Alex Ternero, general manager of Fiberux, stressed that the operator closed 2024 with a growth of 40% compared to the previous yearmainly driven by the residential segment. However, in recent years the company has also achieved a greater presence in the Public Sector. “We have closed more value contracts, with broader solutions that require greater coverage of fiber optic”he indicated to management.
Said sector represents 20% of income of the firm, while the Residential and corporate segment represents the remaining 80%.
“The first quarter of this 2025 was positive, although with less dynamism than last year, due to the low call of public tenders. Some projects have stopped for reformulations, but a recovery is expected in the second quarter ”he explained.
Alex Ternero, General Manager of Fiberux.
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The company has invested to date US $ 25 million to expand your fiber optic red In the residential segmentreaching now One million connected homes. “The goal for this year is reach three million homes“the executive pointed out.
To sustain this expansion, the firm is about to specify a fund with a fund to strengthen its position in the sector. “We are about to close a new financial operation with a Investment Funddestined to expand residential service. We estimate an additional investment of approximately US $ 60 million in the next three years”he explained.
In the business segment, where Fiberux began its operations, it has been attending several sectors, highlighting education, tourism and hotels.
“We are working to consolidate key sections of our national network to continue the expansion in the cities where we already have a presence. Currently, our network extends from Lima to Patilca through the north and even Nazca by the south. Our goal is to expand it towards Arequipa in the south and Trujillo in the north”, detailed.
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Meanwhile, in the government sector, in which more experience has been gaining, it has stood out for participating in several ministries in Peru, offering the Internet service with fiber optics and cybersecurity.
In addition, they have identified a niche market within the municipalities. “We have carried out connectivity projects for cameras of Citizen Securitywhich include both the installation of the cameras and the interconnection network and the monitoring system, among other elements ”he said.
Although its main expertise is the optical fiber, for this project connectivity is only an added value within its technological services. “The main solution is in the monitoring of the cameras, the videoanalitics and the services of artificial intelligenceassociated with citizen security “he said.
In line with this initiative, the Executive said they have three similar projects in municipalities in the south of the country.
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As part of its growth plan, Fiberux projects the construction of its Data Centerwith the aim of meeting the growing demand for cloud services. The infrastructure would be operational in the 2026.
“All companies are migrating their services to the clouda trend that accelerated during the pandemic. The construction will begin in the second semester and it is estimated that it will take about eight months. PFor next year’s first quarter, we hope to have the list ready ”, The Executive said.
In detail, the project will be built modular and will have an initial investment of US $ 10 million. “It will be located in Surquillo and its extension will be 1,000 m2 ″he said.
Currently, the company has a data center in Miraflores, but that no longer has available capacity. “There is a growing demand, but the market of Data centers In Peru it is not yet fully developed. For example, we have 9 certified centers, while in Chile there are 33 and in Brazil, 150 ″, commented.
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When asked about the exit of Telefónica del Perú When acquired by Integra Tec, the Executive said that the situation facing the Telecom opens opportunities to other market players, such as Fiberux and Win to grow in their participation.
“No one can predict with certainty what will happen with Telefónicabut what is evident is that the situation he faces has opened opportunities for other operators (like us). In fact, pGrowth art that we have experienced in the government sector is due to the difficulties it has gone through in recent years”, The Executive said.
In that sense, he assured that the operators have increased their market share. “In the corporate sector, we have the 12% of the fixed Internet marketbut there are clear opportunities to grow “he commented.
However, he clarified that Telefónica still has the greatest infrastructure of telecommunications services in the country, so it will be more likely to maintain or grow their participation.
“For this 2025, we hope to increase our income about 40% or 45%, promoted by the Government segment and projects of Citizen Security”, ended.
- Beginnings. Fiberux, fiber optic operator, started as a company that provided companies to companies, then in 2022 entered the residential segment (through Nubyx)
- Companies. At the company It belongs to a group of companies made up of Fiberux Tech and Fiberline.
- Nubyx. The Fiberux Group company specializes in providing household fiber services, while Fiberux is focused on the corporate segment.
- Optical fiber. Fiberux covers 92 cities in the interior of the country and It has 16 km of fiber optic networks.
- Technology. While the cloud solutions, storage and technology service represents only 5% of the company’s income, the expectation is that in the next fifteen years it can represent 50%. “Telecommunications operators will end up transforming their Core Business to become suppliers of technology“the executive said.
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