2 gigabytes of speed: The new fiber plan from Movistar

Press release by Movistar

This is a machine translation of the original release, issued in Spanish

Buenos Aires, October 14, 2024.- Movistar presented its new fiber optic plan for homes and businesses. This is the Movistar Hypervelocity Fiber Plan, which offers the possibility of reaching a connection of up to 2 gigabytes of symmetrical speed, equivalent to 2 Gbps upload and download. This launch positions the company as the first in the country to offer the fastest internet. With this expansion, Movistar continues to strengthen its portfolio, offering more options to meet growing consumer demands.

Among the additional benefits of this service, Movistar offers a WiFi 6 router that improves the efficiency and speed of data transmission, allowing the connection of multiple devices in a solid manner. This optimizes the user experience, especially for streaming and high-bandwidth applications.

With this launch, Movistar continues to lead the way in innovation. The company has been recognized five times in a row with awards for excellence in speed at the Speedtest Awards by Ookla, and in quality by ALCO Consultores, based on rigorous customer surveys. These recognitions support Movistar's constant evolution in its quest to offer the best fiber optic internet service in the country.

In this regard, Oliverio Lopez Blanco, Marketing, Product and Value Proposition Manager at Movistar, highlighted: “At Movistar we have been awarded by Ookla on five occasions for offering the best internet speed in the country, which reaffirms our commitment to excellence in connectivity. The new Movistar Hypervelocity Fiber Plan will allow our customers to experience the future of connectivity with the possibility of transmitting large volumes of information, which is essential for a superior gaming experience, live streaming and the Internet of Things (IoT), all at speeds never seen before. At Movistar, we continue to lead the way in innovation by providing solutions that take our customers to a new dimension in speed and performance.”

This new technology will be progressively extended with the aim of continuing to bring the best connectivity experience to the largest number of homes. By accessing the Movistar website https://tienda.movistar.com.ar/fibra-optica-2gigas/ you can check the availability of contracting the service in each area.

Telefónica Movistar is positioned as a strategic partner in the country's digital transformation. With the goal of making technology closer and more accessible, the company seeks to connect people's lives, integrating innovation and development in every aspect of society.

About Telefónica Movistar Argentina

Telefónica is one of the largest integrated communications operators in the world. It has a presence in 14 countries. In Argentina, it operates under the Movistar brand.

Movistar Argentina has more than 21 million customer accesses, which include fixed and mobile lines and connectivity, and a fiber optic transport network with a length of more than 34,000 kilometers (between its own and third-party networks), in addition to the television service.

The company offers the means to facilitate communication between people, providing them with the safest and most cutting-edge technology, so that they can live better and achieve everything they set out to do.

Under a strategy of constant and growing investment, Movistar is one of the main market players in the development of 4G and FTTH communications networks to bring customers new and better connectivity experiences.