TIM (Telecom Italia) has announced the launch of a new fibre-based offer with speeds of up to 300 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload in connected parts of Italy. The new plan, dubbed TIM Smart Fibra, will be available on 01 December throughout the country at speeds of up to 100 Mbps via the operator’s FTTC network, with residents in parts of Milan able to connect at 300 Mbps via FTTH technology. TIM Smart Fibra costs EUR 29 per month for the first year and EUR 39 thereafter for new customers. Existing subscribers to TIM Smart mobile plus unlimited landline calls offers in connected areas will be automatically upgraded at no additional cost.
Telecom Italia recently announced that it had rolled out around 1.2 million km of fibre in the first nine months of the year at a speed of 180 km per hour. The company has also committed to take part in the government's plan to bring FTTH technology to up to 100 cities by 2018, meaning that residents could eventually access the internet at speeds of up to 1 Gbps, said Telecom Italia. Telecom Italia's FTTH rollout is in addition to its national development plan to provide fibre-to-the-cabinet (FTTC) services to 75 percent of the population by 2017.
Source: http://www.telecompaper.com/news/tim-launches-100-mbps-fibre-offer-300-mbps-in-milan--1116236
