Telecom Italia is launching a radical overhaul of its technology and network infrastructure management structure, to be headed by the current CTO Stefano Pileri.
The new Technology & Operations division will be divided into four departments:
- Open Access will develop and maintain access network infrastructure, and manage the processes of delivery (activation) and assurance (technical care) of the services provided
- Network will oversee technological innovation for the Group, including technical and architecture planning for the telecommunications network, in addition to the planning, implementation and maintenance of the backbone and regional platforms
- Information Technology oversees innovation, development and operations of infrastructure, business and TLC operations IT systems
- Technical Infrastructures is in charge of supervising all Group technical infrastructure (real estate and plant), and supplies all necessary facility management technical services
One of the key aspect of this reorganization is the creation of Open Access to hopefully manage Telecom Italia’s access network more independently and transparently.
According to Telecom Italia’s new CEO Franco Bernabè:
"Open Access” will operate completely autonomously and separately from Group commercial operations. This would ensure that other operators and internal clients benefit from an increasingly efficient service that matches market expectations, in compliance with Italian Communications Authority recommendations, and as part of a process laid out by the Authority.