UAE-based operator Etisalat and Telecom Italia Sparkle have signed an agreement to connect their global multi-service IPXs, allowing mobile subscribers to roam seamlessly between international operator networks, reports Telecompaper.com. TI Sparkle\'s IPX reaches across 80 networks covering 40 countries.

The partnership between Etisalat SmartHub and Telecom Italia Sparkle allows the two operators to expand their LTE footprint globally. Operators joining the SmartHub IPX will have access to TI Sparkle\'s community and vice versa, providing a single point of interconnect