- Business
- Rai Way S.p.A. owns and operates transmission and broadcasting infrastructure for television and radio signals primarily for Italy's public broadcaster RAI Radiotelevisione italiana S.p.A., its majority shareholder; the company provides network infrastructure and services to broadcasters, telecommunications operators, private companies, and public administrations throughout Italy and internationally. Core offerings encompass media distribution services including digital terrestrial, satellite, and radio broadcasting; transmission services such as audio and video contribution, content acquisition, and support; digital infrastructure comprising tower hosting and rental; and network services like frequency coordination for wireless equipment, quality control, non-ionizing radiation measurement, environmental consultancy, network planning consultation, and technical training. Founded in 1999 and headquartered at Via Teulada 66 in Rome, Italy, Rai Way manages over 2,300 telecommunications towers, approximately 6,000 km of proprietary fiber optics, radio link and satellite networks, a proprietary content delivery network (CDN), distributed edge data centers, and three control centers across 21 regional offices, serving primarily the Italian market with extensions abroad. Recent developments include a July 2025 partnership with Cubbit to launch Rai Way Cloud Object Storage, delivering edge-to-cloud services nationwide; ongoing commercialization of edge data centers and CDN enhancements; progression on a hyperscale data center in the Rome area following successful Conferenza dei Servizi, pending final municipal authorization; and a six-month extension in September 2025 of the memorandum of understanding between reference shareholders for potential consolidation talks with EI Towers, aiming to create a leading Italian broadcasting tower operator. In the first nine months of 2025, the company reported core revenues of €211.2 million, up 2.3%, adjusted EBITDA of €146.1 million, up 2.8%, and confirmed full-year guidance amid expansion of RAI's DAB radio network and diversification initiatives.