What Atomo Networks does

Atomo Networks S.R.L. is an Italian licensed telecommunications operator (ROC n° 23437) headquartered in Borgetto, in the province of Palermo, Sicily. Founded in May 2011 by Francesco Cucchiara to address his own unmet need for broadband in a rural area near Partinico, the company has grown into a regional full-stack ISP operating its own fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, a proprietary fixed wireless access (FWA) network built on its own Base Transceiver Station (BTS) sites, and Tier III+/IV data center facilities. The company employs approximately 20 staff and is privately held with no external funding or public subsidies, operating on €60,000 of registered capital.

The portfolio is organized across four customer segments. Residential customers are served with ATOMO FIBRA (up to 1 Gbps), ATOMO FIBRA PLUS (up to 2.5 Gbps), ATOMO RURAL FWA (up to 100 Mbps), ATOMO SMART (up to 30 Mbps), and two distinctive pricing constructs: ATOMO QUANDO VUOI (no-contract seasonal) and ATOMO DOVE VUOI (dual-installation tandem for second homes). Business customers receive the FIBRA BUSINESS and FIBRA PLUS BUSINESS tiers plus SMART/RURAL BUSINESS variants with dedicated 365-day support. Voice services include residential VoIP (prepaid and unlimited packages) and VoIP Business. The Centralino InCloud (Atomo Cloud) is a virtual PBX targeting SMBs and call centers. Wholesale and public-administration customers are served through dark fiber, Layer 2 circuits, IP transit, data center housing, and Corporate Continuity (failover/bonding).

Revenue is generated almost entirely through recurring monthly subscriptions, with router hardware sold or rented as a secondary stream. The go-to-market is sales-led via a dedicated call center (091 748 10 23), a field-installation team, a coverage-check/quote-request website, and procurement via acquistinrete.pa for public-sector contracts. Strategic partnerships with Open Fiber (resale), MIX and Open Hub Med (peering/colocation), RIPE NCC, and AssoProvider support carrier-grade credibility and wholesale capacity. Geographic scope is deliberately limited to Sicily, with emphasis on rural and peripheral areas where national incumbents have limited fiber presence.

Name

Atomo Networks

Legal name

Atomo Networks S.R.L.

Website

https://atomonetworks.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2011

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Atomo Networks is a Sicily-based licensed Italian telecom operator providing FTTH fiber, proprietary FWA, VoIP, cloud PBX, and wholesale infrastructure to residential, business, public administration, and other-operator customers, with a focus on rural and underserved areas of western Sicily.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Telecommunications Services

NAICS

Wired Telecommunications Carriers (517111), Wireless Telecommunications Carriers (except Satellite) (517112)

SIC

Services-Telephone Interconnect Systems (7385)

akta.pro primary industry

IP Transit & Internet Backbone (Tier-1/2, peering, DIA) (HDAIAEAA)

akta.pro secondary industries

Unified Communications & Collaboration Network Services (VoIP/QoS) (BPAEAEAI), Cloud PBX & Hosted Telephony (HDAIAHAB)

Keywords

• Fiber optic internet
• Fixed wireless access
• Cloud PBX services
• VoIP telephony
• Wholesale telecom infrastructure

Headquarters

HQ city

Borgetto

HQ country

Italy

HQ region

Europe

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B and B2C

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Infrastructure, Technology or R&D, Personnel, Operations, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Residential Internet Services: Monthly subscription revenue from residential fiber (FTTH) and FWA plans, including ATOMO FIBRA, ATOMO RURAL, and ATOMO SMART plans. Customers pay recurring monthly fees with optional add-on VoIP services.
2. Business Internet Services: Monthly subscription revenue from business-class fiber plans (FIBRA BUSINESS, FIBRA PLUS BUSINESS) with dedicated assistance 365 days a year, targeting SMBs and enterprises with higher bandwidth and service-level requirements.
3. VoIP Services (Residential & Business): Revenue from Voice over IP phone services, including prepaid rechargeable plans (€1.22/month), per-minute call rates (€0.01/min for landlines, €0.08/min for mobiles), unlimited minute packages (€6.90/month), and business VoIP tiers (€1.00/month + €19.90/month for call packages). Revenue includes both recurring monthly fees and per-usage charges.
4. Cloud PBX / Centralino InCloud: Virtual cloud telephone system for businesses with partita IVA, providing a full cloud-hosted PBX with per-user or per-plan pricing. Organizations pay a monthly subscription for the virtualized call management platform.
5. Wholesale / B2B Infrastructure Services: Revenue from other telecom operators and ISPs via wholesale services including dark fiber, Layer 2 circuits, IP transit, data center housing, and cloud infrastructure. Also serves public administration (PA) through the acquistinrete.pa procurement platform.
6. Router Hardware Sales & Rental: Revenue from sale or rental of Wi-Fi routers (Wi-Fi 6, Wi-Fi 7), including branded Atomo routers (TP-Link based, FRITZ!Box, Uplink ONT). Router rental in bundle with internet plans, or sale as standalone accessories.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels5 records

Core offering

Atomo Networks is an Italian telecom operator that delivers broadband internet via its own fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network and proprietary fixed wireless access (FWA) over its own BTS radio infrastructure, primarily serving residential, business and wholesale customers across Sicily. On top of connectivity, the company offers residential and business VoIP, a cloud-hosted virtual PBX (Centralino InCloud), corporate business continuity (failover/bonding), seasonal and dual-address plans, wholesale infrastructure (dark fiber, Layer 2, IP transit, data center housing) and public administration services. The portfolio is sold through a direct website funnel, call center and field technicians, and via the acquistinrete.pa public procurement portal.

