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Vodafone Ecointegral developed for the project 'Portico' in Andalusia: first draft 3G global coverage of the population in the world.

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Friday, 15 May 2009

Vodafone raises Engineering Ecointegral develop most of the engineering project called Portico. A major challenge and of great importance.

This project can now be considered as a milestone in the telecommunications sector and, basically, was to convert Andalusia into the first region in the world with broadband in every corner of geography counting on 3G mobile technology.

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JUNTA DE ANDALUCÍA, CONSEJERÍA DE INNOVACIÓN, CIENCIA Y EMPRESA
Secretaría General de Telecomunicaciones y Sociedad de la Información.
2009

Vodafone raises Engineering Ecointegral develop most of the engineering project called Portico. A major challenge and of great importance. This project can now be considered as a milestone in the telecommunications sector and, basically, was to convert Andalusia into the first region in the world with broadband in every corner of geography counting on 3G mobile technology.

What is Portico?

It is an initiative of the Department of Innovation, Science and Enterprise of the Andalusian that aims to facilitate access to the benefits of Information Technology and Communication to rural and remote areas, which
are those with higher rates of digital divide, thus helping to boost economic development in the towns of  Andalusia. PortIC strategy facilitates participation in the digital society through motivating a large social network of innovation that can jump from physical space to the whole municipality and also to the world.

Ecointegral actions and responsibilities:

  • Preparation and consolidation of equipment ecointegral Telecommunications Division for the implementation of the comprehensive planning of the project.
  • Thorough and detailed control of possible external in puts: special attention to coordination with political office.
  • Rush of sites with less likelihood of difficulties in the design of the site had a clear solution, and which, in addition, the municipalities were betting on the project.
  • Coordination and implementation of applications for licenses on site that had more trouble getting the finalization process prior to the deadline set by the client.
  • Many of these facilities are located in environments Parks, which are highly restricted from performing any type of work, and therefore the realization of access roads, the bringing of electrical connections, etc.., Permits and paperwork required additional to the usual terms and therefore much higher.
  • Achievement of deadlines established in most locations prior to the date proposed by the client.
  • Currently, it has completed the deployment of telecommunications infrastructure in almost all areas involved.
  • It has expanded the number of sites in those regions of Andalusia with a population of over 20,000 inhabitants and not likely, so far, to have broadband.
  • A few months later, Vodafone intends to undertake a new project ecointegral of similar national dimension.
  • In summary, 100% of the main centers of Andalusia and 65% of secondary nuclei have mobile broadband coverage, leaving less than 100,000 people in towns without coverage. Time of completion: 2010.