The Italy 1Giga call represents one of the most important infrastructure development projects for Italy with the aim of bringing ultra -broadband connectivity throughout the national territory. This means enabled, enhancing the network, a series of digital services for people, businesses and local administrations such as streaming in HD, smart working, telemedicine, but also the management of traffic flows, public lighting, environmental monitoring . Through the commitment shared between institutions and companies, significant results will be achieved in terms of coverage, sustainability and economic impact. Fibercop It is awarded of 7 of the 15 banks in the gray areas (those areas in which the connectivity with optical fiber is limited or partial) and assignee of 1.6 billion euros of PNRR funds. The 7 lots concern Abruzzo, Basilicata, Calabria, Liguria, Marche, Molise, Piedmont, Sardinia, Umbria, Autonomous Province of Trento and Autonomous Province of Bolzano (a total of 11 regions).
At 31 December Fibercop It connected 694,384 civic out of a total of 1,334,545 civic to be connected by June 2026, i.e. over 52% of the total.
Source: https://connetti.italia.it (data at 31/12/2024)
Among all the regions, the Calabria It stands out among others as a symbol of the success of the Italy 1G call. With the two main lots (5 and 11), with a civic objective to be covered among the highest among the Italian regions (341,665), it is expressing one of the best performances at national level with almost 62% of connected civic civic (+4 % in a month compared to November 2024), fully respecting the roadmap scheduled for the Milestone del Piano.
The entire project stands out for compliance with environmental rules, with attention to the reduction of emissions. In fact, the installation of the network, carried out mainly by exploiting existing infrastructures and using innovative technologies, such as the mini trenches and guided underground perforations (no-dig), in addition to minimizing the extension of construction sites and construction times, reduce Drastically (-70%) environmental impacts in terms of handling machinery and vehicular traffic, energy consumption (-50%) and the use of non-renewable resources such as materials for filling excavations.
In addition, careful control is carried out on all the materials used and their life cycle, ensuring the use of products with an environmental and energy brand, not toxic, harmful or polluting and preferably made with recycling processes, as well as ensuring theirs recovery and correct disposal. These precautions guarantee a minimum impact on the territories involved.