BT has been awarded a seven-year contract by DigitPA (Agency for the Digital Public Administration) to connect more than 340 offices in 125 countries, provide communication services and manage the global network of the Italian Public Administration.

BT will deliver a very reliable, stable and comprehensive network, which is paramount for the Italian Public Administration. The new Italian public administration network infrastructure will also benefit from security services, voice over IP for all calls and next generation videoconferencing in high resolution via BT’s Multiprotocol Label Switching (MPLS) network. The connected global offices, mostly belonging to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Defence and ICE branches (Institute for International Trade), will be able to access essential IT applications that are centrally held in Rome.

Corrado Sciolla, vice president BT Italia said: “We are extremely proud to have earned the trust of DigitPA. This contract reinforces our position as the preferred global provider of networked IT services for large companies and government organisations. In particular, the Italian public administrations will benefit from our government sector expertise and from innovative solutions that will help them meet their challenges and fulfil their missions all around the world.”