From Connecting Rural Areas to the B2B Challenge: Marco Saccu's New Course in Telecommunications

After the exit with Linkem, the Sardinian entrepreneur returns to the market with Medialive, focusing on custom internet solutions for businesses and institutions. It is his second entrepreneurial experience in the world of telecommunications, Marco Saccu, Sardinian entrepreneur and co-founder of Medialive, together with Luca Lai. Medialive, which operates in the internet services market under the name Media-Link, […]
AreaWI is experimenting with new connectivity services in the province of Matera

In 2010, Giuseppe Di Stasi and Giancosimo Damiano Gallitelli started their own business offering Internet services in Bernalda. Today, they have a team of seven people and over 800 clients. Former IT system administrator, Giuseppe Distasi, decided to start his own business. He found a partner, Giancosimo Damiano Gallitelli, who specializes in commercial work, and together in 2010 they founded […]
Radio Data Net, the story of Gianluca, a twenty-six-year-old proximity operator

Electronic expert, leaves everything to start his own company, Radio Data Net, in Vodo Cadore, in the province of Belluno. Today, he can count on more than 100 clients. Proximity operators primarily meet a market need and become crucial for the survival of companies that emerge in digitally divided areas. He knows this well, [...]
“The new ZES UNICA SUD harms SMEs”, the complaint by Antonella Oliviero

There are two major limitations of the Zona Zes Unica Sud: the exclusion of broadband and all investment projects under 200 thousand euros, as explained by the vice president of Assoprovider in this interview. «We need to make our voices heard, shut down our services for a few days, to make this government understand how much the […]
Competing with the giants with a family business, the story of CDA Net

Can a family-run business compete with the major players in telecommunications? The answer is provided by the story of Carmelo Di Salvo, a Sicilian entrepreneur who in 2019 launched CDA Net, a proximity operator that today covers the provinces of Enna, Agrigento, and Caltanissetta with its Internet services: «We are a family-run company. […]
Proximity operator at 22 years old, the story of Marco Marinello (Qnets)

Qnets is the company of the 22-year-old from Bolzano that offers fiber connectivity and cloud services to both businesses and residents, focusing entirely on proximity. Marco Marinello, a 22-year-old from Bolzano, is among the youngest members of Assoprovider. Always passionate about the IT world, he graduated from scientific high school and immediately started working, reselling the […]
“This is how we overcome the price gap”, advice from Giuseppe Perito (First Point)

We interview Giuseppe Perito, national sales and marketing director of First Point
"Trust, the most powerful weapon of Proximity Operators," Alessio Angioli (GlobalNet)

He began as a child to develop a passion for the world of electronics and telecommunications. Following this inclination, he graduated in telecommunications engineering and immediately started working in a company, dealing with both technical and commercial aspects. Alessio Angioli already had a long apprenticeship before starting his own business and founding his company: «I realized […]
The startup that innovates providers: here is evoseed

Paolo Visintin, partner of Assoprovider, shares his experiences with his innovative startup, evoseed
Community wireless networks: the story of Progetto Wireco

In this interview, we present the Wireco Project, the first community wireless network in Western Sicily.
From Emilia Romagna to Conquering the World: The Story of FlashStart Group

We interview Francesco Collini, CEO of Flashstart Group, a company focused on online security.
Fast connection without broadband: Uania's idea that aggregates WANs

Giuseppe Dipierro, founder of Uania and new partner of Assoprovider, talks to us about his innovative idea of fast connection.
Frontera (Assoprovider): "The Development of Ultra-Broadband Depends on Proximity Operators"

Interview with the Vice President of Assoprovider on the state of the art of the digital divide, both technological and cognitive, in Italy and on the role of Proximity Operators in digital development.