Cisco and TIM: Together to Accelerate Italy’s Digitization
February 25 2018 - 6:00AM
Mobile World Congress – Cisco and TIM, the leading
service provider in Italy, announced a major agreement aimed at
accelerating Italy’s digitization today at Mobile World Congress.
The two companies are engaged in developing a
joint business and innovation program. They will leverage their
unique competences and technologies, to create next generation
solutions and services focused in particular on Cybersecurity,
Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, Smart Cities and 5G.
This Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) has been
signed in the framework of Digitaliani, the three-year investment
plan launched by Cisco in January 2016, whose objectives are well
aligned with TIM own digitization program.
The partnership is based on three pillars.
- Sharing competences and solutions for the digital
transformation of companies, public sector and services targeted to
citizens
- A common effort to develop a partner ecosystem able to leverage
the new opportunities coming from next generation 5G mobile
networks
- A common commitment to spread innovation everywhere, supported
by Cisco’s partnership in TIM #WCAP start-up acceleration
program.
Industrial players, public and private sector
players and research center, start-ups will be involved in creating
and implementing evolutionary projects to accelerate digitization
to improve the lives of citizens. Working on these projects
will help the growth of a wide ecosystem of companies, developers
and vendors ready to support Italy’s economic development.
“Cisco is deeply committed to helping drive
digital acceleration in Italy, and we are proud to partner with TIM
to foster an ecosystem that will combine Cisco’s unique position in
the Internet of Things, Industry 4.0, and Smart Cities with TIM’s
leadership in managed digital services to create a new wave of
solutions for the Enterprise, Public Sector, and Small Business.
What Cisco is doing with TIM is setting the standard, in many
respects, for the digital transformation partnership model we are
building in many countries around the world. This partnership also
truly places the network at the center of Italy’s digital
transformation," said Chuck Robbins, Chairman and CEO, Cisco
“Digitization will be the most important factor
of TIM transformation, helping us to deliver the best customer
experience, integrating service simplicity and a complete offer. We
want to improve our customers’ life but we also want to support
Italy’s development and a simpler way to access digital services
for citizens, companies and public sector organizations. We are
happy to share this journey to Cisco, that is giving a strong
contribution to our efforts” said Amos Genish, CEO, TIM
This MOU shows that the two companies share the same vision for
the future of Italy: a future where digital transformation is key
to drive growth, and innovation is meant to better serve the needs
of companies, public sector organizations and citizens.
The first visible step of this strategic partnership is the
integration of Cisco Umbrella cybersecurity solution in TIM
offerings for Italian Small and Medium Businesses, giving them a
strong defence tool from cyberattacks.
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About TIMTIM Group is Italy’s leading ICT
company, supporting the country’s “Digital Life”. TIM’s offer is
built on top quality and maximum dissemination of convergent
services and premium content relying upon innovative
infrastructures, a vast choice of App and devices, tailored and
modular solutions, both for retail and business. TIM Brazil is one
of the major players in the local market, leading 4G coverage in
the country.
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