More than 1,000 people from Venado Island, located in the Nicoya Peninsula, are getting stronger broadband fiber optic internet access with speeds greater than 100 megabytes.

According to the Electricity Institute (ICE), the technological advancement was carried out as part of the National Telecommunications Fund, which has the goal of reducing the digital divide in public schools and colleges in the country.

The State-owned company Kolbi was in charge of the installation of the internet network and antennas.

Engineers had to build underwater pipes to carry the fiber optic cables from Lepanto Beach to the island, a distance of 670 meters. The Institute has never done anything like this before, according to authorities.

The country continues to make progress in improving technology accessibility. Recently, the institute installed more than 47 internet antennas in eleven indigenous areas across the country.

In June, authorities announced the new infrastructure internet project valued at more than $72 million aims to improve internet access in the country.

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