How it started
History
In 1997, Acotel SpA, from which the Group takes its name, was the first company in the world to develop an SMS information service. This service was launched in collaboration with Telecom Italia Mobile and known as ScripTIM by Acotel.
In August 2000 Acotel was stock market listed. They have continued to achieve earnings growth and expand geographically: today they generate 80% of revenue of approximately €90 million outside of their home territory of Italy (financial year ended 31 December 2008).
In 2009 Acotel launched an MVNO offer in Italy in the frame of an industrial agreement with the Intesa Sanpaolo banking group, which gave rise to the joint venture, Nòverca Italia.
From Wikipedia’s article on Acotel Group, shared under CC BY-SA 4.0.2