María Dolores Corujo proposes to the executive president of Telefónica Spain in Madrid to implement 5G technology in Lanzarote
03/17/2021
During the meeting, Corujo asked that Lanzarote’s unique environment be taken into account.
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Corujo: “The universalization of 5G, fiber optics and the provision of modern workspaces, allow Lanzarote to be placed on the map of quality training, entrepreneurship and the provision of telematic services”
The president of the Cabildo de Lanzarote, María Dolores Corujo, held a meeting in Madrid yesterday with the executive president of Telefónica Spain, Emilio Gayo,in which they have analyzed the current situation, the needs and the expansion plans of the Spanish multinational telecommunications company on the island.the needs and expansion plans of the Spanish multinational telecommunications company on the island.the needs and expansion plans of the Spanish multinational telecommunications company on the island.
During the meeting, Corujo asked the CEO of Telefónica Spain to take into account “the unique environment of Lanzarote”. In this way, he conveyed to the president the need to “a universalization of 5G, fiber optics and the provision of modern workspaces,accompanied by a serious commitment to the creation of an online campus complemented by the temporary presence of the best academic and scientific talents,of top-level business leaders and political leaders that will allow Lanzarote to be placed on the map of quality training, entrepreneurship and the provision of telematic services ”.
” It is essential to update our network of technological infrastructures”, continued Corujo,“And equal ourselves to the rest of the national territory to be able to face, thus, the challenges of the present and future in equal conditions and with the maximum guarantees of success”.
In this sense, Emilio Gayo, recognized the attractiveness of the island for digital nomads and affirmed that“The implementation of the fifth generation mobile network will change the way we communicate.”
During the meeting, in which the president of Telefónica in the Canary Islands, Juan Flores, as well as the engineer responsible for the Cabildo, was present telematically, they spoke about “Multiplying the capacity of the information highways, minimizing latency and making it possible for everyday objects to connect with us and with each other in real time.Updating and modernizing our network will allow us to be connected to everything, throughout the day, and in the shortest possible time “and in the shortest possible time “and in the shortest possible time “
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Similarly, the president asked Telefónica to develop a plan to improve and expand internet coverage on the island to solve the deficiencies that Lanzarote suffers .“In the XXI century, there are nuclei in which there is no connectivity, or that there is insufficient, which makes it difficult to carry out any of the daily tasks of the population,As we verified during the confinement, and it reduces our competitiveness as a destination in the face of the increase in emerging tourist segments such as remote workers,freelancers and digital entrepreneurs ”.
