Wind Telecomunicazioni SpA, which is owned by Enel (100%) was incorporated in December 1997 and obtained fixed-line, mobile (900MHz and 1800MHz) and Internet operating licenses in July 1998. In December of the same year the Company introduced long-distance services for the corporate-market, whilst the launch of commercial operations took place on March 1, 1999, with the offer of fixed-line and mobile services for the consumer market. The Company thus proceeded to rapidly implement market segmentation.

The WIND Group is the only convergent operator in the market and stands out from the rest thanks to its capacity to innovate and its emphasis on transparency and value for money.

Wind's widespread and innovative mobile network includes over 6,000 base transmission stations and is continually and systematically being expanded. Overseas coverage is provided by numerous roaming agreements with over 200 international operators in around 120 countries around the world. In the mobile segment WIND has launched its new multimedia services (MMS), which represent the first step towards the development next generation mobile services and enable users in possession of specially adapted handsets to send combinations of pictures, sound and text to another cell phone or an e-mail address. WIND recently achieved the distinction of being the first operator in Europe to offer video over GPRS handsets, confirming its commitment to innovation, a value that has allowed the Company to have a strong impact on the market right from the outset.

The roll out of the UMTS network continues, with the first half of 2002 registering significant progress in the installation of 3G equipment.