EOLO SpA
EOLO
Eolo was founded in Italy in 1999 and brings the currently denomination since 2007.
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Lobbying Activity
Response to How to master Europe’s digital infrastructure needs?
27 Jun 2024
EOLO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commissions consultation on WHITE PAPER - How to master Europe's digital infrastructure needs?. Attached we provide EOLOs position focusing only on the issues deemed to be of particular importance to the company also in consideration to the experience of EOLO as the first Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) operator in Italy both in terms of clients and network coverage. In summary, EOLO believes that to achieve the connectivity goal a strategic choice is required to promote the synergetic use of all available technologies to provide high-performance connectivity services. The first way forward is to enhance and defend the principle of technological neutrality, which enables the deployment case by case of the most efficient and economically sustainable connectivity solutions across Europe. In fact, fixed VHCNs are not only fiber networks but also all those networks that achieve the same performance (i.e. 1 Gbps), such as FWA which should be included within the European spectrum policy strategy. To achieve the challenging connectivity goals, EOLO believes that recognition of the local realities and specificities of each Member State is of paramount importance therefore it is considered correct to leave the assignment and allocation of frequencies to the national authorities, albeit in a context of harmonization at Union level. The tools to achieve better harmonization could be find in the context of setting common targets and auction base price, based on objective criteria. The common principle should be the efficient and effective use of spectrum, therefore EOLO agrees that the financial burden could be alleviated by adopting bidding processes geared towards infrastructure investments. In this vein, we agree to measures that encourage the effective use of the spectrum such as the stricter coverage obligation; principle of use it or lose it; dynamic solutions or new forms of licensing and methods using shared and flexible use of spectrum. EOLO considers that a strategy that can look at spectrum management with a long-range view is vital. The timely availability of frequency resources, considering the demand for new innovative services, is crucial if the European union is to progress at the same speed as other countries. Having said that, however, it is equally important to look at the current management and effective use of spectrum that must be safeguarded. EOLO therefore emphasizes the importance of maintaining a flexible regulation that allows MSs to assess the most suitable instrument on a case-by-case basis.
Read full responseResponse to Key performance indicators for the Digital Decade policy programme 2030
13 Mar 2023
EOLO welcomes the opportunity to respond to the European Commissions consultation on Draft Commission Implementing Decision setting out key performance indicators to measure the progress towards the digital targets established by article 4(1) of decision (EU) 2022/2481 of the European parliament and of the Council. The attached document provides EOLO's position with reference to the most relevant issues also in consideration to the experience of the company as Fixed Wireless Access operator.
Read full responseResponse to The Union Position for the World Radiocommunication Conference 2023
25 Jul 2022
It is believed that 6425-7125 MHz frequency band should be able to be used equally by both fixed and mobile operators and FWA use case should be explicitly allowed. In any case, the protection of existing and future fixed links should be ensured.
With regard to the 28 GHz band, given that this band is used for FWA applications in digital divide areas to provide ultra-broadband services where there are no other ultra-broadband solutions, considering also the wide frequency band already reserved for FSS and the existing FS-FSS coordination mechanism that has so far not revealed any criticalities and indeed has proved effective for its purpose, it is deemed appropriate that the 28 GHz band (and in this case the 27.50-29.10 GHz frequencies) continue to be used by both FS and FSS on a primary basis.
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