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Bringing fiber to rural Spain does not come cheap. This interactive map tells you exactly how much it cost

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Those of us who live in urban areas take it for granted that we have fiber coverage, but there are many rural areas from Spain where fiber has taken a long time to arrive and even some where they are still waiting for it. To ensure coverage of the entire territory, the government launched subsidies for operators to deploy their network. Now we have a map to know the status of all deployments, interactive and non-profit. The map. It has been developed by Fernando García Álvarez, a software engineer who has contacted us to publicize his creation. It is an independent and non-profit initiative. Its objective was to gather all the information on fiber deployment plans, both the previous PEBA and the current UNICO plans in a single place, something that until now had to be consulted through various sources. His name is Fiber Programs and when we open it we find a heat map of the entire peninsula, with the red areas representing the areas with the greatest coverage and the yellow areas representing the least coverage. Detailed information. To obtain all the information on the different programs you have to zoom in and click on one of them. Here we can see which operator is carrying out the deployment, which plan it belongs to and other more in-depth data such as the total amount of the subsidy and the completion deadline. This is especially useful for those projects that are still underway because it allows you to know when a specific zone will be connected. Subsidies. That in 2026 there will be those who do not have a fiber connection is shocking, but there is a reason why there are still areas without this infrastructure: it is not profitable for operators to bring their infrastructure to an area where there are very few inhabitants. From this need was born the Broadband Extension Program or PEBA. The plan was active from 2013 to 2020 and subsidized almost 800 projects from more than 100 operators. In 2024, the UNICO Broadband plan took over the baton, with more than 18 million euros and with Avatel and Adamo as the main recipients of the aid. Spain and fiber. Although there are some areas left to cover, they are the least. The reality is that 95% of the Spanish territory has access to fiber optics, which places us well ahead of the European average, which is 64%. Our colleagues from Xataka Móvil made a devastating comparison: a town in Soria has better internet than Berlin. Image | Fiber Programs In Xataka | In 2023 Spain tried to create its own “Starlink” to connect the rural world: it has failed miserably

2026 will be a blow in your pocket if you have fiber and mobile. Unless you use DIGI

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New year, price rise. Or that’s what traditional operators have been doing practically since we can remember. But in Spain there is an operator that swims against the current: Digi. The company closed 2024 without raising pricesand in 2025 the promise has been repeated again. On the rival side, fiber and mobile from Vodafone, Movistar and Orange will be more expensive in 2026with the three large companies preparing an upward update in their rates for the month of January. The Digi paradox contrasts with this year-end: he makes less and less money with each clientand that’s just what you want to do. Not a euro goes up. There will be no price increase in DIGI by 2026announcing it officially and distancing itself from the rest of its rivals. Marius Varzaru, CEO of the company, similarly reaffirmed that in 2025 both the price of its ilimiTODO rate and the speed of SMART Fiber rates have been improved without compromising the price. A strategy completely against the flow of the rest, with a Yoigo raising fiber and mobile prices, an o2 that also entered 2025 with increasesand the three large operators on the verge of their annual rate updates. The plan. Digi wants to be, at a minimum, the third operator in Spain. Despite being a direct rival, has the agreement with Telefónicathrough which you benefit from both national roaming services and RAN Sharing (radio access network sharing). For user purposes, coverage relatively similar to that of Telefónica for much less money. Is it a profitable plan? Yes, but. During 2025, Digi has been the operator that has managed to snatch the most customers from its rivals, close to one million. Despite this, its profitability is increasingly lowergoing from 8.7 euros per client to 7.8. This would be a significant problem for an operator with low customer volume, but this is not the case with DIGI. The operator’s priority is volume over margin, something that has allowed it to catapult to fourth place in the ranking of Spanish operators. And, if it continues like this, it will not take long for it to eat Vodafone. It’s not something new. Already in 2022, DIGI managed to take over 60% of the total portability in Spain and, since then, it closes each year with close to one million new lines. DIGI is not an MVNO, it is the fourth major Spanish operatorand has the potential to continue climbing positions. For now, Telefónica seems not to be considering the purchase of DIGIgiven that Murtra’s aggressive plan does not include new acquisitions. Despite this, the only possible way to stop DIGI seems, precisely, to go hand in hand. Image | Digi In Xataka | Movistar Plus+ was making a comeback after four years of losing customers. Telefónica has decided to cut its workforce

