Telecom Italia appoints board member Cattaneo to vacant CEO role
Telecom Italia wasted little time in appointing experienced Italian Flavio Cattaneo to the CEO role vacated when Marco Patuano resigned nine days ago. Cattaneo was already an independent director of...
View ArticleVivendi and Mediaset form OTT video strategic partnership
French conglomerate Vivendi has entered into a strategic partnership with Italian media company Mediaset, with the aim of taking on the likes of Netflix and Sky in the OTT and premium video markets....
View ArticleTIM makes Vivendi CEO new deputy chairman
Telecom Italia has confirmed the appointment of Vivendi CEO Arnaud de Puyfontaine to the board as deputy chairman. In a minor announcement by the operator, in which it detailed relatively arcane...
View ArticleEricsson and TIM launch open 5G research initiative in Italy
A new initiative designed to create an open 5G R&D ecosystem has been launched in Italy by networking company Ericsson and operator TIM. The ‘5G for Italy’ programme will aim to bring together...
View ArticleTelecom Italia claims millimeter wave lab first
In a day/era of 5G firsts Italian operator TIM (Telecom Italia) is claiming its new lab for testing millimeter wave kit is the first of its kind in Europe. Higher frequencies will have a major role to...
View ArticleTelecom Italia boss insists he’s worth it
Apparently inspired by L’Oreal, Telecom Italia (TIM) CEO has responded to criticisms of his ample remuneration by effectively saying ‘because I’m worth it.’ In an interview with the FT Flavio Cattaneo,...
View ArticleTIM claims 500 Mbps 4.5G Europe first
The artist formerly known as Telecom Italia has gone live with a 4.5G network that promises download speeds of 500 Mbps. Punters in Rome, Palermo and Sanremo can now bask in wireless download speeds...
View ArticleTIM claims another Euro 5G first – live vRAN
The artist formerly known as Telecom Italia is refusing to slow down in the run up to Christmas, teaming with Altiostar to live test a virtual radio access network. TIM reckons it’s the first in Europe...
View ArticleTIM outlines ambitious content and convergence strategy
The artist formerly known as Telecom Italia has reported a year-on-year revenue decline of 3.5% in 2016, collecting just over €19 billion, but don’t worry it has a cunning plan. Performances across the...
View ArticleTurin promises to be shrouded in 5G by 2018
TIM – the artist formerly known as Telecom Italia – has signed an agreement with the city of Turin to install a bunch of small cells and call them 5G. Even by the impatient standards of today’s...
View ArticleVivendi said to be looking for further control over Telecom Italia
French conglomerate Vivendi is thinking of making its own Chief Exec – Arnaud de Puyfontaine – Chairman of Telecom Italia, according to a Reuters report. Vivendi owns 24.9% of TIM’s (the artist...
View ArticleItaly slaps down Vivendi over media pluralism concerns
Vivendi has been hoarding stakes in both Telecom Italia and Mediaset and the Italian communication authority – Agcom – has said it’s got to pick one or the other. Agcom has been investigating Vivendi’s...
View ArticleTIM locks horns with Italian state over rural broadband
The artist formerly known as Telecom Italia has been warned not to mess with the government’s infrastructure plans but it says it will do what it wants. According to La Repubblica, the Italian...
View ArticleTIM finds competition watchdogs growling at its low-cost contracts
Telecom Italia has found itself upsetting Italian overseers as an investigation has been launched into anticompetitive activities at the organization. L’Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato...
View ArticleTIM CEO rumoured to step down after only a year in charge
The potentially controversial Vivendi seizure of power at TIM is almost complete, as rumours circulate that CEO Flavio Cattaneo is heading towards the door. According to Bloomberg, Cattaneo is looking...
View ArticleSan Marino set to be first 5G country as Telecom Italia soap opera continues
Italian mini-state San Marino is set to become the first ‘country’ to go 5G, with Telecom Italia using it as a testing ground for the next generation of wireless tech. According to a report in the FT...
View ArticleTIM bins CEO despite overseeing ‘major and extraordinary turnaround’
TIM has officially parted ways with its CEO Flavio Cattaneo, with forced smiles and uncomfortably firm handshakes. It was just going to be a matter of time, as even prior to the release of a statement...
View ArticleHow can Vivendi have this much influence over TIM without owning it?
Following the removal of Flavio Cattaneo as CEO, the telco has appointed Arnaud Roy de Puyfontaine, the current Vivendi CEO, as interim boss. The last couple of months have seen Vivendi wrestle more...
View ArticleVivendi tries a bit of stand-up comedy with lame TIM denial
With the Edinburgh Fringe festival just around the corner, Vivendi is showing off its comedic skills by trying to convince regulators it doesn’t have ‘de facto control’ control over TIM. Each year...
View ArticleTIM succumbs to Stockholm Syndrome
Telecom Italia has sent a document to the Italian government stating it does not believe Vivendi has been up to anything dodgy during its pursuit of influence at the telco. The Italian government is...
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