Product overview

Atomo Networks is an Italian telecommunications operator offering a unified portfolio of connectivity and voice services for residential, business, and wholesale customers. The core offering comprises fiber optic internet (ATOMO FIBRA and ATOMO FIBRA PLUS), fixed wireless access (ATOMO RURAL), and business connectivity solutions. VoIP and cloud-based virtual PBX (Centralino InCloud) add voice communication capabilities on top of the internet infrastructure. Add-on services like Atomo Dove Vuoi (dual-location) and Quando Vuoi (seasonal) provide flexibility, while Corporate Continuity adds failover protection. The company also supplies branded routers (WiFi 6 and WiFi 7) and offers wholesale infrastructure including Dark Fiber, Layer 2 circuits, IP Transit, housing, and cloud services for operators and public administration.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• ATOMO FIBRA Residential Fiber-to-the-Home (FTTH) internet service delivering true fiber optic connectivity with up to 1 Gbps download and 300 Mbps upload speeds, including Router Atomo WiFi 6 and installation, starting at €23.95/month for residential customers.
• ATOMO FIBRA PLUS Premium residential Fiber-to-the-Home internet service delivering up to 2.5 Gbps download and 1 Gbps upload speeds, including Router Atomo WiFi 7, starting at €26.95/month for residential customers.
• ATOMO RURAL Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) internet service for rural and peripheral areas using Atomo's proprietary radio technology over its BTS network, providing up to 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload speeds at €29.95/month, with installation included and activation in promotion at €90 instead of €150.
• ATOMO SMART Entry-level residential internet service offering up to 30 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload speeds at €20.95/month, with installation included and activation in promotion at €49.90 instead of €99.00.
• FIBRA BUSINESS Business-class Fiber-to-the-Home internet service offering up to 1 Gbps download and 300 Mbps upload speeds with dedicated assistance 365 days a year, installation and Router Atomo WiFi 6 included, from €23.95/month (VAT excluded).
• SMART BUSINESS Business internet service using FWA technology with up to 30 Mbps download and 10 Mbps upload speeds, installation included, dedicated 365-day business support, at €24.95/month (VAT excluded).
• RURAL BUSINESS Rural-area business FWA internet service with up to 100 Mbps download and 20 Mbps upload, installation included, dedicated 365-day business support, at €29.95/month (VAT excluded), with activation in promotion at €90 instead of €150.
• VoIP Casa Voice over IP telephony service for residential customers, with prepaid options at €1.22/month, per-minute rates (€0.01 landline, €0.08 mobile), unlimited minutes package at €6.90/month, and number portability (keep your existing phone number).
• VoIP Business Voice over IP telephony service for businesses, with pricing starting at €1.00/month base plus €19.90/month for the full business call package, enabling enterprise voice communication over IP with number portability.
• Centralino InCloud (Cloud PBX) Virtual cloud-based PBX (telephone exchange) for businesses, providing call handling, call forwarding, personalized voicemail, remote access, VoIP integration and scalability. Priced from €1.00/month base with add-on features and higher-tier plans.
• Atomo Quando Vuoi (Stagionale) Seasonal internet service for second homes with no contract, allowing activation and deactivation at will, offering up to 30 Mbps download and 3 Mbps upload, CPE antenna included, at €30/month promotional rate (down from €40), with payment via pagoPA.
• Atomo Dove Vuoi (Tandem) Dual-installation internet service allowing customers to move their connection between two properties (e.g., main home and seasonal home) under a single monthly fee and one bill, with one router.
• Corporate Continuity (Failover / Bonding) Business continuity service providing automatic failover backup lines by combining two or more connections (xDSL, FTTx or Radio) in failover or bonding mode, ensuring uninterrupted operations if a primary line fails.
• Wholesale Infrastructure Services Wholesale broadband infrastructure services including Dark Fiber for long-distance and metropolitan backbones, Ethernet Layer 2 circuits with redundancy (QinQ mode), IP Transit for big internet access, Tier III+/IV data center housing, and cloud virtualization — provided to other operators, ISPs and large enterprises.
• Public Administration (PA) Services Telecommunications and broadband services for public administration bodies (government offices, schools, public institutions) in Sicily, available through the official Italian acquistinrete.pa public procurement portal.
• Router Atomo WiFi 6 (TP-Link based) Company-branded Wi-Fi 6 router (TP-Link based) supplied to customers bundled with Atomo internet plans or as a standalone accessory, providing wireless connectivity optimized for Atomo services.
• Router Atomo WiFi 7 (TP-Link based) Company-branded Wi-Fi 7 router (TP-Link based) included with the ATOMO FIBRA PLUS premium service to deliver maximum wireless performance.
• Router Atomo Uplink ONT Company-branded Uplink ONT router supporting GPON/EPON fiber networks, with Wi-Fi 6, 2.5G Ethernet and VoIP capabilities, supplied to customers for use with Atomo fiber services.

