Sparkle

Sparkle

http://www.tisparkle.com
https://www.linkedin.com/company/tisparkle/

Sparkle, also known as TISparkle and TI Sparkle, is a privately owned company headquartered in Italy. It is a subsidiary of Gruppo TIM and employs approximately 900 individuals. Functioning as a global service provider, Sparkle specializes in offering enterprise and B2B services, including fibre, IP, cloud and data center solutions, mobile, and voice services.

Revenue

Founded

-

Headcount

1,003

Headquarters

Italy

Primary Segment

Enterprise and telecoms software

Ownership

Privately Owned

Deployments

1

News Summary:

On September 6, 2026, Sparkle and Hellas Sat announced the successful implementation of Greece's first quantum-safe satellite connection between Greece and Cyprus. This achievement followed the extension of quantum-safe IPsec protection from terrestrial data center links to a satellite connection, establishing a 72,000-kilometer end-to-end path. Detailed on September 4, the deployment linked Sparkle's Metamorfosis data center in Athens with Hellas Sat's infrastructure in Cyprus, enabling direct testing of post-quantum security across satellite and data center links. The implementation of what was described as the first quantum-safe satellite connection between two countries was initially reported on September 3, 2026.

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Sparkle offers 8 products in the connectivity and cloud, media tech, telecoms tech, media and telecoms services and enterprise tech industries. Sparkle's product portfolio comprises of telecoms, data centre infrastructure, enterprise connectivity services, telecoms network infrastructure, enterprise and telecoms software, connectivity and distribution services and enterprise security.

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Sep

15th

2026

06:30

Facility Expansion

Sparkle’s Seabone Celebrates 30 Years of Connecting the World

Since 1996, Sparkle’s Tier-1 Internet backbone has grown into one of the top networks worldwide connecting customers across 126 locations globally Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, celebrates the 30th anniversary of Seabone, its global Tier-1 IP Transit backbone providing high-speed access to the Global Internet for ISPs, hyperscalers and content providers worldwide.

Telecom Italia Sparkle

Sep

15th

2026

06:20

Sparkle’s Seabone Celebrates 30 Years of Connecting the World

Sparkle , the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, celebrates the 30th anniversary of Seabone, its global Tier-1 IP Transit backbone providing high-speed access to the Global Internet for ISPs, hyperscalers and content providers worldwide.

Sep

15th

2026

01:45

Bezeq extends talks with Telecom Italia Sparkle on new submarine cable

Bezeq Israel announced that its board of directors has approved a 45-business-day extension of its Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Telecom Italia Sparkle. The extension, approved on 14 September allows the telecom operators additional time to finalise terms for the joint installation and operation of a major international subsea cable system. The proposed network aims to establish a high-capacity telecommunications route connecting East and West via Israel.

Sep

14th

2026

06:30

Artificial Intelligence, B2B Tag, Events and Conferences, New Offerings

Quantum Safe Interconnection for the AI Era - Free Webinar

Sparkle and Equinix will host the webinar “Quantum Safe Interconnection for the AI Era”, exploring how enterprises can protect cloud, data and AI flows across increasingly distributed digital ecosystems against current cyber risks and future quantum threats.

Telecom Italia Sparkle

Sep

6th

2026

17:34

New Offerings, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships, New Offerings

Sparkle, Hellas Sat Achieve Greece’s First Quantum-Safe Satellite Connection

Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, and Hellas Sat, a leading satellite operator, with three geostationary satellites and two teleport facilities in Greece and Cyprus, announce the successful implementation of the first quantum-safe satellite connection between Greece and Cyprus.

Sep

4th

2026

14:48

Emerging Tech, Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships

Sparkle Extends Quantum-Safe IPsec From Data Centers to Satellite

📅 - Sparkle and Hellas Sat have extended quantum safe protection from terrestrial data center links to a satellite connection between Greece and Cyprus, creating an end to end path of 72,000 kilometers. The deployment links Sparkle's Metamorfosis data center in Athens with Hellas Sat infrastructure in Cyprus, testing post quantum security directly across satellite and data center links.

Sep

4th

2026

06:30

Safe IPsec From Data Centers to Satellite

Sparkle and Hellas Sat have extended quantum safe protection from terrestrial data center links to a satellite connection between Greece and Cyprus, creating an end to end path of 72,000 kilometers. The deployment links Sparkle’s Metamorfosis data center in Athens with Hellas Sat infrastructure in Cyprus, testing post quantum security directly across satellite and data center links.

Hosting Journalist

Sep

4th

2026

00:52

New Offerings, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships, New Offerings

Sparkle, Hellas Sat Achieve Greece’s First Quantum-Safe Satellite Connection

Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, and Hellas Sat, a leading satellite operator, with three geostationary satellites and two teleport facilities in Greece and Cyprus, announced the successful implementation of the first quantum-safe satellite connection between Greece and Cyprus.

Sep

3rd

2026

06:37

Thursday Roundup:

Two M&A completions, an expansion, and some quantum: Sparkle and Hellas have taken quantum-safe connectivity into orbit and back. The Italian-based service provider and the Greek satellite operator have implemented what is billed as the first quantum-safe satellite connection between two countries.

Telecom Ramblings

Sep

3rd

2026

04:11

New Offerings, Partnerships and Alliances, Partnerships, New Offerings

Sparkle and Hellas Sat Launch Quantum

Sparkle has partnered with Hellas Sat to successfully establish the first quantum-safe satellite connection between the two nations. Latest: OXG Secures New Shareholder and Funding for German Fiber Expansion After successfully validating a quantum-safe IPsec connection between two data centers in Greece, the collaboration has now expanded to include a live satellite link that connects Sparkle’s data center in Metamorfosis (Athens) with Hellas Sat’s infrastructure in Cyprus.

Telecomrevieweurope

Sep

2nd

2026

06:30

New Offerings, B2B Tag, New Offerings

In the Press - GCCM Magazine - Quantum Safe Interconnect

Sparkle’s Quantum Safe Interconnect (QSI) brings quantum-safe security into real-world network and cloud connectivity, protecting critical data against today’s cyber threats and future quantum risks. In the article, Antonella Sanguineti, explains how the software-based, NaaS-enabled solution integrates with existing infrastructures and is now commercially available across 20 Equinix IBX data centers worldwide. QSI marks a step forward in making quantum-resilient security an intrinsic capability of digital connectivity, with early adoption by customers in the financial sector.

Telecom Italia Sparkle

Sep

2nd

2026

06:30

New Offerings, Partnerships and Alliances, B2B Tag, Partnerships, New Offerings

Cyprus and Greece Establish Quantum-Secure Satellite Link

Insider Brief Cyprus and Greece have established their first quantum-secure satellite data connection using Sparkle’s Quantum Safe Interconnect (QSI) system and Hellas Sat’s satellite infrastructure. The connection links Sparkle’s data centre in Athens with Hellas Sat infrastructure in Cyprus, with data travelling about 72,000 kilometres through the satellite system.

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