Key takeaways
- EXA Infrastructure and Ultranet signed an agreement on 27th February 2025 to build a fully diverse fibre route between Milan and Genoa
- Milan is Italy’s leading tech hub and Genoa an increasingly strategic landing point for subsea cables
- EXA will offer an open landing platform for submarine cables and five distinct routes out of Genoa
- Ultranet manages a network of over 12,000 km across Italy and is part of HGM Group
- Steve Roberts says the initiative aligns with EXA’s commitment to network resilience and data transmission capacity
New fibre route between Genoa and Milan
London and Milan, 27th February 2025 – EXA Infrastructure and Ultranet have signed an agreement to construct a fully diverse, high-performance fibre route spanning approximately 175 km, further strengthening connectivity between two of Italy’s key data hubs. Milan, the country’s leading tech hub, and Genoa, an increasingly strategic landing point for subsea cables, will benefit from this critical infrastructure investment.
The project also includes an extension of EXA’s Genoa Metro network to connect all existing Cable Landing Stations (CLS) - Lagaccio and Equinix - as well as Genoa Open CLS. Upon completion, EXA will offer an open landing platform for submarine cables and five distinct routes out of Genoa, ensuring triversity from both the Genoa CLS, Lagaccio and Equinix GN1.
Route facts
- Approximately 175 km, fully diverse and high-performance
- Extension of EXA’s Genoa Metro network to the Lagaccio and Equinix Cable Landing Stations and Genoa Open CLS
- Five distinct routes out of Genoa upon completion
- Triversity from the Genoa CLS, Lagaccio and Equinix GN1
Comment from Steve Roberts
Steve Roberts, SVP Network Investments and Products at EXA Infrastructure, commented “This initiative aligns with EXA Infrastructure’s commitment to strengthening network resilience and expanding data transmission capacity, backed by its extensive experience in subsea and landing infrastructure. Partnering with Ultranet - a company with a proven track record in complex infrastructure projects - is a key component of this strategy”.
Ultranet and HGM Group
Ultranet is an independent carrier-to-carrier operator and fibre infrastructure owner, managing a network of over 12,000 km across Italy. With two decades of expertise in infrastructure development, rapid deployment, and environmentally conscious building techniques, Ultranet is an ideal partner for EXA’s high-quality network expansion.
HGM Group, founded and wholly owned by the Sangiovanni Family, is the parent company of Ultranet. Claudio Centofanti, CCO Chief Commercial Officer at HGM, stated: “The majority of internet data traffic will flow through submarine cables, which are becoming a critical success factor. TELCO operators will require increasingly advanced, cyber-secure technologies and infrastructure, seamlessly connected via P2P to Data Centers, Edge Data Centers, and Virtual Data Centers. EXA Infrastructure has become a strategic partner for HGM Group. The Ultranet-EXA Infrastructure agreement establishes a mutually beneficial partnership, paving the way for future growth and innovation for both companies.”
About EXA Infrastructure
EXA Infrastructure is an award-winning portfolio company of I Squared Capital and the largest dedicated digital infrastructure platform throughout Europe, connecting North America and Asia via the Middle East.
With over 20 years of experience in building resilient networks, EXA Infrastructure provides the critical modern infrastructure and unrivalled engineering expertise that serves as the backbone for digital and economic growth. This includes mission-critical networks for governments and enterprises, hyperscale infrastructure for the world’s most innovative and influential businesses, and ultra-low latency, high bandwidth networks for financial, gaming and broadcast services.
Headquartered in London, the company owns 155,000 kilometres of fibre network across 37 countries, including six transatlantic cables and the lowest latency link between Europe and North America.
For more information, see exainfra.net
Media contacts
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exa@babelpr.com
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About Ultranet
Ultranet, wholesale operator within the Group HGM, is a company focused on offering last generation optical fiber infrastructure and hosting of PoP along the Italian territory, including islands, in way to support the European milestones on Digital and Green Energy Plan (EU Recovery and Resilience Plan).
Established in the early 2000, Ultranet is now one of the largest Italian wholesale operators with strong presence countrywide and a specific focus on Business Parks. The main goal is to offer P2P connection to over 150.000 enterprise, presenting also Cybersecurity, IoT and Virtual/Edge Data Center services.
Headquartered in Milan, Ultranet achieved a huge coverage of the Italian territory, with a fully owned infrastructure with over 12,000 km of network and more than 700 PoP across 19 regions in Italy.
Ultranet is continuing the growth of its infrastructure, reaching and connecting national and international strategic areas (submarine cables landing point, Business Parks, International Event locations – i.e. Milano Cortina 2026 Olympics Game).
For more information, see www.ultranetitalia.com
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