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Telecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A.

Sparkle

Sparkle is a Global Operator, first international service provider in Italy and among the top worldwide, offering a full range of infrastructure and global connectivity services – capacity, IP, SD-WAN, colocation, IoT connectivity, roaming and voice - to national and international Carriers, OTTs, ISPs, Media/Content Providers, and multinational enterprises.

Lobbying Activity

Meeting with Stefano Signore (Acting Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and

8 Dec 2025 · Discussion on Telecom Italia Sparkle activities

Meeting with Hoa-Binh Adjemian (Head of Unit Enlargement and Eastern Neighbourhood)

4 Dec 2025 · Secure Connectivity and Submarine Cable Investments in EU neighbourhood

Response to EU quantum Act

25 Nov 2025

Sparkle welcomes the initiative to establish an EU Quantum Act. As an international connectivity provider delivering quantum-safe services, we see the Act as a necessary step to accelerate research, industrial capacity and supply-chain resilience in Europe. Pillar 1 Research & Innovation Sparkle agrees that fragmentation slows down progress. We support stronger coordination between EU research programmes, industry and operators; cross-border testbeds for quantum-safe and hybrid communication networks; and wider support for standardisation (MEF, ETSI) to ensure interoperability. SMEs should have easier access to operate and test solutions on real infrastructures. Pillar 2 Industrial Capacity & Made in Europe Europe still depends on non-EU suppliers for critical components (photonics, cryogenics, lasers, secure hardware). Sparkle encourages the Act to foster strategic projects combining research, production and deployment, including quantum-safe communication services across backbone, edge and cloud. Coordinated procurement for dual-use and governmental applications would reduce fragmentation. Deployments like Quantum Safe over Internet (QSI) show that quantum-safe networking can already be adopted today. Pillar 3 Supply Chain & Governance Telecom operators should be included as key stakeholders, given the central role of networks in quantum-safe communication. Cross-cutting: Skills and New Workloads Sparkle supports EU initiatives on education and skills. The rise of AI and agent-based systems will increase the need for quantum-resilient secure communication. Technologies such as Sparkle STLS-AI show how communication models are evolving to address this trend. Conclusion Sparkle supports the EUs ambition to strengthen quantum research, industrial capacity and supply-chain resilience, and encourages recognition of quantum-safe communication networks as a strategic pillar of the Quantum Act.
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Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and

13 Nov 2025 · The two sides discussed the EU-Africa-India Digital Corridor.

Meeting with Carla Montesi (Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships) and

14 May 2025 · Sparkle’s foreseen participation in the Global Gateway Business Advisory Group (GG BAG) meeting on 15 May and update on relevant GG flagships

Meeting with Renate Nikolay (Deputy Director-General Communications Networks, Content and Technology)

30 Apr 2025 · Future of telecoms sector

Meeting with Koen Doens (Director-General Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

27 Mar 2025 · Potential opportunities for digital development in Africa and Asia

Meeting with Carla Montesi (Director Directorate-General for International Partnerships)

27 Mar 2025 · Piano Mattei and Global Gateway for digital connectivity

Meeting with Jozef Síkela (Commissioner) and

24 Mar 2025 · Global Gateway

Meeting with Franco Accordino (Head of Unit Communications Networks, Content and Technology) and FINCANTIERI SpA

20 Feb 2025 · Gather general information regarding vessels for deploying/repairing subsea cables