The free basic service will allow a 20 Mb/s connection to Andorran webs and tourism applications. Users wishing to use the advanced service can buy prepaid cards or purchase the service by credit card. The Director of Andorra Telecom explained that prices have been chosen that are very competitive in comparison with other cities (see the adjoined presentation). So, for example, 24 hours cost 3.90 euros, and 2 days, 4.90 euros.
The Wi-Fi in the commercial district is the first phase of a much broader expansion to be completed over 2014, already on the basis of the results of this initiative.
The Head of Government, in his speech, emphasised that Wi-Fi is another step towards developing the Smart Country project, “an initiative based on new technologies but designed to improve the service we provide to our clients, to give our visitors a new commercial experience and improve our services”. Martí stressed Iniciativa Actua’s work to increase “our commercial competitiveness”, while highlighting the common effort of the Government, public businesses and the Communes “on behalf of our country, on behalf of Andorra”.
The new Wi-Fi network has been developed as part of the Smart Country project of Iniciativa Actua. From the work of the Actua Innovation cluster, connectivity has been identified as one of the obstacles to developing high value added activities associated with the new technologies and tourism. The director of Andorra Telecom presented the new Wi-Fi this morning at the cluster, attended by about forty participants.
The Secretary of State for Economic Diversification, Josep Maria Missé, pointed out that the clusters currently have 363 members, 212 of whom form part of the Innovation cluster representing 118 businesses. Missé thanked the work of Andorra Telecom’s employees and gave his thanks to members of the cluster “because their work enables” Iniciativa Actua to develop