Italy

Rumours are increasing regarding the future of Italian telecoms incumbent Telecom Italia (TI), after shareholder Telefónica stated that it was opposed to the prospect of a new... 2008-11-26

Vodafone Italia is testing an upgraded version of its HSDPA mobile data technology, which would allow a faster maximum download speed, of 14.4Mbps, reports TeleGeography. The tests... 2008-11-20

Rivals of incumbent operator Telecom Italia have criticised the company's proposals to create a separate unit to manage its network operations. A joint statement from Vodafone,... 2008-08-05

Telecom Italia's CEO is facing increasing pressure from shareholders over the company's turnaround strategy, which was revealed in March. Franco Bernabè has already indicated that... 2008-07-28

Chinese equipment vendor Potevio, a joint venture between Nokia (49%) and China Putian (51%), has announced a deal with Italy's Mywave Electronics, an equipment manufacturer.... 2008-07-22

Newport Digital Technologies (NDT) has announced that it will deploy a WiMAX network in northern Italy for an undisclosed Italian telecoms operator. The company, a subsidiary of... 2008-07-11

Italy's largest broadband operators, incumbent Telecom Italia and alternative provider Fastweb, have announced an agreement to co-operate on building a next generation network... 2008-06-23

Fixed-line incumbent Telecom Italia is seeking concessions from the Italian regulator, Agcom, in return for opening up its fixed-line network to competitors, according to local... 2008-06-12

Equipment manufacturer Alcatel-Lucent has signed an agreement with Greek incumbent OTE to upgrade and expand its existing infrastructure. The upgrade is one of a number of... 2008-04-14

Italy's smallest and largest mobile operators have renewed their roaming deal for a further four years in an agreement worth EUR280mn. 3 Italia will be able to use Telecom Italia's... 2008-04-10