INWIT

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INWIT S.p.A.
Native name
Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A.
Company type Public
BIT:  INW
ISIN IT0005090300
Industry Telecommunications
FoundedJanuary 14, 2015;9 years ago (2015-01-14) in Milan, Italy
Founder Telecom Italia
Headquarters,
Italy
Area served
Italy
Products Passive infrastructure for mobile phone technology, broadcasting, radio, other wireless services and private mobile networks. DAS, Small cells.
Revenue785,149,790 Euro (2021)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
191,406,641 Euro (2021)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Owner
Number of employees
246 (2021)  OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
Website www.inwit.it

Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. or, in abbreviated form, INWIT S.p.A., is an Italian joint-stock company headquartered in Milan, which operates in the wireless network infrastructure sector.

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With over eleven thousand towers, INWIT is currently Italy's major Tower Operator providing, as Neutral Host, widespread coverage throughout the country, hosting the transmission equipment for all main national operators. In addition to hosting telco operators on its towers, INWIT is in the process of setting up a Distributed Antenna System (DAS) network that will guarantee excellent coverage in densely populated urban areas like some of Italy's historic centres and other public areas, as well as in large enclosed areas such as stadiums, railway stations, [1] concert areas, [2] historic villages, [3] museums, [4] hotels. [5]

History

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INWIT logo (2015-2020)

INWIT was founded on January 14, 2015, and has been operational since April 1, 2015 following the spin-off of the "Tower" branch of Telecom Italia. [6] From 22 June 2015 INWIT is listed on the Milan Stock Exchange in the FTSE Italia Mid Cap index. During the initial public offering, the company raised €875.3 million, with a capitalization of around €2.2 billion. [7] Currently the company has achieved a market capitalization of over €5.5 billion. [8]

On March 31, 2020, thanks to an agreement with Vodafone, the merger of Vodafone Towers Italia into INWIT was completed. [1] [4]

Operations

In 2018 INWIT confirmed the trend of progressive increase in turnover. Revenue at 31 December 2018 amounted to €378.5 million, up 6.1% compared to the previous year. EBITDA is €215.4 million, up 12.2% compared to the previous year. The 2018 EBIT amounted to 200.3 million euros with an increase of 11.7% compared to the previous year. Net Profit amounts to 140.8 million euros, up 11.1% compared to the 2017 figure. [9]

Competitors

INWIT interacts, in the same market, with Rai Way, EI Towers, which is controlled by Mediaset, and Cellnex (Abertis Group). [10]

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References

  1. 1 2 "In "Grandi Stazioni" Connections are on the Right Track".
  2. "The first mobile multi-operator DAS site. A landmark achievement by INWIT".
  3. "Past and future live side by side in Bova thanks to INWIT".
  4. 1 2 "MAXXI becomes 5G Ready thanks to INWIT".
  5. "INWIT signs agreement with SINA hotels to provide 5G coverage".
  6. "History".
  7. Bray, Chad (2015-06-19). "Telecom Italia Raises $887 Million in I.P.O. of Wireless Tower Unit". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2019-10-28.
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