The goal is finance the industrial plan. Here because Open Fiber is looking for 1 billion euro. What is certain is that the members of the company that carries the optical fiber in Italian homes to ensure ultra-fast internet speed – that is to say CDP e Macquarie – they are working on the recapitalization of the company which, let us remember, is first in Italy for Ftth fiber and third in Europe, after the Spanish Telefonica and the French Orange. According to what is filtering out, the atmosphere at the table is positive but at least another meeting before Christmas to arrive at a squaring of the circle.
Open Fiber, capital increase: the numbers
The rebalancing of the Pef, with 50 million included in the fiscal decree for the white areas of Lazio, Sicily and Calabria (another 610 million are foreseen in the Budget Law in 3 tranches between 2027 and 2029) and the reduction of the civic numbers to be covered (150 thousand) which however must be approved in the Budget had already brought the discussion back on the right track. Both partners would be ready to do their part, sign thecapital increase in the overall order of 1 billion and 50 million euros. The new ones would complete the picture financing made available by banks for approximately 1,3 billion.
Open Fiber: Bul plan and Italy plan at 1 Giga
Il 2025 It will be a key year for the coverage in optical fiber of the country. This is what emerged from the “Telco per l'Italia” event, one of the recurring events in the telecommunications sector. The state of the art of ultra-fast connectivity in Italy was detailed by Joseph Gola, chief executive officer of Open Fiber.
The company, which has wired 240 large and medium-sized cities (the so-called black areas) with private investment, is now working on two macro-projects financed by the State: the Bul plan in the so-called white areas, i.e. 6.000 small municipalities in which no operator had shown interest in intervening, and the Italy plan at 1 Giga, to carry with Pnrr funds Gigabit connectivity in areas without it by 2026.
