Secure access to Italy and Asia Pacific Region thanks to the technological infrastructure
Rome, 11 March 2025 – FibreConnect, a leader in the fiber optic sector for the B2B market, and China Mobile International Italy, the Italian international branch of one of the world’s most important telecommunications operators, have signed a commercial partnership that aims to enable ultra-high-performance connectivity to all Italian and Chinese companies that have relationships with their customers, suppliers or branches located in the Asian continent, in this way, promoting digital transformation and increasing export opportunities.
Thanks to the synergy between FibreConnect’s expertise and China Mobile International’s global infrastructure capacity, connected businesses will be able to access guaranteed connections from Italy to China and the Asian Continent. The interconnection agreement aims to enhance the digital ecosystem of Italian and Chinese companies, enabling services such as cloud computing, IoT, Artificial Intelligence and advanced cybersecurity.
The partnership represents a business opportunity to strengthen the collaboration between Italy and China, an important link in the global market context that sees a growing demand from China for connections and traffic to Italy and vice versa.
“We are particularly proud of this partnership with China Mobile International Italy, which represents a significant step towards the internationalization of our networks and services,” explains Renzo Ravaglia, CEO of FibreConnect. “This agreement offers an extraordinary opportunity to all Italian SMEs, because it allows them to access high-speed connections and standards of global excellence both in China and throughout Southeast Asia. Working with a world leader in telecommunications reinforces our commitment to building advanced infrastructures that connect Made in Italy to the world, supporting the competitiveness of our companies on international markets.”
“We are thrilled to announce our partnership with FibreConnect. I believe that the cooperation between our two companies will bring mutual success and benefit leveraging on the complementarity of our businesses. Together, we aim to provide improved connectivity solutions for network communication between Europe and Asia.” says Samuel Han, Country Head of China Mobile International Italy.
The partnership between FibreConnect and China Mobile International Italy is therefore part of a broader plan to support the digitization of Italian SMEs, which represent the beating heart of the Country’s economy. FibreConnect aims to bridge the digital divide, provide infrastructure and ultra-broadband connection adapted to the specific needs of partners, businesses and their customers, regardless of their geographical location.
New opportunities for enterprise digital transformation
From the beginning of 2023 to date, FibreConnect has made fiber optics available to over 56,000 companies located in 126 different Industrial and Craft Areas (IEAs) distributed throughout the country and has activated the long-distance network backbone consisting of about 4,000 km of optical fiber that connects 20 PoPs and the main national Internet Exchanges, equipped with very high-capacity transmission systems.
China Mobile International Limited (CMI) – the subsidiary responsible for China Mobile’s international business – offers a full range of telecommunications services for businesses in Italy. It has more than 90 cable resources that enable global coverage. CMI’s total bandwidth for international transmission reached 158+ T, and 3,250 POPs cover all major countries and regions worldwide. In addition, international roaming and 5G services cover 260+ locations respectively. Worldwide users covered by the Hand-in-Hand global partnership program exceed 3 billion.
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