Type | Service of Portugal Telecom |
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Industry | Telecommunication |
Founded | 2007 |
Founder(s) | Portugal Telecom |
Headquarters | Lisbon, Portugal |
Area served | Portugal |
Key people | Zeinal Bava (Chairman of Portugal Telecom) |
Products | Digital Television (Satellite and IPTV) Broadband Internet (Fixed and Wireless) Telephony (Fixed and Wireless). |
Services | Meo Fiber Meo ADSL Meo Satellite Meo Go! |
Owner(s) | Portugal Telecom |
Parent | PT Comunicações |
Website | meo.pt |
Meo (marketed as meo) is the commercial brand-name of a triple-play subscription home telecommunications service provided by Portugal Telecom. The service can be delivered either through ADSL2+, FTTH or Satellite link and is available throughout Portugal.
The service was started as a pilot test in the city of Lisbon in 2006 and was later extended to Porto and Castelo Branco, Portugal. The commercial launch of the ADSL2+ service took place in June 2007, and the satellite service took place in April 2008 operating in the Hispasat satellite, soon followed by the FTTH service.
The ADSL2+ and FTTH offers reach the several areas in Portugal and include broadband Internet services (at up to 200Mbps currently) as well as telephone service.
There were plans to launch a new digital television DVB-T service also under the meo brand known as meo TDT.
The television channel line-up includes the Portuguese version of international channels such as
and several European Football club television channels such
It currently competes with SONAECOM's IPTV offer Optimus Clix, ZON Multimédia Cable and Satellite TV, Cabovisão Cable offer and Vodafone Portugal IPTV offer.
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