Copper network switch-off

A fiber network that reaches where copper has never gone before, that needs 10 times less energy to operate, that will be able to continue to increase the speed of the internet for our grandchildren’s grandchildren, that has made it possible to recycle 50 high-quality copper Eiffel Towers, that saves a third of the electricity bill,  that it has returned emblematic buildings to the cities for another use and that half of what the previous copper network did is a good legacy. A magnificent legacy that is the result of the ingenuity and commitment of many generations of professionals.

In the midst of the 2008 financial crisis, Telefónica decided to deploy a new network that has left our country in a historic place by being the first telecommunications company to close its old copper network and at the same time bring fiber and therefore high-speed internet to all corners of Spain.

This booklet describes the shutdown of Telefónica’s copper network and its replacement by the fiber optic network.