Open Fiber

Open Fiber S.p.A. formerly known as Enel OpEn Fiber S.p.A. is an Italian telecommunications company.

Open Fiber was established in December 2015, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Italian energy company Enel, in order to build an independent fibre-based access network.

In July 2016 the company acquired Metroweb Italia from F2i First Fund and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, a private equity fund and a sovereign wealth fund respectively. However, CDP also acquired 50% stake in Open Fiber.[1]

In 2018, Open Fiber signed an agreement with Sky Italia, which the latter would use Open Fiber's fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) network to deliver its content.[2]

References
  1. "ENEL ACCELERATES ON BROADBAND WITH METROWEB ACQUISITION". Enel. 28 July 2016. Archived from the original on 29 August 2016. Retrieved 28 August 2016.
  2. "Sky Italia and Open Fiber agree long-term deal". Financial Times (Press release). Open Fiber, Sky Italia. RNS. 30 March 2018. Retrieved 6 August 2018.



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