed networks has come closer to the national average, which reinforces territorial cohesion.
The number of households connected with fibre optics (FTTH) rose to around 5.5 million, 8.7% more than in the same period of the previous year, reaching a coverage of 87.2%.
The number of households connected with high-speed access supported on cable television networks (hybrid fibre coaxial, HFC) increased by 0.1% compared to the same quarter of the previous year, totalling 3.8 million. The coverage of this type of network stood at 59.5%.
The proportion of households and establishments connected with FTTH which was actually used reached 44.3% by the end of the quarter. The North, Lisbon and Azores regions showed FTTH adoption rates above the national average. This rate was lower than 40% in only two regions, Algarve and Madeira.
Consult the statistical report:
- Redes e serviços de alta velocidade em local fixo - 1.º trimestre de 2021 https://www.anacom.pt/render.jsp?contentId=1655561
