Asociación Nacional de Operadores de Telecomunicaciones
We are a professional business organization whose goal is the representation, promotion, coordination, and defense of local telecommunications operators. We are the only nationwide entity in this field, bringing together more than 150 companies.
Since our creation in 2002, we have worked to promote the role of the local and neutral operator , convinced that these companies are key to the development of the local economy, as they are active agents in the digitization of the country and contribute to the generation of wealth and employment.
We give voice to a sector of significant size, made up of almost 800 SMEs and companies of various sizes spread throughout the national territory, which generate around 6,000 direct jobs .
Associazione di Provider Internet Indipendenti
Assoprovider is an Independent Association of Companies that conduct the activity of Internet Service Provider (ISP) or in any case, an activity related to the development of business projects through the organic use of the Internet network.
Established in July 1999, Assoprovider aims to combat the logic of power and division of the great carriers and telephony companies in order to become the most representative association of Italian Service Providers in numerical terms.
The Association is legally represented by the President, Engineer Dino Bortolotto. Telephony operators entering into the Internet connectivity market – as a sector in which small- and medium-sized operators are greatly penalised – saw investments in Internet connectivity, resulting in the creation of a local market from scratch and bringing the Internet to Italy
The Bundesverband Breitbandkommunikation e. V.
The German Broadband Association (BREKO) represents the majority of German fixed network competitors.
As the leading fiber optic association with more than 510 member companies, the German Broadband Association successfully promotes competition in the German telecommunications market. Its members are clearly committed to future-proof fiber optics and are currently responsible for 70 percent of the competitive expansion of fiber optic connections to buildings and homes. The more than 260 telecommunications network operators organized in the association supply both conurbations and rural areas with future-proof fibre optic connections.
Bundesverband Glasfaseranschluss e. V.
BUGLAS is an association of companies that lay fiber optic cables directly to buildings and homes in Germany (Fiber to the Building/Home, FttB/H), thereby building and operating future-proof, high-performance communication networks with bandwidths up to the gigabit per second range. BUGLAS advocates for investment-friendly conditions that enable the successful implementation of FttB/H business models.
By promoting the development and expansion of private fiber optic networks, the association effectively supports the German government’s gigabit strategy. By the end of 2017, its more than 170 member companies had already connected approximately 2.1 million households and businesses directly to fiber optics.
Computer Measurement Group – Austria & Eastern Europe
CMG is an open forum for technology enthusiasts from the communications and information technology sector, as well as for those generally interested and those seeking know-how.
Since 1974, CMG has been a resource for technology professionals tasked with driving digital transformations. CMG’s mission is to provide a forum for sharing, learning, and networking among professionals that are charged with IT planning and support for their organizations. Computer Measurement Group provides networking and educational programs including webinars, conferences, and meetups. Members are also able to access – and contribute to – a robust repository of papers, presentations, conference proceedings, and videos.
Fibre Alliance Denmark
Fibre Alliance Denmark is the Danish industry association for utilities that own, operate, and deploy fibre networks.
We are part of Green Power Denmark – the collective voice of the Danish energy sector. For more than 20 years, our members have played a leading role in the rollout of fibre infrastructure across Denmark, from urban hubs to rural areas and islands. Today, Danish fibre networks cover more than 90% of the country, reaching 95-100% in many regional and local areas. This represents one of the largest infrastructure projects in modern Danish history. The long-term visionary work of our members has resulted in a future-proof, world-class digital infrastructure that benefits millions of Danish households, businesses, and public institutions.
Fibre Carrier Association
The Fiber Carrier Association (FCA) was established in March 2016 to support and advise owners of fiber optic networks based on trends from both domestic and international markets. The FCA engages with all stakeholders in the fiber optic value chain, thereby acting as a catalyst for cooperation with (local) governments, businesses, and all other involved parties.
In our digital economy, we are entirely dependent on reliable and fast connections. It is the responsibility of all participants, partners, and knowledge partners to continuously improve the quality of these connections and to make fiber optic networks available to businesses and households.
Fibre Forening
Fiberforening.no is a service organization for and with companies in the Fiber broadband industry in Norway. The association shall be a hub for knowledge and guidance on fiber-related matters, safeguard members’ interests and values in the market and towards authorities, and be a natural place to meet like-minded people and start new initiatives. The association’s main pillar is to contribute to ensuring that value creation that is created locally remains in the region.
