The TIM Group, through FiberCop, and iliad have signed an agreement that will allow the development of the Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) access market. The parties, as can be seen from a note from TIM, have defined iliad’s participation in the co-investment project on the FiberCop network, a Group company that builds the secondary fiber optic access network up to homes.
Iliad’s adhesion to the co-investment offer – which the TIM Group makes through FiberCop – follows that of other national operators, such as Fastweb and the one being finalized with Tiscali, and confirms the validity of the investment plan of FiberCop which will ensure FTTH coverage of 75% of the gray and black areas of the country by 2025. TIM will also offer iliad access to the primary fiber network.
For TIM, the agreement reached confirms the effectiveness of the co-investment model. This model allows all interested operators to participate in the development of optical fiber in Italy in a framework of infrastructural competition that accelerates the overcoming of the digital divide on a national scale. Furthermore, it allows families and businesses to migrate to ultra-broadband connections with speeds greater than 1 Gigabit per second.