Artificial intelligence is entering our daily lives quietly but at great speed. Not only through chatbots, but behind the apps we use every day, behind healthcare services that recognize medical images, behind urban traffic that is optimized automatically, or behind public services that anticipate needs and consumption. All of this requires data to flow in real time.
Fiber optics is the physical medium that enables and makes continuous data exchange possible. Without fiber optics, AI remains a prototype: it stays on slides. With it, AI becomes a stable, usable, and reliable service. And this is the difference on which a country’s digital competitiveness is built.
Why fiber optics is crucial for AI
Artificial intelligence does not “live” on its own inside a data center, as it is often portrayed. AI is not an entity locked in a room full of GPUs; it is a technology that breathes data. Every time we ask something of a model, whether text or an image, there is an uninterrupted and invisible flow of information. This information cannot wait: it must move in real time and return in just a few milliseconds. Generative models need to access datasets and parameters many times to respond quickly and smoothly. Connected vehicles must exchange road information every second to make safe decisions. Smart city sensors generate a constant stream of data that must be collected and processed without interruption.
Hospitals need to consult diagnostic images with guaranteed and immediate response times, especially in clinical emergencies. Fiber optics allows all these flows to travel with speed, stability, and continuity. It can support large volumes of data without loss of quality or congestion.
AI does not perform properly if data arrives late: it requires a network that ensures continuity and immediate response. When the network slows down, the decisions AI must make to deliver a useful service slow down as well. Fiber optics reduces latency and stabilizes the quality of data transfer, even as data volumes increase.
For this reason, FTTH fiber is the material infrastructure on which AI truly depends in everyday life. The difference between experimentation and daily service lies in the quality of the ultra-broadband network available across the territory.
AI for cities, healthcare, and public services (and beyond)
AI is an essential tool for everyday life in cities and communities. Think, for example, of ambulances sending images to the emergency department before arrival. Or traffic lights that change their configuration based on real-time traffic flow. Think of energy consumption being intelligently distributed to reduce waste and peak loads.Public administrations can improve transport, reduce water losses, and enhance urban safety. Whenever a rapid decision is required, a continuous data flow is needed. And that continuous flow requires fiber optics deployed throughout the territory. The quality of digital public services depends on the quality of the network. And artificial intelligence works only if fiber optics is where the data is needed.
Open Fiber fiber optics: the infrastructure for AI in Italy
Open Fiber has built fiber optics to reduce the digital divide in the country. But today FTTH fiber is no longer just a tool for “home connectivity.” It is a new technology, a driver of economic growth and national competitiveness. Because AI becomes truly useful only when it can operate close to citizens and services. Fiber optics enables this qualitative leap without disrupting the user experience. Businesses can innovate without having to change software or internal procedures overnight. Public administrations can activate new urban-level services without rebuilding infrastructure.
Services, data flows, and decisions become faster because data travels better.
With more than 15.2 million property units already reached, fiber optics is already a widespread reality. What is needed is network coverage, reach, capillarity, and predictable, stable bandwidth.
This is how Italy can transform AI from an abstract concept into a daily service.
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