THE DEVELOPMENT AND DISSEMINATION OF 5G AND HIGHER CONNECTIVITY TECHNOLOGIES IN ITALY REPRESENTS A SINE QUA NON CONDICIO SINE QUA NON FOR THE FUTURE OF THE COUNTRY: IS THIS VISION LARGELY SUPPORTED BY MARKET PROJECTIONS? TRANSVERSAL TO ALL SOCIO-ECONOMIC FORCES AND TO THE DIFFERENT POLITICAL VISIONS IN PLACE. IS THE REALISATION OF THIS VISION AN OPEN CHALLENGE AT THE LEVEL OF THE POLITICAL AND ECONOMIC STRATEGIES PUT IN PLACE IN AN EVEN GREATER CONTEXT? LARGE OF THE NATIONAL ONE, I.E. EUROPEAN AND GLOBALISED ECONOMY. DOES THE DEVELOPMENT OF THESE SCENARIOS NECESSARILY REQUIRE FULL CONTROL OF ENABLING TECHNOLOGIES TOGETHER WITH THEIR COMPATIBILITY? WITH INFRASTRUCTURE PLATFORMS. THIS PROJECT RESPONDS TO THIS SPECIFIC NEED. THROUGH A RESEARCH AND DEVELOPMENT PLAN BALANCED BETWEEN AMBITION AND FEASIBILITY?FIBERCABLE4.0 AIMS TO DEVELOP FIBER OPTIC CABLES FOR HIGH PERFORMANCE AND ZERO-RELEASE DATA TRANSMISSION OF TOXIC SUBSTANCES IN DRINKING WATER,