The Telecommunications Company of Cuba S.A (ETECSA) in Ciego de Ávila continues with investments in the sector as part of the national program for the computerization of society, despite material difficulties.

The assembly of five radio bases for mobile telephony, fundamentally in rural areas, such as Vicente, in the capital municipality; Miraflores and Yarual, in Bolivia, and in the town of Primero de Enero, are among the works carried out to date and aimed at expanding the internet access network.

Wilfredo José Rodríguez Rodríguez, director of ETECSA in Ciego de Ávila, told the Cuban News Agency (ACN) that two more are planned to be installed before the end of the current year, also in areas far from the municipal capitals: one in the Council Popular in Mamonal, in Majagua, and the other in Los Naranjos, by Ciro Redondo.

This technology, 2G and 3G (second and third generation, respectively), strengthens the cellular network service, which every day increases its demand in the territory and that today benefits 230,000 Ciego de Ávila citizens with mobile telephony, Rodríguez Rodríguez added.

Throughout Ciego de Ávila, there are currently 60 radio bases operating for 4G, another 128 support 3G and 99 for 2G, equipment that, without a doubt, creates support to favor the provision of 5G in the future, the manager said.

He reported that some three million pesos have been invested each month this year with the aim of strengthening the infrastructure and broadband coverage reaches more places.

Another of the services that has also been worked on is the Nauta Hogar, in this case the growth has been in La Yuca, belonging to the municipality of Ciro Redondo, and in the neighborhood of Canaleta, in the capital city.

As part of this process of computerization of Cuban society, access to the network of networks from the comfort of homes is enjoyed in the 10 municipalities of the province, which include Popular Councils and rural communities.