Two mobile lines, football and fiber for 45 euros per month

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Since LaLiga’s new season has begun, it is not surprising that many want to see all the games. For them, Movistar He has launched (again) one of his most aggressive campaigns. Now offers football, fiber and two mobile lines for alone 45 euros per month. With this promotion, you can access the following services From Movistar: Two 5g+ mobile lines: The first with unlimited calls and 60 GB of data. High school with 5 GB and calls to 0 cents/minute, paying the call establishment. Optical fiber: 600 Mbps and with Router Smart Wifi 6 included. All football: Includes LaLiga EA Sports, Liga Hypermotion, UEFA Champions League and all competitions available in Movistar Plus+. Television: More than 80 Movistar Plus+channels. Cinema and series: With the “total fiction” package you will have subscriptions to Apple TV+, Max and Skyshowtime. Of course, this promotion It is not available for everyone. Basically, it has been launched to capture customers from other operators. You can check on your website if you can host this offer. You may also interest you to hire Movistar Plus+ Solo On the other hand, if you do not want to hire the entire package, Movistar also has its streaming platform Movistar Plus+. Specifically, you have two plans available: monthly, for 9.99 euros per month or annual, paying 99.90 euros In a single quota, saving you two months. Subscription to Movistar Plus+ The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links Subscription to Movistar Plus+ The price could vary. We obtain commission for these links But what can you see in Movistar Plus+? This is the content that the platform offers: Series: ‘Poquita Fe’, ‘La Hunta’ or ‘Outlander’ are some of the available titles. Cinema: You will have some titles available as ‘Conconclave’, ‘La Infiltrada’, ‘Jury Nº2’, ‘Sirrat’ or ‘The casePlón’. Sports: Soccer, basketball, rugby, tennis and more are available. Infant: You will have access to channels such as Clan, Dreamworks, Nickelodeon, Disney Jr. or Babytv. Documentaries: Biographies of great characters, environment, history and more. 10 new titles are released every month. Some of the links of this article are affiliated and can report a benefit to Xataka. In case of non -availability, offers may vary. Images | Movistar Plus+ In Xataka | Where to see LaLiga EA Sports 25/26, the First Division in this next season In Xataka | Disney+ comparative, Netflix, HBO, Prime Video, Movistar+ Lite, Filmin, Apple TV and Rakute TV: Catalog, Functions and Prices

Spain has just changed the fiber optic rules after 25 years. The decision benefits a company: Telefónica

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The National Markets and Competition Commission He has decided to completely free Telefónica of its obligation to share the fiber optic network with other operators. A measure that ends almost three decades of state supervision initiated after the privatization of 1999. Why is it important. Telefónica thus recovers the total autonomy about its infrastructure of 30.8 million houses covered. You can freely decide who your network shares, at what price and under what conditions, without prior regulatory supervision. The context. Since the privatization of Telefónica at the end of the last century, the State imposed the obligation to rent its network to competitors to promote competition. What began with Gigaadsl in 1999 evolved until NEBA in 2012forcing the operator to initially share 100% of its network, reduced to 25% since 2016. What has happened. The CNMC Council approved on July 29 eliminated these restrictions for two key reasons: The Masorange fusion has created a competitor that surpasses Telefónica in number of clients. The broadband market has greater competition with new independent wholesalers and more fiber deployments. In detail. The resolution will enter into force in February 2026, giving six months to the operators that NEBA use to renegotiate agreements or migrate customers to other networks. Telefónica will keep only The framework obligation of renting physical infrastructure such as arches and pipes. And now what. On the one hand, Telefónica will gain commercial agility by not needing prior approval of the CNMC for new offers or technical changes. On the other hand, its competitors will lose the advantage of knowing in advance the strategies of the operator, which until now had to pass the regulatory “replicability” filter. The big question. How will you use this new freedom to compete. The operator can now launch offers without notifying their rivals or waiting for regulatory approval, just when it must present their new strategy – that of The era with Murtra in command– Before ending 2025. Outstanding image | Telefónica In Xataka | 100 years after his birth, Telefónica faces the greatest existential dilemma in its history: what wants to be older

