Open Fiber Explained

Open Fiber S.p.A.
Former Name:Enel Open Fiber S.p.A. (2015-2017)
Type:S.p.A.
Industry:Telecommunications
Predecessor:Metroweb
Successors:-->
Founder:Enel
Hq Location City:Milan and Rome
Hq Location Country:Italy
Area Served:Italy
Key People:
Products:Access network, core network, fiber-optic communications, telecommunications network, FTTH
Revenue: [1]
Revenue Year:2019
Net Income Year:2019
Owners:CDP Equity (60%)
Macquarie Asset Management (40%)
Parent:Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
Macquarie Group

Open Fiber S.p.A. (formerly Enel Open Fiber S.p.A.) is an Italian wholesale only telecommunications company, owned 60% by CDP Equity S.p.A. (part of the Cassa Depositi e Prestiti S.p.A. group) and 40% by Macquarie Asset Management (part of the Macquarie Group Limited).[2] [3]

History

Enel Open Fiber was established in December 2015, as a wholly owned subsidiary of Italian energy company Enel, in order to build an independent fibre-based access network.[4]

In July 2016, the company acquired Metroweb from F2i SGR and Cassa Depositi e Prestiti, a private equity fund and a sovereign wealth fund respectively. However, CDP also acquired 50% stake in Open Fiber.[5] [6] [7]

The company operates in the so-called "market success" clusters A and B as resolved by the Council of Ministers of the Italian Republic on 4 March 2015, ie 282 municipalities in large urban areas by 2022. The areas chosen for the project are a subset of the 642 municipalities categorized as clusters A and B by the Government.[8] Open Fiber, estimating a cost corresponding to less than half of that proposed by the competition, won all fourteen lots envisaged in the three calls for the "ultra-broadband plan" launched by Infratel Italia for the construction of the network in clusters C and D ie "white areas" with low population density. The plan provides for the implementation of FTTH optical fiber with speeds up to 1 Gbit/s for urban areas and agglomerations of housing units, while preparing FWA radio links for rural or impervious areas and scattered houses.[9]

In March 2020 Open Fiber had accrued penalties for late deliveries of the works amounting to 286,871,750 euros. Their value abundantly exceeded 10% of the amount of the works, a critical threshold which, according to the concession, gave the grantor the right to terminate the contract.[10] [11]

As of February 2023, optical fiber was carried out to 128,518 customers for a declared total cost for the Italian State of 1,471,810,248 euro (11,452 euro for each person). The service is available solely in 2,463,374 immobiliar units in respect of the 6,411,150 that had been planned for June 2023.[12] Broadband diffusion can be verified in real time through a geographical search engine and an interactive map.[13]

In 2022 Enel sells its 50% share, which is acquired for 40% by Macquarie Asset Management and for 10% by CDP Equity, which reaches a 60% stake in the company.[14]

At the end of 2022, the debt reached a record value of 4.6 billion euros.[15]

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: Open fiber, ricavi e redditività in crescita - CorCom . 2020-11-27 . www.corrierecomunicazioni.it . it-IT.
  2. Web site: Note Legali . 2016-08-09 . www.enelopenfiber.it . it-IT.
  3. Web site: Enel Open Fiber, fibra ottica a banda ultralarga in Italia . 2016-08-09 . www.enelopenfiber.it . it-IT.
  4. Web site: PRESENTATO AL CDA ENEL IL PIANO STRATEGICO DI ENEL OPEN FIBER . 2016-08-09 . www.enelopenfiber.it . it-IT.
  5. Web site: OPEN FIBER PERFEZIONA L'ACQUISIZIONE DI METROWEB . 2016-12-24 . www.enelopenfiber.it . it-IT.
  6. Web site: OPEN FIBER: CDA APPROVA FUSIONE METROWEB. . 2017-01-27 . www.enelopenfiber.it . it-IT.
  7. Web site: ENEL ACCELERATES ON BROADBAND WITH METROWEB ACQUISITION. www.enel.com. en.
  8. Web site: Banda ultralarga, ecco i dati della consultazione 2015 . 2016-07-09 . www.sviluppoeconomico.gov.it . it-IT.
  9. Web site: Intracom Telecom Supplies its Leading FWA Solution to Open Fiber in Italy . 2019-09-11 . www.intracom-telecom.com.
  10. Web site: At what stage are the Infratel penalties on Open Fiber?. March 20, 2023.
  11. Web site: Cosa fa Infratel su Open Fiber e non solo.
  12. Web site: Open Fiber. Delays everywhere, poor Infratel checks. Meanwhile, each customer has cost the state almost 12,000 euros. March 17, 2023.
  13. Web site: When does the fiber arrive? How to check the status of jobs for ultra-broadband.
  14. Web site: Enel perfeziona la cessione del 50% del capitale di Open Fiber per circa 2.733 milioni di euro - corporate.enel.it . 2022-08-15 . corporate.enel.it . it.
  15. Web site: Open Fiber. The request for state aid threatens to scuttle the 'national network' project. it. March 20, 2023.