Fiberforening.no promotes knowledge and engagement through our Robust Fiber project. This has quickly established itself as an industry norm based on NEK’s standards that both network owners and suppliers have embraced.
The National Federation of Concession-Granting and Public Service Operators
The National Federation of Concession-Granting and Public Service Operators ( FNCCR ) , founded in 1934, is the association that brings together local authorities responsible for managing essential public services. The FNCCR supports its members in their missions and defends their interests.
The history of the FNCCR is closely linked to the evolution of local public services in France. Since its creation, the FNCCR has played a vital role in defending the interests of local authorities and promoting efficient and sustainable management of public services.
Independent Networks Co-operative Association Ltd
The Independent Networks Cooperative Association (INCA) is the leading UK trade association representing organisations deploying independent digital infrastructure.
Founded in 2010, INCA aims to foster a new approach to digital infrastructure, focusing on full fibre (FTTP) and high-quality wireless broadband whilst campaigning for the policy and regulatory support needed to maintain a healthy, competitive market. INCA has over 200 members and represents most of the full fibre infrastructure builders commonly referred to as Altnets. Members include network owners, operators, suppliers, and managers as well as access networks, middle mile networks, network hubs and exchanges, and organisations (including public sector and local authorities) that are developing or promoting independent networks.
InfraNum
Created on December 6, 2012 to support the France Very High Speed Broadband Plan, the InfraNum federation brings together more than 200 companies (design offices, operators, integrators, equipment manufacturers, service providers, etc.), spread across the entire French territory.The association represents to institutions and partners the common positions previously established within thematic committees (fiber, radio, business market, smart territories, employment, performance, international, regulation). It is notably a member of the Strategic Committee for the Digital Infrastructure Sector, a key forum for exchanges between industry, government, and local authority associations (see CSF tab). InfraNum’s publications are tools designed to inform public debate (observatory, recovery plan) or to support market development (smart territories guide, fiber optic EDEC).
Stadsnäts Föreningen
The Swedish Urban Networks Association is an industry and interest organization that represents urban networks in nearly 200 municipalities and 125 providers of services and equipment in the broadband area. The association thus represents an absolute majority of the actors actively investing in new modern broadband infrastructure in Sweden.
The City Networks Association was founded in 1998 and since then the association has grown larger with each passing year.
Collaboration is a keyword for the association and not least the industry in general, which is why the association works with collaboration issues by offering more network meetings where the City Networks Association is available as support. Collaboration is something that benefits all actors in the city network industry.
InterLAN
Interlan Association is a non-governmental and non-profit organization that supports and represents the interests of telecommunication and network service providers in Romania. The members of the Association are companies that provide Internet access, cable TV, landline and related services. The Interlan Association owns and operates the largest national platform for data and internet traffic exchange in Romania, InterLAN Internet Exchange.
Established in 2005 by representatives of local networks in Bucharest, Interlan Association has been from the beginning a socialization and exchange of ideas network aimed to entrepreneurs in the field of telecommunications and data network administrators. One of the first projects developed by the Interlan community was the interconnection of networks by creating a scalable platform that would allow Internet Service Providers to exchange direct traffic, relieving international connections of peer-to-peer traffic between end users. To this effect, several interconnection points appeared in Bucharest neighborhoods and subsequently they migrated to professional data centers both in the country’s capital and in the main regions of the province. Initially created as a necessity to interconnect local networks, the name of this platform came naturally: Interconnecting Local Area Networks – InterLAN.
Verband Alternativer Telekom-Netzbetreiber
As a unique association of fixed and mobile network operators and infrastructure companies, VAT represents a strong Austrian broadband alliance with the goal of accelerating the expansion of fiber optics in Austria for the benefit of end customers.
ISP Alliance
The ISP Alliance provides small and medium-sized regional internet and data service providers with the benefits of membership. Thanks to its collective market strength, it is able to negotiate tripartite agreements that offer members significant discounts on hardware and technology purchases, secure more favorable connectivity deals, and create business opportunities for its members. It also operates its own CORE network. In addition, members receive expert consulting, training, and workshops.