is to eat more fiber and experts are nothing against

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For years, the fiber was that forgotten ingredient, relegated to the reverse of cereal boxes and the boring advice of “eats more fruits and vegetables.” No one could imagine that, with the passage of time and thanks to social networks, it would become something Aesthetic, even with its own hashtag: #Fibermaxxing. And best of all: nutritionists not only do not criticize it, but give it the approval with enthusiasm. A unique phenomenon. As is usually the case with viral trends, it all started with short, apparently innocent videos, but caught the attention of thousands (and then millions) of people. In a New York Times report They have explained That the driver of the movement was the creator of Pamela Corral content, known as @impamibaby. In one of his most popular videos, with more than 10 million visualizationsappears showing his favorite breakfast: a chia pudding full of red fruits and seeds. And although the video seems like a Chia ad, the scientific community does not deny it but supports it. Fibermaxxing. The term is not a doctor, but as the dietitian Kara Landau explains In statements to Healthlineit is a practice consisting of consciously and constantly adding more fiber in each meal or snack of the day. That is, it is not about stopping eating something, but about adding more foods rich in fiber to what we already eat. The objectives are several: improve digestion, feed the intestinal microbiota, balance hormones, control appetite and, incidentally, reduce risks of diseases such as type 2 diabetes, high cholesterol or even certain types of cancer, According to Women’s Health. There are no miracles here. This new viral trend pushes more fruits, vegetables, whole grains, legumes and seeds. As Sara Riehm explains, dietitian from Orlando Health Center for Health Improvement, In Women’s Health: “It is a change of mentality that goes from abundance restriction.” Instead of eliminating food, it’s about adding good. Of course, like They have warned Several experts in Healthline, it is essential to increase the fiber little by little and drink enough water to avoid digestive problems such as swelling or gases. However, not everyone can launch at 38 grams daily without consequences: people with irritable intestine syndrome (SII), bacterial overgrowth (Sibo) or inflammatory intestinal diseases should consult a specialist before. One more fashion? Unlike other viral fashions, fibermaxxing has scientific support. As He has collected The Guardian, a study published in 2019 confirmed that a fiber -rich diet can reduce the risk of noncommunicable diseases between 16% and 24%. In addition, adding only 7 grams a day (for example, half a boat of beans) can already make a difference. Even from clinical medicine, such as points Dr. Mir Ali in Women’s Health, it is recognized that the fiber “helps maintain a healthy intestinal flora, regulates metabolism and controls hormonal levels.” The attractiveness of fibermaxxing is that it is not part of the obsession with weight loss or aesthetics, but of digestive and metabolic well -being. Not every fiber is the same. Fiber is not a single nutrient, but a set. There are two key types: the soluble, which forms a kind of gel in the digestive system and contributes to the control of cholesterol and glucose (present in foods such as oats or banana), and insoluble, which adds volume to feces and favors a regular intestinal transit. The latter abounds in vegetables such as broccoli, nuts or whole wheat flours. As They have detailed In May Clinic, the important thing is not only the amount of grams, but the diversity of sources. The more variety of vegetables, fruits, legumes and cereals we consume, the better our intestinal microbiota will feed. An isolated fashion? Not quite. In recent months we have seen other nutritional microtende that are also born in social networks and end up awakening the interest of science. This is the case of strange cult of resistant starcha practice that consists of cooling foods such as rice or cooked potatoes to change its molecular structure and reduce its glycemic impact. It has also sneaked into the supermarket shelves The so -called clear protein: drinks that look like flavored water, drink like a soda and provide proteins like a shake. Light, instagrammeable and functional, is the new object of desire for those who seek more than a simple snack between meals. A commitment to digestive health. In short, all trends share something in common: it is no longer just about thinning, but about optimizing health from a functional, shared and, why not, visually appealing. Networks not only dictate what we eat: they are redefining the concept of well -being. Image | Unspash Xataka | “Men have a hard time asking for help because they feel that makes them weak.”

The great digital achievement of Spain has been to raise the best fiber network in Europe

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This Tuesday Spain definitely closes a 140 -year -old chapter. Telefónica has announced the shutdown of its last 661 copper centralsforever burying the technology that vertebó the communications of the twentieth century. But real history is not the funeral of copper, but Spain has become a European leader in connectivity. Why is it important. While other European countries continue to debate when to migrate from copper, Spain has already completed that transition. Telefónica is the first great operator of the continent to completely close its copper network. The rest of Europe looks at us from behind. In figures. The numbers deny the myth of Spanish technological backwardness. Spain is The third OECD country with greater fiber optic penetration. The fiber lines represent 89.3% of the total fixed broadband. The network reaches 80 million accesses installed in a country of 49 million inhabitants. The trick: homes are included but also local, in addition to many duplicates among operators. Only South Korea and Japan overcome us in some indicators. France, Germany or the United Kingdom are behind FTTH coverage. In FTTB, Spain leads Europe After years only behind Iceland. The panoramic. Since 2014, Spain has dismantled 8,532 copper centrals in a huge logistics operation. Has migrated 99.99% of customers Without leaving them without service. It has recycled 65,000 tons of cable and saved 1,000 gigawatt energy, according to company sources cited by Five days. All while building an infrastructure that covers 94% of the population. Including rural areas that place us far ahead of other European countries in rural coverage. Between the lines. The Spanish transformation has gone unnoticed because it coincided with years of economic crisis and with the perennial complex of national technological inferiority. It is true that we are light years from the United States or China in terms of large technological ones, but we have built the best telecommunications infrastructure in Europe. The optical fiber is 90% more energy efficient than copper and multiplies speeds. A fiber plant serves to the same number of accesses as four copper centrals occupying only 15% of the space. The money trail. Telefónica has converted the transition into business. The sale and recycling of the retired copper has been an extra income of about 1,000 million euros, taking advantage of the revaluation of the metal. Yes, but. Copper does not disappear completely from the Spanish map. More than two million customers are still connected by coaxial cable using HFC technology (fiber-coaxial hybrid). They are mainly of operators such as Vodafone or Euskaltel. It is not the same copper as the ADSL that has just died, but technically it is still copper that carries the signal to the home. The difference: this coaxial coexists with the fiber in a hybrid network that offers speeds far superior to the old telephone copper pair. Deepen. The Spanish fiber revolution is no accident. It started when the Spanish regulator liberalized the market and forced Telefónica to share its infrastructure. The competition between operators accelerated the deployment. Now that infrastructure will be the basis for the next generations of mobile networks, the Internet of things and future technologies to develop. Spain has built a digital infrastructure prepared for the future. In Xataka | 100 years after his birth, Telefónica faces the greatest existential dilemma in its history: what wants to be older Outstanding image | Lightsaber Collection in Unspash

