Inside ItalyHE market telecommunication, Currently consisting of four major operators transformation phase. We have assumed the leadership of this sector in the last 11 years. vodafone, Team, Wind/Three And iliadlost one-third of its initial value, which equated to 14 billion euros in total loss. However, the net income of this sector in 2021 was 25.1 billion euros.
According to this data from communications regulatory authority (Agcom), the country also experienced a decrease of 33.3% over the last decade. telecommunication prices Due to increased competitiveness, which represents the biggest decline among major European countries. Despite this, it is possible to subscribe to a dedicated mobile tariff of more than 50 GB with a consumer spending 10 € at the moment. In this way, between 2020-2021 value of mobile data traffic more than doubled (+117%), fixed data traffic grew by 75 percent.
In another section, Costs of Italian operators increased due to increase (+3% in 2021) Raw material and service purchasing costslike energy. However, in the last 10 years, 18,000 people working directly in the sector and 31,500 professionals working indirectly have lost their jobs. In addition, those who remained in the sector had to adapt. new technologies and get one further education.
Investing in the country
Despite the difficulties, operator investments investments in the country have been significant (€7.2 billion in 2021), particularly Development of VHCN and 5G networks. In fact, the sector invested 27 percent of its profits in 2020. Therefore, according to the data European Commission99.7% of homes already have 5G access.
In any case, this high percentage accounts for connections made through search. Dynamic Spectrum Sharing technologyA solution that enables 5G to come Frequency spectrum designed for 4G. Without it, Italy is one of the countries with the worst 5G coverage in Europe. Poland, Germany, Hungary And Sweden. The average download speed increased by 9% in 2022, reaching 26.9 Mbps.
Italian telecommunications also require a lot of energy. Especially in 2021 Total consumption reached about 4.3 TWh, according to a study by Energy & Strategy Observatory. Great help can come to the sector from European funds. through the plan Next generationthe country drew up a plan that planned to allocate fund for digitalizationat the same time focusing artificial intelligenceto the struggle against climate crisis Yet social solidarity.