Virgin teams up with Open Fiber to offer broadband in Italy

MILAN: Virgin Fibra, a start-up backed by the group founded by British entrepreneur Richard Branson, has teamed up with Open Fiber to offer another competitor in the broadband market in Italy.

The partnership agreement provides for Virgin Fibra’s new connectivity services to be offered on Open Fiber’s fast fibre to home network, the Italian firm said in a statement.

Virgin Fibra, led by telecoms and media industry veteran Tom Mockridge, has started marketing the services at a monthly price of 29.49 euros.