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Founded by Renato Soru on Jan 1998, in Cagliari.1
TSL on Italian Stock Exchange
Tessellis
Logo: Tessellis S.p.A., Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons3
Italian telecommunications company
Tessellis S.p.A. (formerly Tiscali S.p.A.) is an Italian telecommunications company founded in 1998 and based in Cagliari, Sardinia, that provides Internet and telecommunications services in Italy, and, previously had operations in other European nations through its acquisition of many smaller European Internet service providers (ISPs) in the late 1990s. Since 2022, following the Tiscali-Linkem merger, the company has acquired full control of the retail services previously provided by Linkem (now OpNet), including the brand.2 From Wikipedia, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Last updated Oct 16, 2026.
Overview
Jan 1998Founded1
- TickerTSL on Italian Stock Exchange1
- Industrytelecommunications industry1
- HeadquartersTiscali Campus1
- Founded inCagliari1
- Websitewww.tessellis.it
- Legal formpublic company1
- Slogan“OnLife”1
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Tessellis S.p.A. (formerly Tiscali S.p.A.) is an Italian telecommunications company founded in 1998 and based in Cagliari, Sardinia, that provides Internet and telecommunications services in Italy, and, previously had operations in other European nations through its acquisition of many smaller European Internet service providers (ISPs) in the late 1990s.2
Leadership
Who has led Tessellis, and when. Pick a name to see everywhere that person has worked.
Chief executive
200020052010201520202025
- FounderRenato Soru1
- Chief executive officerDavide Rota 2022 to now1
- Chief executive officerRenato Soru 2019 to 20221
- Chief executive officerRiccardo Ruggiero 2016 to 20181
- Chief executive officerRenato Soru 2009 to 20151
- Chief executive officerTommaso Pompei 2006 to 20081
- Chief executive officerRenato Soru 1998 to 20041
Products and brands
- broadband
- fiber-optic communication
- telephony
- ultra-wideband
- value-added service
- web portal
Listed on Wikidata.1
Subsidiaries and ownership
Parent company
Subsidiaries
- Tiscali Italia
- Tiscali Mobile
- Tiscali TV
- Tiscali.cz
- indoona
- istella
Also owns
- World Online
From Wikidata.1
Employees over time
- 20181,1451
Revenue over time
As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.
Revenue
- 2018165.2M EUR1
Net income
- 201883.2M EUR1
Timeline
- 2023Went public Listed on Italian Stock Exchange1
- 2023Renamed Name changed to Tessellis S.p.A.1
- 2022New chief executive Davide Rota becomes CEO1
- 2019New chief executive Renato Soru becomes CEO1
- 2016New chief executive Riccardo Ruggiero becomes CEO1
- 2009New chief executive Renato Soru becomes CEO1
- 2006New chief executive Tommaso Pompei becomes CEO1
- 1999Went public Listed on Italian Stock Exchange1
- Jan 1998Founded Founded in Cagliari1
- 1998New chief executive Renato Soru becomes CEO1
Links
- Websiteinvestors.tiscali.it1
- Websitewww.tiscali.com1
- X (Twitter)x.com/tiscalifestyle1
- Facebookwww.facebook.com/Tiscali1
- Instagramwww.instagram.com/tiscali_official1
- YouTubewww.youtube.com/channel/UCbuOucSLhKQnvzj2Je4X6Sw1
- LinkedInwww.linkedin.com/company/tessellis-s1
- WikipediaTessellis
- WikidataQ726572
Sources
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- 1WikidataTessellis on Wikidata
- 2WikipediaTessellis on Wikipedia
- 3Wikimedia CommonsTessellis logo by Tessellis S.p.A., Public domain
- 4Wikimedia CommonsTessellis photo by Tiscali S.p.A., CC BY-SA 4.0