Quantifiable outcome

• Fiber speeds up to 2.5 Gbps download and 1 Gbps upload available for residential and business customers via true FTTH
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers3 records

Segments4 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed Yes

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature5 records

Partnerships

Four partnerships are on record, tiered core and minor.

• Open FibercoreStrategic or Co-development PartnerAtomo Networks has a formal partnership with Open Fiber, one of Italy's largest fiber network operators. Through this partnership, Atomo offers connectivity services leveraging Open Fiber's FTTH infrastructure, extending ultra-broadband access to end customers in areas covered by Open Fiber's network. Atomo Networks is listed as an official partner on Open Fiber's partner page (openfiber.it/servizi/nostri-partner/atomo/).
• MIX (Milan Internet Exchange)coreTechnology or IntegrationAtomo Networks is a member of MIX (Milano Internet Exchange), a major neutral internet exchange point in Milan. MIX provides Atomo with interconnect peering opportunities, improving routing efficiency, reducing latency, and enabling Atomo to access broader internet transit and exchange traffic with other networks. Atomo verifies its presence at MIX of Palermo.
• Open Hub MedcoreTechnology or IntegrationAtomo Networks is a member/associate of Open Hub Med, a neutral internet exchange and data center hub located in Sicily. The partnership provides Atomo with access to carrier-neutral data center facilities, interconnect peering, and shared infrastructure for serving the Sicilian market and beyond.
• AssoProvider (Associazione Provider Internet e Servizi)minorOthersAtomo Networks is a member of AssoProvider, the Italian association of internet service providers. Membership signals adherence to industry standards, promotes the interests of independent ISPs, and provides a network of peer operators and industry representation.

Scale indicators6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• EOLO: Italy's leading independent FWA (fixed wireless access) broadband operator, primarily serving rural and small-town areas with proprietary radio infrastructure. EOLO is the closest functional analogue to Atomo's RURAL FWA business, though it operates at national scale and is now EQT-backed.
• Linkem: Italian FWA/5G FWA operator historically focused on rural and underserved markets. Direct competitor to Atomo's fixed wireless offering; comparable customer base (residential + SMB) and comparable technology stack (proprietary radio BTS).
• Tiscali: Sardinian-origin independent Italian ISP offering fiber, FWA, VoIP, and business connectivity. Comparable challenger-operator profile to Atomo: regional roots, multi-product stack, own network in select areas, and reliance on Open Fiber partnerships to extend reach.
• MC-link: Italian independent ISP and cloud provider offering fiber, VoIP, and business connectivity to SMBs. Comparable size and customer segment to Atomo, with a similar mix of own-network and partner-network footprint.

Regional players

• Acantho: Regional Italian operator based in Emilia-Romagna (Imola) providing fiber, cloud, and data center services to businesses and public administration. Highly comparable regional-operator profile to Atomo: own fiber network, ISO certifications, PA procurement presence, and a similar multi-product B2B focus.

Broad incumbents

• Open Fiber: Italy's national wholesale-only fiber operator, partially state-owned and the lead vehicle for the PNRR Italia 1 Giga plan. Atomo is both an Open Fiber partner (using its wholesale FTTH) and a competitor (in areas where Atomo has its own fiber). Open Fiber's national buildout trajectory is the single largest strategic variable for Atomo.
• TIM (Telecom Italia): Italy's incumbent telecom operator with the largest fixed-line and mobile footprint. Competes with Atomo in FTTH and FWA in Sicily; TIM's accelerated fiber rollout under PNRR will directly pressure Atomo's served territory.
• Fastweb: Swisscom-owned Italian fixed-line operator with a strong fiber and ultrabroadband position, plus a growing wholesale and 5G FWA business. Comparable product set (FTTH, business connectivity, cloud) and an active acquirer of regional fiber assets — a potential strategic buyer for Atomo.
• Vodafone Italia: One of Italy's four major telecom operators, with fixed FTTH/FTTC plus mobile offerings. National-scale competitor with bundled mobile+fixed propositions that put pricing pressure on independent regional ISPs like Atomo.
• Iliad Italia: French-origin challenger operator that acquired Wind Tre's fixed-line assets and is rapidly expanding its Italian FTTH footprint. Aggressive pricing and growing fiber coverage make Iliad a meaningful long-term threat to independent regional operators in Sicily.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat6 records

Key risks7 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

Compliance1 record

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles1 record

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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