The CEO of MasOrange, Meinrad Spengerand the General Director of Regulation, Public Affairs and Sustainability of the Company, Luz Usamentiaga, have been received by the President of the Generalitat, Salvador Illato whom they have explained the company’s commitment to place Catalonia as a European benchmark in innovation with the aim of accelerating technological progress and digitalization of the region.
The Company, leader in clients and investment in Cataloniahas historically invested in the region for more than 5.000 M€. Furthermore, since the merger of Orange and MASMOVIL that led to the creation of the new leader of the Spanish telecommunications market by number of clients last year, MasOrange is investing Additional €640M in high-capacity fixed and mobile networks and technology, corresponding to the period between 2024 and 2027.
MasOrange has more than 220 exclusive points of sale To be closer to your customers: more than 5.7M homes and 900k companies satisfied.
This investment has allowed the creation of more than 6,000 jobs in Catalonia and the provision of the best and most modern fiber and mobile networks to Catalan homes and companies.
Today, more than 4.1M of homes and businesses They enjoy the best fixed connectivity with fiber and more than 30% of the population of Barcelona has access to the ultra-fast 10 Gbps XGSPON network.
In addition, more than 95% of the Catalan population can access the advantages provided by 5G and 50% can access the new 5G+ mobile technology. (almost 100% in Barcelona). MasOrange also works for further improve coverage in rural settings.
Las networks from MasOrange, the most modern and advanced in Spain, facilitate the AI revolution, autonomous cars, connected drones, robotization, Cloud, IoT, supercomputing, etc.
The MasOrange network recently obtained new recognition for its exceptional quality. Thus, its Orange brand offers the best fiber experience in Spain according to MedUX, leading company specialized in testing and monitoring Internet Quality of Experience.
Furthermore, MasOrange has taken a decisive step to anticipate the future of connectivity and the development of digitalization in Spain doubling the capacity of its network, guaranteeing sufficient capacity for all its business and residential customers.
According to Meinrad Spenger, CEO of MasOrange,«Our commitment to Catalonia is strategic and we want to accompany the region to position itself at the forefront of European technology by investing in it to be able to offer its citizens and companies the most modern and advanced telecom networks and the most innovative services. Some innovations that we are developing in Catalonia contribute to boosting our success as the fastest growing telco in Europe.»
Catalonia, scene of MasOrange’s most innovative projects
The Company’s commitment to Catalonia has been reflected, for example, in the election of Barcelonato star in some of its most innovative initiativesas were the pioneering launches of network technologies in the city 5G and 5GSA, XSPON at 10Gb or VoNR to offer the best mobile voice quality in the country. The first European APIs Open Gateway laboratory is also located in Barcelona, an initiative led by i2cat and driven by +O among others.
MasOrange has also deployed in the Catalan capital some of its most innovative projects including:
- Port of Barcelona: Leading project in Europe with a private 5G SA network for logistics operations that covers 24km2 of land and sea surface.
- Cranes with remote driving, in real time and with total security.
- Aquatic and Aerial Drones with 5GSA technology for live video transmission to the Port Police control center, including seabed monitoring, spill detection, air and water quality control.
- Camp Nou:
- The Camp Nou will be the most connected stadium in the world with the best network.
- Better fan, employee and media experience throughout the stadium.
- Sustainable: saves energy as the network turns off when not in use.
- Casa Batlló
- The most advanced mobile and fixed communications.
- AI integration with IVR to offer schedules, prices, etc., through the telephone, RRSS and email in different languages.
- Uso Big Data to understand the movement of tourists from different hotels around the city to reinforce the promotion of Casa Batlló and encourage tourists to visit it.
- America’s Cup
- Supplier mobile coverage on the regatta course for telemetry of competition boats and security forces.
- Excellent collaboration with Barcelona City Council to improve coverage of the entire seafront for attendees.
- Idida
- Private mobile network over leading infrastructure in Europe for multi-brand automotive sector tests; facilitates an innovation environment for autonomous and connected vehicles.
Additionally, MasOrange has joined the TelcoCAT protocol this year, a new telephone service platform for town councils, and Connectivity Table in Monistrol de Montserrataimed at promoting the orderly and efficient development of telecommunications networks.
This commitment to Catalonia extends to leading Catalan companies and AAPPs that have chosen the Company to manage their communications and access the most advanced services, such as private 5G networks, cloud, data, cybersecurity, IoT or AI. Among them are the Generalitat, Diputació de Barcelona, Diputació de Girona, Port of Barcelona, Metropolitan Transports of Barcelona (TMB), Aigües de Barcelona, Mercabarna, i2Cat, Zurich, CaixaBank or Applus+ or the Consorci Serveis Universitaris de Catalunya, «which has a state-of-the-art connectivity network from MasOrange to provide service to l’Anella Cientifica.»
The Company is the reference partner of Catalan companies, start-ups and AAPP also in AI, thanks to the largest customer database and its advanced analytics.
Commitment to positive impact, Catalan society and the planet
While carrying out all these important milestones, MasOrange continues to demonstrate its firm commitment to the development of its ESG and has obtained a new score of 82 points out of 100 from Clarity AI, which places it as the leader of telecommunications operators in Spain.
To award this score, various metrics have been taken into account, including energy efficiency, MasOrange’s pioneering initiatives in renewable energy consumption and secure customer connectivity, guaranteeing the protection of their data.
The excellent rating achieved with Clarity AI ESG risk scoretogether with the one obtained in the ESG Entity Rating de Sustainable Fitch They demonstrate MasOrange’s objective of aligning the business and its ESG strategy and reflect the magnitude of its commitment to sustainability and positive impact. MasOrange generated a social and environmental impact in 2024 of more than €18,771 M.
MasOrange is the operator most committed to the safe and inclusive use of technology as demonstrated by initiatives such as the launch of the “YouMe” solution to guarantee safe access for minors to their first mobile phone or the investment of €10M for the digital training of more than 50,000 peoplewith special focus on disadvantaged sectors.
In Catalonia, through the Orange Foundation, It has 2 EDYTA classrooms to improve the employability of women at risk of exclusion; 4 GarageLabs, with digital manufacturing training for vulnerable youth; and 2 ICT TEA classrooms for people with autism.
He has also collaborated on the project We connect Barcelona, a pioneering initiative to fight against the new source of social inequality that digitalization represents. The conclusions of the pilot test carried out in the neighborhood of the New Trinity (Nou Barris) will allow digital policies to be defined and quantified to eliminate the digital divide throughout the city. The Orange Foundation participated in this project by providing connectivity (100 sims of data), along with other companies and entities in the city. Finally, through your corporate volunteering, collaborates with the Quiero Trabajo Foundation in its DIGITAL WOMAN initiative.