FiberCorp Fiber Optic Cable Suppliers Chosen by TIM
TIM SpAย selected five Italy-basedย fiber optic cable suppliersโEcotel,ย Metallurgica Bresciana,ย Prysmian,ย Technikabel, andย Tratosโto support itsย FiberCorpย fixed network over the next two years. As a result, FiberCorp can accelerateย Italyโs digital infrastructureย and expandย high-speed connectivityย across the country. For more on its network strategy, visitย TIM.
FiberCorpโs plan for underserved areas
FiberCorp plans to connectย 76% of underserved regionsย in Italy byย 2025. These areas currently lack reliableย broadband service, so the potential impact remains significant. To reach this goal, TIM is developing aย single national access network.
As part of this plan, FiberCorp intends to merge withย Open Fiber, the state-controlled infrastructure company thatย Enelย andย Cassa Depositi e Prestiti (CDP)ย created. In addition, starting inย 2022, TIM will deployย fixed wireless access (FWA)ย in zones that the FiberCorp fiber plan does not cover. Together, these steps aim to narrow theย digital divideย and support Italyโs widerย digitizationย agenda.
Supporting Italian industry with fiber optic cable suppliers
The selectedย fiber optic cable suppliersย will manage the fullย cable supply chainย within Italy. They will handleย cable development,ย cut-to-length processing,ย quality control, andย storageย at production, certification, and warehouse facilities on Italian territory. This structure strengthensย domestic industryย and also helps maintain strictย quality standards.
TIM explains that this initiative confirms its commitment toย Italyโs industrial baseย andย entrepreneurial fabric. By relying on Italian manufacturers, TIM seeks to leverageย Italian production excellenceย while it builds aย strategic, high-performance infrastructureย for the countryโs digital transformation. To learn more about one of the major partners, visitย Prysmian Group.
Progress on FiberCorp tenders
FiberCorp has already takenย concrete stepsย to build its own network. It has closed and awarded the first of two tenders forย fiber optic cable supply. As part of this process,ย Tratosย announced that it secured aย โฌ20 million fiber cable order, which underscores the importance of the selected suppliers in the rollout.
