The 25th edition of the FECEMINTE Connexió Awards, held on May 19 in Barcelona, crowned three winners that set the pulse of Catalan telecommunications. Among them, the Award for Business Dynamism went to VERA, an operator founded in 2023. In just three years, this company has managed to carve out a niche in a market dominated by giants, overcoming barriers and fierce competition.
Fiber and Networks: The Technical Bet That Challenges the Giants 🔧
VERA has focused its development on deploying last-mile fiber optics in semi-urban areas of Catalonia, where large operators have lower coverage density. Its technical model prioritizes hiring local engineers and using low-consumption network equipment, which reduces operational costs. Additionally, they have implemented a customer service system with generative artificial intelligence to resolve basic issues, freeing up their human team for complex cases. All this in a sector where initial investment is usually prohibitive.
VERA: The Start-up That Came, Saw, and Conquered (Without Asking Permission) 🚀
While traditional telecoms are still discussing how to bill roaming in the stratosphere, VERA has taken home the big prize. Quite an achievement for a company that, according to its founders, was born in a garage with a borrowed router and a lot of faith. Now, its competitors wonder if the secret was the fiber, the marketing, or simply that no one told them it was impossible. The only sure thing is that in the sector, they no longer laugh at newcomers.