Sparkle

News Summary:

Sparkle CEO Enrico Maria Bagnasco met with Genoa Mayor Silvia Salis on March 12, 2026, to discuss the company's digital initiatives and Genoa's strategic role as an international communications hub, aiming to consolidate the city's position as the digital capital of the Mediterranean through technological development, innovation, and training. Previously, on February 25, Sparkle offset greenhouse gas emissions for its website, collaborating with Rete Clima on projects supporting Amazon Rainforest protection, ensuring carbon-neutral hosting for TIM Group websites. The company also announced record results from its 2025 Customer Satisfaction Survey on February 2, highlighting customer experience as a strategic pillar and leveraging its Customer Satisfaction Index, a core measurement tool since 2014. Earlier, on January 29, Sparkle and Valencia Digital Port Connect signed an agreement to land the Barracuda Subsea Cable at Sparkle’s Genoa Landing Platform, establishing the first direct Spain–Italy submarine cable and expanding access to major European Internet Exchange points. This follows research published on January 7, which revealed that Sparkle’s submarine fiber-optic network, a backbone for global communications in the Mediterranean, holds potential as a tool for seismic monitoring, with variations in light polarization within existing cables correlating with major earthquakes.