Portugal Telecom will provide services and support in ‘hard wired’ voice and data communications, fixed line telephone hardware, Local Area Network and Wide Area Network communications as well as internet access connections for the tournament which takes place in Portugal from June 12 to July 4 next year.
PT will receive an integrated marketing package including on-screen credits in Portugal, perimeter signage following the Portuguese national team, commercial airtime opportunities and internet promotion rights.
Said UEFA CEO, Gerhard Aigner: "Providing the correct hardware installations and having a fully functioning and modern telecommunications network is a key requirement for staging such a large football tournament."
Portugal Telecom joins NTT Com as an official technology partner, and Canon, Carlsberg, Coca-Cola, Hyundai Motor Company, JVC, MasterCard and McDonald’s as official partners, and CTT Correios and Galp Energia as national supporters of the tournament.
