Telecom Italia Sparkle

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Telecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A.

Formerly	Telemedia International Italia S.p.A. (1987-2003)
Company type	Subsidiary
Industry	Telecommunications
Founded	1987; 38 years ago (1987) in Rome, Italy
Founder	Italcable
Headquarters	Rome , Italy
Area served	Worldwide
Products	Tier 1 network
Owner	Telecom Italia (100%)
Parent	Telecom Italia
ASN	6762
Website	www.tisparkle.com

Telecom Italia Sparkle S.p.A. (formerly Telemedia International Italia S.p.A.) is an Italian telecommunications company owned by Telecom Italia S.p.A. of which it manages the Tier 1 network.^[1]

Through Seabone (South East Access backBONE), the fiber-optic backbone based on DWDM technology, present in Europe, America, Asia and the rest of the world, Telecom Italia Sparkle provides international routing for most of the telephone traffic and data generated by Telecom Italia users, as well as reselling services to third parties.

As of 2017^[update] it was the seventh worldwide operator in the sector and second in Europe, behind Telia.^[2]