A 41 km fiber optic cable

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Five months after Ukraine crossed the Russian border in the first land invasion of Russia since World War II, the Kursk region has become the stage of some of the most heinous fighting of war. It makes sense, since it not only symbolizes Ukrainian resistance, but has a key strategic weight in any negotiation of high fire where it seeks to use the Russian territory as an asset negotiator. The 12,000 North Korean soldiers deployed and the waves of tanks attacks were giving an advantage to Russia. However, Ukraine has found an invention. Drones, tanks and tactics. The New York Times had a few hours ago In a report from the war zone that the fighting in Kursk evoke the brutality of the battles in Bakhmut and Avdiivka, with tactics that mix mass advances of infantry and modern technology such as guided drones. Ukraine had achieved Limit the effectiveness of radio controlled dronesbut the new Russian devices are representing a persistent threat. On the battlefield, tens of thousands of these unmanned devices constantly seek objectives, while tanks and Russian armored vehicles advance in those organized waves. They said in the times that the confrontations are so intense that Ukrainian soldiers report the mental collapse of gunners After hours of continuous combat, with landscapes marked by innumerable bodies and destroyed equipment. Before this perspective, the nation has found something. A revolutionary system. The 414 Brigade of unmanned attack systems of Ukraine, known as Ptakhy Madiara or Magyar’s Birds, has revealed something unpublished in the war: A FPV drone (First-Person View) connected by a fiber optic cable that allows an operability of up to 41 kilometers (It has a reel that extends as the drone moves), thus marking an unprecedented technological milestone, since it is the first time that this type of explosive drones with cable “arrives” at such a distance. Its innovative design guarantees invulnerable control to the so -called “electronic war”, that is, to electromagnetic interference and discretion against Russian signal intelligence systems, significantly expanding the operational range of these tiny explosive drones. The new invention Mass production and applications. From Ukraine has confirmed the production of 1,100 drones of this type In the next lot, with an estimated monthly capacity of 1,000 units. These devices are designed to attack long -range artillery and medium -range air defense systems, exceeding the battery limitations and electronic warfare that the previous models restricted. In addition, the mass production capacity and the low cost relative position these devices from now as an innovative transformative tactical and operational weapon. Impulse in the military technological career. ANDl Development of this invention also highlights the role of war in Ukraine As a catalyst for technological advances in unmanned systemsnot only in countries directly involved, but globally. The technological competition between Ukraine and Russia in this area is intense and has allowed all kinds of more or less innovative ideas, although none of the parties has achieved a decisive advantage so far. FPV drones with optical fiber are, therefore, an example of that impact of technological innovation on the modern battlefield. Plus: lo We count a while ago. In view of Concerns about possible restrictions from China to the supply of critical components for drones, the appearance of this and other technologies Lists for mass production indicates that the Ukrainian industry maintains an efficient supply. If you want also, the progress is an indirect sign of the resilience and adaptation capacity of the nation’s technological sector, even in adverse conditions. Strategic and potential advantages. About it Robert Brovdi has spokenMagyar’s Birds commander, who has highlighted the advantages offered by these drones, such as Its ability to overcome electronic defenses and achieve great distance goals. A development that represents, not only an advance in drone design, but also a strengthening of the tactical arsenal of Ukraine, capable of decisively impacting the battle fronts. In short, the 41 -kilometer fiber optic controlled drone of 41 kilometers not only redefines the operational limits of unmanned systems, but also symbolizes ingenuity and adaptation capacity in a context of technological warfare where the lack of resources in many phases From the contest, the ingenuity of the troops has been supplied. Image | Ukrainian forces In Xataka | The problem of many to cross the border and flee from the war in Ukraine is not the passport. They are your phones In Xataka | For months the North Koreans were “ghosts” in Ukraine. Now that they are a reality the dilemma is what to do with them

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