TIM to launch 10Gbps internet access next week

Telecom Italia (TIM) is set to launch its first commercial 10Gbps fixed broadband service in 33 cities at the start of next week. A report from MondoMobileWeb says that the offer, based on XGS-PON technology which TIM has been trialling for the past year, will cost EUR34.90 (USD34.40) a month. Earlier this year TIM opened a trial of the 10Gbps service for up to 3,000 customers in eleven cities which was priced at EUR49.90 a month. Around 1.2 million premises are covered by TIM’s XGS-PON infrastructure.