Press Release

Sparkle, the first international service provider in Italy and among the top global operators, announces the commercial availability of its Quantum Safe Interconnect (QSI) across 20 Equinix International Business Exchange® (IBX) data center locations in  Europe, the Americas and Asia where Equinix Managed Solutions are offered.

After successful validation through a Proof of Concept (PoC) conducted over a secure Internet Protocol (IPsec) tunnel between Frankfurt and Singapore, Sparkle’s QSI is now available to enterprises, carriers and hyperscalers seeking quantum-safe protection for their cross-site VPNs, hybrid infrastructures and distributed multi-cloud environments.

Unlike approaches based on dedicated transmission environments, specialized hardware chains or rigid point-to-point architectures, Quantum Safe Interconnect is a software-based overlay solution that can be deployed on existing network and security infrastructures. It integrates seamlessly with virtual firewalls, cloud environments and interconnection platforms, and can be delivered through a flexible Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) model. This makes QSI particularly suited to modern infrastructures, where organizations must secure traffic across regions without redesigning their networks. It enables rapid adoption, scalable multi-site deployments over long distances, and a gradual transition to quantum-resilient connectivity.

“The commercial availability of Quantum Safe Interconnect across Equinix locations marks a major milestone in Sparkle’s strategy to extend QSI into leading interconnection environments worldwide”, said Antonella Sanguineti, Head of Networking, Cloud, Security & Identity Solutions at Sparkle. “QSI stands out for its ability to deliver quantum-safe protection in real operational contexts as a scalable software-based service. This achievement reflects a shared vision with Equinix to develop secure, interoperable and future-ready solutions across a global digital ecosystem.”

“Sparkle is innovating in the integration of next-generation security directly into the environments where dense ecosystems of customers build and scale their digital infrastructure at Equinix,” said Joe Crawford, Vice President, Equinix Managed Solutions. “They have demonstrated an approach that can be integrated into real world IPsec, data center and interconnection environments, helping customers strengthen cyber resilience across globally distributed infrastructures.”

Sparkle will continue to industrialize and expand the solution across the broader Equinix ecosystem, including Equinix Fabric^®, accelerating the adoption of quantum-resilient connectivity worldwide.

About Sparkle

Sparkle is TIM Group’s global operator, first international service provider in Italy and among the top worldwide, offering a full range of infrastructure and global connectivity services – capacity, IP, SD-WAN, colocation, IoT connectivity, roaming and voice – to national and international Carriers, OTTs, ISPs, Media/Content Providers, and multinational enterprises. As a leading player in the submarine cable industry, Sparkle owns and manages a network of more than 600,000 km of fiber stretching across Europe, Africa, the Middle East, the Americas, and Asia. Sparkle’s sales team has a global presence, with representatives in 32 countries.

Find out more about Sparkle following its X and LinkedIn profiles or visiting the website tisparkle.com

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