The Acotel Group S.p.A is a global telecommunications company, headquartered in Rome

Rome

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, Italy

Italy

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. It was incorporated on April 6, 2000 and is the leader of a group of companies operating in the ICT

Information and communication technologies

Information and communications technology or information and communication technology, usually abbreviated as ICT, is often used as an extended synonym for information technology , but is usually a more general term that stresses the role of unified communications and the integration of...

 sector. The Acotel Group operates in four areas of business – mobile telecommunications, value added services for mobile communications, mobile messaging and media solutions and mobile advertising managed services and security systems for large companies.

History

In 1997, Acotel SpA, from which the Group takes its name, was the first company in the world to develop an SMS

SMS

SMS is a form of text messaging communication on phones and mobile phones. The terms SMS or sms may also refer to:- Computer hardware :...

 information service. This service was launched in collaboration with Telecom Italia

Telecom Italia

Telecom Italia is the largest Italian telecommunications company, also active in the media and manufacturing industries. Now a private concern listed on the Borsa Italiana, it was founded in 1994 by the merger of several state-owned telecommunications companies, the most important of which was...

 Mobile and known as ScripTIM by Acotel.

In August 2000 Acotel was stock market listed. They have continued to achieve earnings growth and expand geographically: today they generate 80% of revenue of approximately €90 million outside of their home territory of Italy (financial year ended 31 December 2008).

In 2009 Acotel launched an MVNO offer in Italy in the frame of an industrial agreement with the Intesa Sanpaolo

Intesa Sanpaolo

Intesa Sanpaolo is a banking group resulting from the merger between Banca Intesa and Sanpaolo IMI based in Turin, Italy. It has clear leadership in the Italian market and a minor but growing international presence focused on Central-Eastern Europe, the Middle East and North Africa Intesa Sanpaolo...

 banking group, which gave rise to the joint venture, Nòverca Italia.

Products & Services

Each of the Acotel Group S.p.A. offer different products and services as follows:

• Nòverca Italia Srl: Mobile telecommunications provider in Italy offering mobile payment and VOIP services in addition to typical mobile services

• Acotel SpA, Flycell Inc., Info2Cell.com FZ-LLC, Acotel do Brasil SA: Value added service for mobile communications at an international level.

• Jinny Software Ltd.: Mobile messaging & media solutions offering a full range of ARPU.

• AEM SpA : Security systems for large companies and public bodies in Italy.