Submarine cables link economic and social systems with their intercontinental connections, playing a crucial role in geo-economics and geopolitics. New and intense investment activity has recently strengthened the main cable routes and opened new international routes.

At the same time, Italy’s carrier-neutral data center market is expanding. In the first twenty years, the Italian Internet was characterized by the absence of major players in the data center field, while in the last ten years, there have seen substantial investments in establishing independent facilities. Today, the new investments aimed at creating new data centers focus on the regions of Rome and the Central-Southern areas of the country.

The growth of the data center market, combined with recent developments in submarine infrastructures and the established presence of exchange points, may contribute to strengthening Italy’s role in the Mediterranean context. What will impact the Internet services market, and what will be the effects on traffic flows between Internet Service and Content Providers?

The Namex Annual Meeting discussed these topics with the companies leading the ongoing changes, offering a privileged perspective on Italy’s future role in developing European digital infrastructures.