Sparkle’s point of presence expanded to guarantee over 400 Gbps of capacity and support
integrated satellite and terrestrial services globally
Rome, 30 September 2025
Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, and Telespazio, a joint venture between Leonardo (67%) and Thales (33%) and one of the world’s biggest suppliers of satellite solutions and services, are marking a new chapter in their collaboration at the Fucino Space Centre (L’Aquila) with the expansion and upgrade of Sparkle’s point of presence (PoP) already active at the teleport.
The Fucino Space Centre – active since 1963 and recognized as the world’s first and most important teleport for civil use – is specialized in satellite orbit control, telecommunications, television and multimedia services. These services require resilient and stable connections with a high level of performance.
By expanding its PoP, Sparkle guarantees additional resilience and scalability with a connectivity capacity of over 400 Gbps, allowing Telespazio to enhance its portfolio – for space, government and industrial applications as well as for the media and telecommunications sectors – with integrated solutions that combine satellite services and advanced terrestrial infrastructure.
The collaboration between the two companies, based on the synergy between telecommunication networks and space services, is also operational at Telespazio’s Scanzano Space Centre, which is connected via a fiber optic ring to Sparkle’s Sicily Hub in Palermo, a state-of-the-art neutral data center. With the expansion of its long-standing presence in the Fucino teleport, Sparkle confirms its role as a leading technology partner and reference provider of high-speed connections and services.
About Sparkle
Sparkle is TIM Group’s Global Operator, first international service provider in Italy and among the top worldwide, offering a full range of infrastructure and global connectivity services – capacity, IP, SD-WAN, colocation, IoT connectivity, roaming and voice – to national and international Carriers, OTTs, ISPs, Media/Content Providers, and multinational enterprises.
A major player in the submarine cable industry, Sparkle owns and manages a network of more than 600,000 km of fiber spanning from Europe to Africa and the Middle East, the Americas and Asia. Its sales force is active worldwide and distributed over 32 countries.
Find out more about Sparkle by following its X and LinkedIn profiles or visiting the website tisparkle.com.
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