MEO sells high-speed broadband (up to 1 Gbps symmetric), fixed/mobile telephony, pay TV, and bundled services directly to residential consumers and businesses nationwide in Portugal (Source), (Source),, (Source).
MEO owns and operates extensive FTTH fiber-optic and copper infrastructure passing over 6.1 million homes via Fastfiber JV and direct deployments (Source), (Source),, (Source).
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About
MEO - Serviços de Comunicações e Multimédia, S.A. is an ISP and Network Operator that owns and operates extensive FTTH fiber-optic and copper infrastructure while selling high-speed broadband (up to 1 Gbps symmetric), fixed/mobile telephony, pay TV, and bundled services directly to residential consumers and businesses nationwide in Portugal (serving ~3 million fixed broadband and ~5 million mobile subscribers) since its launch as a unified brand in 2007 by Portugal Telecom to converge fixed and mobile operations, with major milestones including pilot FTTH triple-play rollout in Lisbon in 2007, full TMN mobile integration in 2014, acquisition of PT Portugal by Altice in 2015 for €7.4 billion enabling aggressive network expansions, creation of Fastfiber JV in 2020 for wholesale FTTH (4 million homes passed initially, now ~6 million), and 5G commercial launch in 2020; the organization continues to operate independently under Altice Portugal (rebranding efforts to emphasize MEO over Altice announced in January 2025 amid group scandals) in its current state as of November 2025 with no reported dissolutions (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
Operator Characteristics
Retail-only ISP?
No
(2007-01-01)
MEO is not retail-only; because MEO deploys and operates its FTTH (6+ million homes passed) and copper networks alongside direct retail sales and wholesale provisions (Source), https://www.samenacouncil.org/samena_daily_news?news=90080, https://www.thefastmode.com/investments-and-expansions/16923-altice-europe-unveils-fastfiber-ftth-wholesale-business)
Wholesale-only Network Operator?
No
(2007-01-01)
MEO is not wholesale-only; as MEO retails consumer bundles directly while offering regulated wholesale fiber access (bitstream, dark fiber, ducts) via Fastfiber to ~20 alternative operators in 402 non-competitive parishes for fair pricing and co-investment (Source), (Source), (Source).
Business-only ISP?
No
(2007-01-01)
MEO is not business-only; since MEO delivers residential quadruple-play bundles (~3 million fixed subs) and enterprise solutions like dedicated fiber/VPNs to SMEs/large firms via MEO Empresas nationwide (Source), https://www.devex.com/organizations/meo-servicos-de-comunicacoes-e-multimedia-s-a-meo-communication-and-multimedia-services-154847, https://en.institutional.meo.pt/meo/history)
MEO owns MEO Full-Fibre, a proprietary FTTH network passing over 6.1 million homes (primarily via Fastfiber JV covering 5.4 million with direct fiber connections for symmetric gigabit broadband and IPTV in urban/rural areas) (Source), (Source), (Source), (Source).
MEO owns MEO Satellite, a DTH platform for TV/broadband delivery where fiber/copper is unavailable, covering remote households with hybrid services (Source), (Source).