http://www.telecomsitaly.com/ News and comments about the Italian telecommunications market en Copyright 2009 Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:22:52 +0100 http://www.sixapart.com/movabletype/ http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss Telecom Italia will deploy live mobile broadband speeds of 28 Mbps in Italy using Ericsson's HSPA mobile network technology. Tests in Telecom Italia's mobile network will start early 2009 and initial deployment is planned in the city of Milan in June 2009. National coverage will follow in the second half of 2009.]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2009/02/28_mbps_hspa_broadband_mobile.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2009/02/28_mbps_hspa_broadband_mobile.html Mobile Ericsson HSPA Milan Telecom Italia Wed, 18 Feb 2009 09:22:52 +0100 TeleGeography's Global Internet Geography Research, Italy overtook the United Kingdom in 2008 as the top Internet hub for Africa.]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/12/italy_as_the_main_internet_hub.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/12/italy_as_the_main_internet_hub.html Internet Sparkle Telecom Italia Mon, 15 Dec 2008 17:37:53 +0100 Intangible Business, the TIM brand has a value of $ 4,476 m, while the Wind brand has a value of $ 1,464 m.]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/12/tim_brand_valued_usm_4476.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/12/tim_brand_valued_usm_4476.html Financial Mobile brand TIM Wind Tue, 09 Dec 2008 11:59:09 +0100 Alcatel-Lucent has been selected by Aria as prime supplier for building and maintaining a nation-wide wireless broadband network based on WiMAX 802.16e-2005 (Rev-e) technology. Earlier this year, Aria won the auction of the WiMAX 3.5 GHz radio frequencies in all Italian regions. ]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/11/alcatellucent_supplies_italys.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/11/alcatellucent_supplies_italys.html Equipment WiMax Alcatel Ariadsl Lucent WiMAX Mon, 03 Nov 2008 17:15:02 +0100 Seltatel is the new technological partner of Telefonica through the services and telecommunication technologies IP-based offer for small and medium Spanish enterprises. ]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/10/seltatel_supplies_voip_solutio.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/10/seltatel_supplies_voip_solutio.html Equipment VoIP handsets Selta Telefonica VoIP Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:39:12 +0100 Nokia Siemens Networks will be a Telecom Italia's strategic supplier for mobile Broadband Access Networks with High Speed Packet Access (HSPA) and Long Term Evolution technologies.]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/10/nokia_siemens_networks_chosen.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/10/nokia_siemens_networks_chosen.html Equipment Mobile access infrastructure LTE Nokia Siemens Networks Telecom Italia Thu, 30 Oct 2008 12:18:30 +0100 TI Media, the ailing broadcaster owned by Telecom Italia, is selling its pay-per-view operation over DVB-T digital terrestrial television to Swedish company Airplus TV.]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/10/telecomi_italia_exits_the_payp.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/10/telecomi_italia_exits_the_payp.html Financial TV & Radio acquisition Airplus TV DVB-T Telecom Italia Tue, 21 Oct 2008 22:21:58 +0100 Vodafone Italia has yet to release any official sales data, its consumer FMC service (Vodafone Casa Internet e Telefono) launched last summer is rumored to be highly successful. ]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/10/vodafone_extends_its_triplepla.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/10/vodafone_extends_its_triplepla.html Convergence Fixed Internet Mobile ADSL broadband convergence FMC Vodafone Mon, 13 Oct 2008 21:57:32 +0100 Valentino Rossi, Fastweb will finally launch its mobile offering to become a full quadruple play operator.]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/09/fastweb_launches_its_mobile_of.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/09/fastweb_launches_its_mobile_of.html Mobile Fastweb MVNO Tre Fri, 05 Sep 2008 09:12:22 +0100 Fastweb will launch the first 100 Mbit/s internet access service in Italy dedicated to small- and medium-sized enterprises before the year end leveraging its FTTH network. ]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/08/fastweb_to_launch_100_mbps_ser.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/08/fastweb_to_launch_100_mbps_ser.html Fixed Internet access Fastweb fiber FTTx Wed, 13 Aug 2008 23:30:04 +0100 Pirelli's PGT Photonics and CyOptics supports development of a new generation of optical components. Pirelli to take an approximately 30% stake in CyOptic.]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/07/pirelli_and_cyoptics_alliance.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/07/pirelli_and_cyoptics_alliance.html Equipment Financial acquisition CyOptics photonics Pirelli Fri, 25 Jul 2008 08:57:40 +0100 Telecom Italia and Fastweb covers the sharing of infrastructure necessary for the realization of the New Generation Network]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/07/telecom_italia_and_fastweb_to.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/07/telecom_italia_and_fastweb_to.html Fixed Fastweb infrastructure NGN Telecom Italia Wed, 09 Jul 2008 09:53:15 +0100 unlocked version of iPhone will sold starting next July 11th by Vodafone at € 569, the 8 GB unlocked version at € 499. For two-years contracts, iPhone from Vodafone will be available from as low as € 49. TIM announced a similar pricing policy. ]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/06/iphone_prices.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/06/iphone_prices.html Mobile handsets iPhone TIM Vodafone Mon, 16 Jun 2008 15:49:28 +0100 Iliad, owner of French internet service provider Free, is the likely new owner of Alice France, Telecom Italia's French brand with an estimated 1 m broadband customers. Iliad and Telecom Italia are aiming to complete the transaction by the end of September 2008 on the basis of an enterprise value of € 800 m.]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/06/iliad_to_buy_alice_france.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/06/iliad_to_buy_alice_france.html Financial Fixed Internet acquisition Alice France Liberty Surf Telecom Italia Mon, 09 Jun 2008 17:12:07 +0100 Vodafone Italia started switching its clients' web-based mailboxes (xxxxx@vodafone.it) to Google's Gmail.]]> http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/05/vodafone_moves_to_gmail.html http://www.telecomsitaly.com/2008/05/vodafone_moves_to_gmail.html Internet Mobile Google Vodafone Tue, 27 May 2008 14:53:55 +0100