Eolo and Uncem renew the agreement to bring ultra-broadband to mountain areas

To cover the Alpine and Apennine areas not reached by optical fibre, Uncem has renewed a protocol with Eolo, a leading company in Fwa technology

Bringing ultra-broadband to mountain areas not covered by optical fibre. This is the objective of the agreement signed between Eolo, a leading company in Fwa technology – a mixed network that uses fixed radio frequencies to cover the last mile in unreached areas of the fiber – and Uncem, the national organization which associates and represents mountain municipalities and mountain communities. The memorandum of understanding has been renewed: it aims to contribute to the redevelopment and relaunch of mountain municipalities, Alpine and Apennine territories thanks to the diffusion of ultra-broadband. Over the last five years, this cooperative relationship has strengthened the commitment to breaking down obstacles to the development of mountain municipalities.

CONNECTION AT 300 MBPS , BUT THE GOAL IS TO GET TO 1 GBPS

With the renewal announced today, Eolo confirms its attention to the territory and its desire to restore value to it. A few months ago the company launched its technology up to 300 megabits per second, “a goal achieved thanks to constant commitment to research and development”. The Busto Arsizio company is conducting field tests with the aim of reaching 1 gigabit per second via millimeter wave FWA technology. “The agreement with Eolo for Uncem is extremely precious – explains Marco Bussone, national president of the Union of Municipalities, Communities and Mountain Bodies – because in recent years together we have demonstrated that it is possible to guarantee citizenship rights in the territories, through high speed internet”. For Bussone, mayors and communities have in the Fwa systems a clear, effective, economical response to the needs of study, work and leisure. The mountain territories, thanks to Eolo’s services, have defeated many gaps and demonstrate that they are not ‘margins’, but rather centers of opportunities, life and commitment”.

GARRONE (EOLO): “OPPORTUNITY FOR THE ALPINE TERRITORIES AND APPENNICES”

“Eolo was born with the mission of making a concrete contribution to the social and industrial fabric of the internal areas, preventing precious territories such as the mountain ones from remaining disconnected from the rest of the country. The issue of the digital speed divide is still very current in the country , and is often caused precisely by orographic barriers that can make fiber-based solutions uneconomical, especially in rural areas with low population density – says Guido Garrone, CEO of Eolo – We believe that it is necessary to collaborate in a positive and participatory way with organisations and the institutions to achieve the common objective of developing ultra-broadband networks and we are convinced that the protocol with Uncem will continue to create important opportunities for the territories involved, enabled thanks to our technology to respond to the growing challenges of the future”.< /p>