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- Infrastrutture Wireless Italiane S.p.A. (INWIT) operates as Italy's leading independent tower company, building and managing over 25,000 passive digital infrastructures including towers, masts, poles, rooftops, and related technological systems such as power supplies and air conditioning for hosting radio transmission equipment of mobile network operators, fixed wireless access providers, broadcasting services, IoT sensors, and private networks; it also delivers specialized indoor and outdoor coverage solutions via distributed antenna systems (DAS), small cells, microcells, and repeaters for high-density venues like stadiums, hospitals, airports, shopping centers, motorways, public administrations, and entertainment sites, alongside backhauling via fiber optic connections, site access management, security, design, permitting, and construction services. Founded in 2015 and headquartered in Milan, the company serves major clients including TIM, Vodafone, WindTre, Iliad, Linkem, Fastweb, Open Fiber, and governmental entities, with nationwide operations across urban and rural Italy emphasizing 5G rollout, smart city/rural initiatives, and multi-operator sharing as a neutral host. Recent developments include Ardian's 2024 completion of TIM's remaining 10% stake acquisition in joint venture Daphne 3 for full control of its 30.8% INWIT holding, a €350 million European Investment Bank funding tranche in 2025 to expand towers and 5G/FWA coverage in underserved areas, addition of 180 new towers and 670 hostings in Q3 2025 amid €207 million in capex, over 30 new DAS deployments and 300 remote unit expansions for indoor sites, full 5G coverage of Rome's A Line metro, Wi-Fi rollout in 55 Rome squares via subsidiary Smart City Roma, and ongoing NRRP Italy 5G Plan execution in digital divide zones as leader of a TIM-Fastweb-Vodafone consortium.