Digi Portugal - statistics & facts
The emergence of a new competitor in the market, Digi, in November 2024, promised to alter the Portuguese telecommunications landscape. The market has been dominated by three major players for the past decades, some of which are among the leading national brands by value worldwide. Together, MEO, NOS, and Vodafone provide telephone, television, and internet services to millions of consumers, while NOWO stands as the fourth-major company in the sector.
Since then, Digi has spent more than 152 million euros with service suppliers in Portugal and had over 400 employees by the end of 2023. These mostly worked in construction, as the company spent months installing optical fiber cables in multiple regions. This decision span from the fact that Digi and the competing providers could not agree on the price for the use of networks belonging to the latter.
Arrival of Digi Portugal
Digi Portugal is held by Digi Communications N.V., a Romanian telecommunications group operating in Romania, Spain, and Italy. Furthermore, it is expected to launch in Belgium in 2024. The group registered a revenue of 1.69 billion euros in 2023 and was the leading provider by net profit in Romania. The holding owns eight 5G licenses in Portugal, evaluated at 67 million euros at the 2021 auction, when lots with multiple frequencies were sold to existent operators and new entrants in the market.Since then, Digi has spent more than 152 million euros with service suppliers in Portugal and had over 400 employees by the end of 2023. These mostly worked in construction, as the company spent months installing optical fiber cables in multiple regions. This decision span from the fact that Digi and the competing providers could not agree on the price for the use of networks belonging to the latter.
