Padtec announces Premium services unit in Colombia

This is an automated translation of the original release published in Portuguese.

By Padtec

Campinas, June 7, 2024 - Padtec, one of the world leaders in optical communications systems, is announcing the launch of a new Premium Services unit in Colombia - the first outside Brazil. The focus of this new line of business for the company will be to offer a series of specialized services to meet the needs of the telecommunications sector, which will be available in Colombia from July 1.

“The expansion of the Premium Services unit, which has already existed in Brazil for many years, marks the beginning of a new chapter in Padtec’s trajectory in Latin America,” says Carlos Raimar Schoeninger, CEO and director of Investor Relations at the company. “With this initiative, Padtec reaffirms its commitment to providing cutting-edge solutions to the market, which facilitate access to high-quality connectivity for everyone,” he adds.

Hernán Yepes, manager of Padtec Colombia and the CALA Norte region, highlights the importance of the initiative, especially at this time when the most recent quarterly Bulletin of the ICT sector, released by the Colombian Ministry of Information and Communications Technologies, points out important progress in connectivity in the country, with a 24.4% increase in the number of accesses per hundred inhabitants. Furthermore, the average download speed in the country had a significant increase, jumping from 14.5 Mbps to 161.6 Mbps between 2019 and 2023. In that same period, according to the Bulletin, the number of internet providers emerging markets, with 1,000 to 10,000 subscribers, recorded growth of 366% in Colombia.

“Connectivity is the engine of socioeconomic development, boosting communication, the global economy, innovation and improving quality of life. Advances in download speeds in Colombia are encouraging, as they reflect ongoing efforts to improve the country's digital infrastructure, providing access to high-speed connections to a greater number of people, as well as significantly improving the user experience,” highlights Yepes. “The growth in the number of internet providers is another important indicator of these achievements and, by launching the Premium Services unit in Colombia, Padtec reinforces its position as a strategic ally in the operation of these service providers in the region,” he adds.

To this end, the new Premium services unit in Colombia will provide internet providers with access to specialized knowledge, resources and advanced tools capable of improving the quality, efficiency and security of their networks, ensuring compliance with standards and regulatory issues. Among the services offered, we highlight the diagnosis and calibration of optical networks, specialized outsourcing, advanced training in optical networks and IP/MPLS (Internet Protocol/Multiprotocol Label Switching) networks, NOC services and network certification.

Padtec has plans to, in the future, expand this line of business to other countries in Latin America.

About Padtec (padtec.com)

Padtec is a Brazilian multinational that aims to bring high-capacity connections to life throughout Brazil, the Americas and around the world. From small town to bustling metropolis. For every person, for every type of business. With more than two decades of history, we are proud to know that we work with our clients to offer services that bring people together. This is how, by collaborating and breathing technology, we reach places no one else can. We dare to use our knowledge to design new futures and keep up with a world in constant evolution. This is our way of boosting connections to create new realities.