General Profile
Wind Tre is the number one mobile operator in Italy and among the main alternative carriers in the fixed line market.
WINDTRE is the multi-service operator that offers connections, energy and insurance products*. A point of reference for families who ask for reliability, convenience and transparency in offers and who, thanks to the widespread presence of the 800 WINDTRE Stores across the country, can benefit from consultancy and support. WINDTRE is positioned as the number one mobile telco operator in Italy**, with coverage of 99.7% of the population in 4G, 96.3% in 5G DSS*** and 70.3% with 5G technology TDD thanks to a cutting-edge infrastructure, called Top Quality Network.
WINDTRE BUSINESS is the division of the WINDTRE group that supports companies, professionals and administrations in the constant challenge of digital and sustainable transformation. WINDTRE BUSINESS offers a wide variety of fixed and mobile telephony services, ultra broadband, fiber and FWA connectivity, Data Analytics, Cybersecurity and Cloud solutions with latest generation Data Centers and makes use of numerous partnerships with ICT Solutions and Applications Industry leading provider.
WINDTRE, recognized as ‘Top Employer’ in 2023 for the fifth consecutive year, has among its sustainability objectives**** the well-being and inclusion of people, the protection of the environment and the creation of a safer digital environment for everyone. With the ‘NeoConnessi’ project, dedicated to primary school children, it has involved more than a million students in the conscious use of technology since 2018.
Since 2022, WINDTRE has signed the Connected Villages initiative to reduce the territorial, economic, cultural and demographic digital divide of small Italian municipalities.
(*): Energy and insurance services offered by third-party partners. Wind Tre S.p.A. insurance intermediary registered in section A-Agents of the RUI, subject to supervision by IVASS. For info www.windtre.it
(**): WINDTRE has been first in terms of number of human SIMs (total SIMs excluding SIMs enabled exclusively for machine-to-machine communications) for 24 consecutive quarters [source: AGCOM Observatory 2-2023].
(***): 5G DSS technology allows to exploit the network smartly and quickly between 4G and 5G based on the type of cell phone and the offer subscribed to by the customer.
(****) Below is the link to the sustainability report: Sustainability Report
Role in the Project
Leads: T5.1
Major Tasks:
- Task Leader T5.1
- Offer the telco vision for realising new solutions, useful to deal with the smart grid transition by renovate the medium voltage / distribution level of the existing power grids, and providing remote and detailed monitoring using secure and low-latency communications.
WI3’s role includes:
- Contributing to the use case elaboration, and the design of an open 5G Platform Architecture according to the technical requirements related to the communication: T2.1, T2.2, and T2.3.
- Contributing to the the integration, building and orchestration of the Smart5Grid open-source platform and interfacing between 5G and energy infrastructures by participationg in T3.1 and T3.3.
- Leading the preparation of the Smart5Grid field platform to support uninterruptible smart grid operation through the leadership of T5.1. Additionally, WI3 will oversees the the capabilities of 5G connected smart grids for managing the power reliability, grid resiliency, and power usage optimisation of Use Case 1 (Automatic Power Distribution Grid Fault Detection) by actively participating in T5.3.
- Contribution in the Impact Creation by deal with the important outcomes of the Smart5Grid project through the T7.1, T7.2, and T7.3.
Project Related Information
Activity type: Private for-profit entities
EU Contribution: € 217 875
