This is how Orange's 10 Gbps Infinity Fiber is advancing with the promise of reaching all of Spain

2022-07-29 13:25:50 By : Ms. Nicole Xu

Subscribe to Xataka MobileReceive an email a day with our articles:The immediate panorama that opens up before Orange is in the first instance due to its merger with MásMóvil, but it is not the only thing that worries the operator: Orange is planning its deployment of the highest speed fiber, the so-called XGS-PON fiber.As confirmed by the company, this technology will progressively reach the entire territory.Connecting to the Internet with breakneck speeds is not exactly expensive, since in Spain there are fiber rates with symmetrical 1 Gbps that do not go up too much above 30 euros.What do you want even more speed?The operators are in full deployment of XGS-PON fiber, a technology that manages to reach 10 Gbps symmetrical.Although it sounds good, these extreme features are difficult to take advantage of at home;hence, operators such as Orange decide to provide their clients with routers capable of squeezing those 10 Gbps.Orange recently held its shareholders meeting to present the results of the last quarter and renew, incidentally, its rates (especially those that include football).In this press conference, Orange also took the opportunity to detail its plans regarding the deployment of XGS-PON fiber, which is called Infinity in the operator's catalogue.Orange Infinity is still at the initial launch point with coverage reaching 900,000 homes.It still does not reach too many population centers: Orange Infinity is present in the provinces of Madrid, Barcelona, ​​Seville, Zaragoza, Cádiz and Valencia (within the capitals and also in L'Hospitalet de Llobregat, Jerez de la Frontera, Alcorcón, Pozuelo of Alarcón and Alboraya).Despite the fact that the presence of fiber at 10 Gbps is still scarce (DIGI is the other operator that is expanding the coverage of this technology), Orange assures that they plan to progressively extend it to the rest of the territory.In the specific words of Orange, Infinity at 10 Gbps "will be gradually extended to the entire national territory."Currently, this progression is slow: Orange's XGS-PON has not been excessively extended since the operator made the initial deployment in September 2021 (it did double the number of population centers in March 2022).Along with the different rates available from Orange Infinity, the symmetrical 10 Gbps are accompanied this summer by a Livebox router with Wifi 6e, Premium Wifi Service with Wifi 6 repeater and customer support in configuration and start-up.The current cost of Infinity fiber is 5 euros on the different Orange rates with symmetric 1 Gbps.Share This is how Orange's 10 Gbps Infinity Fiber is advancing with the promise of reaching all of SpainMore Sites You'll LikeSee more articlesSee more videosAt Xataka Móvil we talk about...