Portugal Telecom

Type
Business expansion
Country
Portugal
Region
Continente; Centro (PT); Beiras e Serra da Estrela
Location of affected unit(s)
Covilha
Sector
Information / Computing
63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
63 - Computing infrastructure, data processing, hosting and other information service activities
100 jobs
Number of planned job creations
Job creation
Announcement Date
23 September 2013
Employment effect (start)
23 September 2013
Foreseen end date

Description

Portugal Telecom (PT) inaugurated its new data centre in Covilha on 23 September, offering 100 new jobs. Recruitment is primarily to aim skilled workers.

The new data centre is part of a large-scale investment by the company that is estimated to create 400 jobs directly and an additional 1,000 jobs indirectly. The further expansion of the centre would stretch over 2 to 3 years and be subject to market developments.

PT employs about 32,000 staff worldwide. In 2009, the company had announced an investment plan that involved the creation of 5,000 jobs in the country.

Sources

  • 23 September 2013: Económico

Citation

Eurofound (2013), Portugal Telecom, Business expansion in Portugal, factsheet number 76153, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/76153.