Sparkle instrumental in making Italy the main Internet hub of Africa
According to TeleGeography's Global Internet Geography Research, Italy overtook the United Kingdom in 2008 as the top Internet hub for Africa. Today, Italy is in fact the major International Internet route supporting the IP traffic generated by Africa’s users.
Sparkle, Telecom Italia Group's International carrier, is a key driving force sustaining the Italian leadership in the region thanks to its network and IP service offer dedicated to the telecommunications players of the Mediterranean area.
“We are happy to see Italy gaining an increasingly important position in the intercontinental Internet routing and trading flow. Furthermore, our country has historically been a natural partner for the countries of the Mediterranean basin” said Arturo Danesi, Executive Vice President Marketing Wholesale at Sparkle. “Sparkle does its part successfully by offering to African carriers and ISPs a high quality, cost effective and more secure routing option for Global Internet connectivity through its network assets in Sicily. Palermo, the largest Sparkle’s node in the island, is recognized as the leading international Internet hub of an extensive geographical area that encompasses Africa, the Med basin and the Middle East”.
“Between 2006 and 2008, international Internet capacity between Africa and Italy has increased nearly 6-fold," said TeleGeography Research Director Alan Mauldin. "Internet bandwidth between Africa and Italy now exceeds capacity between Africa and the U. K., which was previously the top Internet hub for African Internet service providers."
About Telecom Italia Sparkle
Telecom Italia Sparkle is a global telecom player and a full service provider, offering a complete range of solutions spanning voice, mobile services, IP, bandwidth and managed data services for fixed-line and mobile operators, ISPs and multinational corporations. Telecom Italia Sparkle offers a distinctive portfolio of wholesale mobile services designed to support the operations of new entrants as well as established mobile operators. To date, Telecom Italia Sparkle has deployed solutions for over 120 mobile operators worldwide and has enabled these operators to quickly increase their international service coverage, while minimizing the cost of service set up and management.
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