TIM Group and Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 working together for the next Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026: TIM will be the Official Telecommunications Partner and will provide ultra-fast fibre and 5G connections as well as a range of state-of-the-art digital collaboration services.
The partnership was signed by Andrea Varnier, CEO of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, and Pietro Labriola, CEO of TIM, in the presence of the President of the Organising Committee, Giovanni Malagò. For the occasion, TIM will upgrade the mobile network in the locations involved in the event, in areas of particular relevance such as airports and stations and will provide mobile connectivity through more than 10,000 sim cards and 5G and 4G routers.
Furthermore, TIM will carry out the cabling of all the Olympic and Paralympic venues to provide Fondazione with advanced voice and digital solutions, and two telecommunications and data transmission networks to connect all the venues in the areas of Milano, Valtellina, Veneto and Trentino-Alto Adige, bringing high-performance connectivity to tourist locations with high development potential. Lastly, the Group will manage the network digital security and operational safeguarding necessary to meet the very high service levels required for the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026.
“We are proud to welcome Italy’s leading telco operator - commented Andrea Varnier, CEO of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 - an important entry at a significant time: the Paris Summer Games have just ended, now the world’s attention is all on us and our country; the signing of this agreement consolidates the team of companies that have chosen us and will accompany us until 2026. Telecommunications is a crucial element for the success of the Games, and with TIM’s entry we are confident that we have a solid and reliable partner at our side”.
"The Milano Cortina 2026 Olympic and Paralympic Games promise to be an important opportunity to continue supporting Italian talent in all its forms. For the occasion, we will also play our part providing the best services for fixed and 5G mobile networks for this important event, as well as innovative digital solutions, thus contributing to make the country ready to win the technological challenge," said Pietro Labriola, CEO of TIM. "This partnership also confirms the attention we pay to the world of sport which has the power to join people, just like the connections we offer. Supporting the Olympic and Paralympic Games has also a social value and this makes us all even prouder”.
FONDAZIONE MILANO CORTINA 2026
The aim of Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026, in agreement with the International Olympic Committee (IOC), the International Paralympic Committee (IPC), the Italian National Olympic Committee (CONI), the Italian Paralympic Committee (CIP), the cities of Milano and Cortina d’Ampezzo, the region of Veneto and the region of Lombardia, and the autonomous provinces of Trento and Bolzano is to plan, organise, finance and achieve the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games Milano Cortina 2026. Established on 9th December 2019, Fondazione Milano Cortina 2026 is led by President Giovanni Malagò and the CEO Andrea Varnier.
Milano, 12 September 2024
