Utility Line Italia

Utility Line Italia (ULI) is an Italian Internet Service Provider (ISP) and infrastructure services provider headquartered in Seveso (MB), Lombardy. ULI positions itself as a “Professional Internet Service Provider” and states it has been providing Internet solutions since 1995. Its published portfolio includes fiber connectivity (FTTH/FTTC and dedicated point-to-point fiber), wireless access, VoIP telephony (including PBX), hosting, email services, domain registration, and housing/colocation. ULI states it is a brand of Mynet S.r.l., and Mynet publicly announced acquiring 100% of ULI in January 2025.

⚙️ Facility Highlights

Data Center Footprint:

1. Primary published facility / webfarm presence (Milan): ULI publishes a dedicated “WebFarm” page describing “Uli Web Farm” located in the same campus as MIX (Milan Internet eXchange), and adjacent to operator data rooms in that complex.
2. Facility address (external directory evidence): PeeringDB lists a ULI facility “ULI-WEBFARM” at Via Caldera 21, Caldera Campus, Milan 20153, Italy.
3. Additional facility locations: Not publicly listed on the official ULI website (no other named data centers or site addresses published).

Facility Design & Infrastructure:

1. Environment controls (published): ULI’s WebFarm page describes a climatized environment with temperature range 19–23°C and humidity 40–60%, and references ETS-aligned environmental conditioning.
2. Power (published): ULI describes redundant power systems, including a dedicated medium-voltage ENEL feed (23kV), redundant transformers, dual UPS system (220V), -48V battery lots with 6-hour autonomy, and an emergency diesel generator (Perkins 1250 kVA).
3. Fire detection/suppression (published): ULI describes VESDA early smoke detection and FM-200 gas fire suppression (with multiple cylinder blocks and automatic activation).
4. Floor/loading (published): WebFarm page describes raised floor and load capacity >1000 kg/m².
5. Form factors (published): ULI states customers can use standard racks, install their own racks, reserve spaces, or set up “gabbie” (cages) to delimit private areas.

Service Portfolio Overview:

1. Housing / Colocation (published): ULI markets housing (server placement) in a “web farm” environment with UPS + generators, constant conditioning, surveillance, and assistance, including fiber connectivity to MIX and international carriers.
2. Hosting (published): ULI provides Linux hosting with PHP support, webmail, daily backup (listed as included), and optional services (e.g., antivirus optional, firewall/app management optional).
3. Email services (published): ULI lists email services (including anti-spam referenced in services listing).
4. Connectivity (published): ULI provides FTTH/FTTC fiber, dedicated point-to-point fiber with MCR up to 99.95%, and wireless access.
5. VoIP / PBX (published): ULI markets VoIP services (including cloud PBX/centralino).
6. Domains (published): ULI markets domain registration.

🔐 Security & Compliance

Infrastructure Resilience:

1. Power resilience (published): Dedicated utility feed + UPS + battery autonomy + diesel generator are explicitly described for the WebFarm.
2. Redundancy language (published): WebFarm page references “massima ridondanza” for national/international peering capacity and broadband connections.

Physical & Logical Security:

1. Physical security (published): ULI describes badge access, 24/7 active surveillance, procedures for registration and movement of goods, and CCTV with recording as anti-intrusion measures.
2. Visitor/tenant policies, SOC reports, ISO certifications, audit attestations: Not publicly listed.

Compliance & Standards:

1. ISO 27001 / SOC 2 / PCI DSS / etc.: Not publicly listed on the official ULI website pages reviewed.

🌐 Connectivity & Carrier Access

Carrier Neutrality:

1. “Carrier-neutral” status: Not publicly listed as an explicit designation.
2. Carrier access (published): ULI states its WebFarm is connected to MIX and to primary international carriers, and references a “Fibre Meet Me Point” adjacent to MIX for access to national/international carriers present on-site.

Network Capabilities:

1. Dedicated fiber (published): Point-to-point dedicated connectivity with MCR = 99.95%, offered across Italy (as described).
2. Internet exchange (facility context): The WebFarm is described as being in the same campus as MIX (IXP). (This is not the same as ULI operating an IX; it indicates proximity/access.)
3. Peering / ASN (external evidence): PeeringDB lists ULI as AS9026 and shows a facility entry for ULI-WEBFARM.
4. Cross-connect SKUs, dark fiber SKUs, wavelengths SKUs: Not publicly listed as discrete products on ULI pages reviewed.

Connectivity Use Cases:

1. Enterprises needing dedicated fiber with high committed bandwidth (MCR).
2. Organizations colocating servers and requiring connectivity near MIX and major carrier ecosystems.
3. Businesses needing last-mile access via FTTH/FTTC or wireless where fiber is delayed.

💼 Who It Serves

1. Businesses and public administration (ULI explicitly positions dedicated fiber primarily for mid-large enterprises and public administration).
2. Business, ISPs, and telecom operators needing WebFarm support and connectivity access in Milan’s MIX ecosystem.
3. Customers needing managed communications services such as VoIP and related PBX solutions.