Sparkle and Orchest Technologies have formed a strategic partnership to interconnect their networks and enable dynamic, automated service provisioning across Latin America, the Caribbean, and Europe. Announced at International Telecoms Week (ITW) in Washington, the collaboration leverages MEF LSO APIs for real-time service orchestration and is aimed at accelerating the deployment of Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) offerings.
The interconnection integrates Sparkle’s global IP and optical infrastructure with Orchest’s LATAM network and automation platform, allowing the two operators to offer scalable, standards-based connectivity with enhanced speed and reliability. This agreement supports on-demand service quoting, ordering, and provisioning through automation, aligning with MEF’s definition of NaaS as a unified platform for connectivity, cybersecurity, application assurance, and cloud networking.
Both companies view this initiative as a foundation for broader NaaS federations, enabling enterprise customers to access intelligent, flexible networking services across continents with a simplified customer experience.
- Interconnection of Sparkle and Orchest networks for automated, end-to-end NaaS provisioning
- Coverage spans Europe, Latin America, and the Caribbean over optical and IP backbones
- Uses MEF LSO APIs for dynamic quoting, ordering, and delivery
- Supports shift to global, standards-based NaaS ecosystems
- Enables scalable, real-time services for enterprise and carrier customers
- Partnership revealed at International Telecoms Week 2025
“The collaboration with Orchest Technologies marks a pivotal step in our commitment to develop a truly global NaaS ecosystem,” said Daniele Mancuso, Chief Marketing and Product Management at Sparkle.
- Orchest Technologies, headquartered in Weston, Florida, is a U.S.-based telecom provider specializing in automated network solutions across Latin America and the Caribbean. Formerly known as GoldConnect, the company rebranded to Orchest Technologies to reflect its commitment to delivering innovative connectivity and automation services throughout the Americas . Operating in 17 countries, Orchest offers a range of services including Layer 2 Ethernet, MPLS, SD-WAN, dedicated internet access, and satellite connectivity. Its infrastructure encompasses over 55 on-net data centers and access to more than 55 million last-mile connections, supported by five regional Network Operations Centers. Orchest’s proprietary automation platform, Orchesto, provides real-time quoting, installation tracking, and performance monitoring, enabling clients to manage services through a unified interface .
- Sparkle, headquartered in Rome, Italy, is a global telecommunications provider and a subsidiary of TIM Group. Established in 1987 as Telemedia International Italia S.p.A. and rebranded in 2003, Sparkle operates a proprietary fiber-optic network spanning over 600,000 kilometers, including extensive submarine cable systems connecting Europe, Africa, the Americas, and Asia. Its global IP backbone, known as Seabone, ranks among the top Tier 1 networks worldwide, offering services such as IP transit, capacity, SD-WAN, and cloud connectivity to carriers, ISPs, and enterprises . In April 2025, Telecom Italia agreed to sell a 70% stake in Sparkle to a consortium led by Italy’s Ministry of Economy and Finance and Retelit, a fiber operator controlled by Spain’s Asterion fund, for €700 million.
