FiberCop was created in 2021 from an initiative of TIM, KKR and Fastweb with the aim of accelerating the development of fibre infrastructures in Italy and of migrating the clients from copper networks to the new generation networks, thus contributing to the digitalisation of the Country.
Our company offers its services to the Operators of the telecommunications sector with the proposal of passive Fiber-To-The-Home (FTTH) fibre optic access services through which it connects houses, companies and public administrations to its own network cabinets, enabling the Operators to construct dedicated services for its own final clients.
FiberCop undertakes to operate in respect of the protection of people and of the environment, by adopting high performance and sustainable innovative technologies.
President
Massimo Sarmi since November 2020 is President of FiberCop, a company controlled by TIM and created to innovate the network infrastructure and to ensure the acceleration of the digitalization process in Italy.
A business executive with significant professional experience, he boasts a curriculum full of top positions and results that have contributed to the development of the country.
Until April 2015 he was Chairman of Banca del Mezzogiorno as well as, until April 2016 Managing Director of the freeway concessionaire Milano Serravalle- Milano Tangenziali and Chairman of the freeway concessionaire Autostrada Pedemontana Lombarda S.p.A.
In 2013, he was appointed by Confindustria as delegate for the diffusion of advanced digital services.
From 2002 to 2014, he was Chief Executive Officer and General Manager of the Poste Italiane Group. At the helm of the Group, Sarmi has developed a strategy of strengthening the network of post offices, technological innovation, expansion of the range of services and entry into new business sectors, achieving significant financial results, with budgets with increasing profits. In 2010 he is also appointed President of the Global Cyber Security Center Foundation, an international organization for study and research for the security of digital communications established in Rome on the initiative of Poste Italiane.
In 2000 he was appointed Managing Director and General Manager of Siemens Italia.
In 1998, he was appointed General Manager of Telecom Italia.
In 1995 he was the first General Manager of TIM (Telecom Italia Mobile), the company born from the spin-off of the mobile radio division from Telecom Italia where Sarmi worked since 1986 covering roles of increasing complexity contributing to the development of innovative mobile and fixed telephony services.
He began his career as an officer in the Italian Air Force and then worked as an engineer. Sarmi’s commitments are numerous, including as a lecturer at La Sapienza University and LUISS University in Rome.
He has also been awarded the honours of “Cavaliere del Lavoro”, “Cavaliere della Gran Croce della Repubblica Italiana”, “Commendatore dell’Ordine di San Gregorio Magno”, “Grande Ufficiale dello SMOM” and “Commendatore dell’Ordine del Santo Sepolcro”.
