The telecommunications sector accelerates in digitization and new technologies The telecommunications sector is one of the most directly involved in the digital transition underway. In recent years, an important acceleration in the direction of digitization and new technologies has been imparted to the sector by the Covid-19 pandemic, which has shown how fundamental it is for the country and for companies to have an efficient and widespread telecommunications system. based on fast, stable and secure digital technologies. Suffice it to say that during the lockdown period due to the pandemic, internet traffic reached very high peaks. Same thing for access to on-demand platforms which in March 2020 reached the maximum quota of 18.7 million unique users. Therefore, telcom companies have had to invest in the network and services by enhancing the technologies in use, developing new technologies such as ultra-broadband and the 5G network. Ultimately, the telecommunications sector has a far-reaching overall value not only in terms of revenues and employees, but also as a driver for the country’s economic development and competitiveness. But in practice, how much is the telecommunications market worth in Italy? Who are the main players? How do Italians connect? How have digital services grown? Where are we with technological innovation? Adnkronos and Expleo’s Datafactor provide an overview of the telecommunications sector starting from the analysis of data provided by different sources: AGCOM, the Authority for the Guarantee of Communications, an independent administrative authority which has the task of ensuring the correct competition of operators in the sector and protecting the consumption of fundamental freedoms of users. Digital Innovation Observatory of the Politecnico di Milano, which aims to create culture in all the main areas of digital innovation. Opensignal, an independent analytics firm specializing in quantifying the mobile network experience.