Italy’s FiberCop kicks off 100-node edge data centre build

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Italian digital infra player to convert 100 copper exchanges into edge nodes, with first site in Rome already live, as retired exchanges are given new lease of life — supported by fresh KKR funding.

This article includes:

  • Organisations: ADIA; Ares Management; CPP Investments; EnerCop; FiberCop; F2i; Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance; KKR; Optics HoldCo Group; Telecom Italia (TIM); Telefónica España; Vodafone Spain.
  • Geographies: Europe; Italy; United Kingdom (UK).
  • People: Massimo Sarmi.
  • Themes: 100-node edge data centre build; AI; connectivity; copper switch-off; distributed platform; digital development; digital infrastructure; edge architecture; edge cloud; edge data centres; enterprises; fibre infrastructure; government customers; health; industrial infrastructure; innovation hubs; computing power; connectivity and storage capacity; mobility; network decommissioning; public administration; public-private investment; renewable energy hubs; security; technological evolution plan; telecoms exchanges; storage capacity; telecommunications exchanges.

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