The University of Politecnico di Milano (PoliMi) in Italy just joined the Alcatel Research Partner Program (ARPP). This program was set up in 2001 to nurture new innovation sources and to stimulate the development of creative ideas.

Polytechnic of Milan is a leading Italian academic and research Institution with a great expertise in the field of aerospace, satellite, telecommunications and architecture, enabling design methods and technologies for Automation, Information & Communication system.

Its expertise in wireless and IP telecommunications, including digital home and info-mobility, will be available to the entire Alcatel technical community. Alcatel and Polytechnic of Milan will start with close collaborations and projects in the field of optical and microwave transport networks and systems.

The Polytechnic of Milan is ready to exploit the partnership with Alcatel to gain a higher profile and stronger image around the world, to exchange and discuss strategic global vision and future trends, to collaborate with the entire Alcatel research community worldwide. Alcatel, similarly, gains from these numerous benefits and will also enjoy easier access to all the local, regional and national laboratories in Italy.

The Polytechnic of Milan, a leading technical academic, research and innovation institution in Italy, consists of 7 campuses, 6 faculties of engineering, 2 faculties of architecture, 1 faculty of design, 17 operational departments. The activities are carried out by 800 professors, 350 researchers within 30 undergraduate programs, 25 graduate programs, 29 PhD programs, 300 laboratories and a number of start-up incubators. The collaboration with Alcatel goes back to several years ago and long before with the previous Italian units (Telettra, Face, …), leveraging the proximity with headquarters and R&D of the Optical and Broadband Networks Division.