Poste Italiane Moves to Take Telecom Italia to Create a Leading Provider Capable of Reshaping the Digital Ecosystem Landscape

This IDC Market Note examines the Poste Italiane launch of a cash-and-share offer to buy Telecom Italia (TIM) and the significant implications on the Italian telecom and digital services market landscape, likely opening also a new phase of consolidation in Europe's telecom industry."Poste Italiane's move marks a renewed strengthening of the Italian state's influence over the telecom industry governance, reshaping the digital providers' competitive landscape, and accelerating the convergence of logistics, payments, and connectivity services," said Daniela Rao, senior research and consulting director, European Telecom at IDC.