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Sparkle Expands Reach in Milan with Two New PoPs

Sparkle Expands Reach in Milan with Two New PoPs Image Credit: Sparkle

Sparkle, an international service provider and wholly owned subsidiary of TIM Group, announced that it has expanded its network reach in Milan with the opening of two new Points of Presence (PoPs) to fulfil the increasing connectivity needs of the city and of its industrial ecosystem.

Milan is the main financial, commercial and industrial centre in Italy as well as the third-largest business district in Europe, with more than 300,000 companies specialized in various sectors including Media, Finance, Design and Fashion. The city also stands out for its strong international vocation, being home to 4,500 multinational enterprises and an attractive place for start-ups, universities and research institutes.

Located at DATA4 data center in Cornaredo and at Equinix Milan 2 International Business Exchange (IBX) in Milan, the new PoPs add to the three existing sites in the metropolitan area, increasing the capillarity of Sparkle’s city ring, a protected and redundant system fully interconnected with Sparkle’s Tier-1 global IP backbone.

Local and international ISPs, content and application providers will benefit from high-speed and diversified global connectivityto the largest cities in Europe, North and Latin America, Africa and Asia and the Middle East, thus strengthening Milan digital ecosystem and its competitiveness in Europe. 

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