It begins: on Monday, June 17, in Rome, the press conference for the presentation of APRO19 will be held, the event that Assoprovider is organizing on June 28, also in the capital. The meeting is at the DIRE agency \u2014 which is also organizing the press conference \u2014 at 11:30 AM in Corso d\u2019Italia, 38 A.<\/p>\n
The theme, both of the conference and the event, is still sadly relevant: \"Digital Divide: The strength of small Italian Operators for the country's telecommunications. Past, present, and future of Made in Italy TLC.\"<\/strong><\/p>\n During the press conference, Dino Bortolotto, Marcello Cama, Antonella Oliviero, Gianbattista Frontera, and Fulvio Sarzana will speak, moderated by Nico Perrone.<\/p>\n The spread of mobile devices and increasingly faster connections unfortunately has not reduced the problem of the Digital Divide<\/strong>, the disparity in access to the opportunities offered by the Internet.<\/p>\n We remind you of just one piece of data, among others, to understand how it is still a pervasive phenomenon today. According to the ISTAT survey \"NOI ITALIA, 100 statistics to understand the country we live in,\" the digital divide separates Italy from the rest of Europe, but it also hinders the internal development of the nation<\/strong>76.2 percent of people living in Central Northern Italy, in fact, have a fast connection, while in the South the percentage drops to 68.5 percent.<\/p>\n In Southern Italy, fast Internet DOES NOT EXIST for one in THREE FAMILIES.<\/strong><\/p>\n To learn more about the topic and Assoprovider's initiatives on the subject, read: Digital Divide: 3 things to know ahead of the Rome stage of Assoprovider (June 28-29)<\/a><\/p>\n Alongside the issue of the Digital Divide, APRO19 will also be an opportunity to take stock of the latest developments in the network, particularly regarding 5G.<\/strong>, the \"fifth generation\" (hence the name) for mobile telephony technologies. This represents a great development opportunity, and we explain why in five steps:<\/p>\nBetween Digital Divide and 5G<\/b><\/h3>\n