Hello!Thanks for such a great resource

https://www.tecnoadsl.it/in the Umbrian countryside, around Perugia 

Yes, fibre to the cabinet is now widely available in most towns.   Here in Sicily I get 65mbps in download and about 14 in upload.  Im about 100m from the cabinet.   We are behind the UK in 5G though Milan will be the first place to get trials in 2020. You're right, living in the countryside isnt an option really - even though some of the WIMAX systems offer excellent coverage and decent speeds but it wont be enough for you I suspect.   

Modi ... read all page tecno adsl provide 100 via radio ( Perugia zone only )this is not wimax

Thanks!Centering our search on Ferrara - does anyone know of a resource that would help us choose the areas in which we could live, which are governed by the available internet speeds?

Ferara city or land ? if city .. TIM ...-  it is certainly the most expensive, but it has the only REAL FIBER - DSL network in Italy, and if you make a business contract, you have the emergency breakdown, in 24 hours - including Sundays and holidays - no problem of volumes

I'm assuming that the best access will only be in the city (which is a shame as there are some beautiful places on the outskirts!)That said: in the UK, actually, the best networks are almost all in rural areas where fibre to the premises has been used, not VDSL. Since VDSL only reaches about 1.5km from the street cabinet/box, it's useless in rural areas.So it might be possible to find that perfect retreat out-of-town with really good speeds.Looking at the TIM website now, thanks - it's actually really cheap compared with what we pay here in the UK :)

I am not technically minded regarding Internet reception, but I know that Eolo are shaking things up in rural areas with their satellite dish internethttps://www.eolo.it/

Hi , Ronco, my neighbor, he has Eolo, his antenna has not been received for 2 weeks, he has called the assistance service 4 times already, the answer is always the same <we intervene as soon as possible> - I instead received a TIM technician, in the morning Easter day, for a problem with the modem, of the previous day ..( i have a Tim business contract , copper twisted pair, as the fiber is not yet present here  ) I must say that for the emergency events I also have a radio dish on the roof of the TecnoAdsl company - which provides a constant 25mega internet and a voice line (voip on a standard device), also excellent for faxing.

Tooway which is a dish based satellite internet service has got much more competitive over the last couple of years - now 30 euros per month, unlimited.  And they say it gives you 50 Mb/s in download.   Fine until the satellite is knackered by a solar storm....