Editing TIM Group (section)

===2005–2014: Telecom Italia acquired by Telefónica===
In 2005, the first Italian [[mobile community]], ''TIM Tribù'', was formed.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Tim: dal 03-10-05 nuovo profilo "TIM Tribù" per Ricaricabili |url=http://www.cellularitalia.com/news/tim437tribu.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131023025841/http://www.cellularitalia.com/news/tim437tribu.php |archive-date=2013-10-23 |access-date=2015-07-24 |website=www.cellularitalia.com}}</ref>

In June 2005, TIM merged into Telecom Italia, remaining active as brand for Telecom Italia's mobile telephony offer.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Avviso Efficacia della fusione Telecom Italia - Tim |url=http://www.telecomitalia.com/tit/it/archivio/governance/verbali_atti_relazioni/2005/06-24.html |access-date=2016-03-12 |website=Gruppo Telecom Italia |language=it-IT}}</ref>

Telecom Italia reported mounting debts in 2005, and, one year later, [[Chief executive officer|CEO]] Marco Tronchetti Provera resigned.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pirelli.com/mediaObject/corporate/documents/en/media/pirelli_telecom/Pirelli_in_Telecom_Italia_2001_to_2007/original/Pirelli_in_Telecom_Italia_2001_to_2007.pdf?ref=search|title=Pirelli as manager and investor in Telecom Italia (2001-2007)|access-date=24 August 2015|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150908100217/https://www.pirelli.com/mediaObject/corporate/documents/en/media/pirelli_telecom/Pirelli_in_Telecom_Italia_2001_to_2007/original/Pirelli_in_Telecom_Italia_2001_to_2007.pdf?ref=search|archive-date=8 September 2015|url-status=dead|df=dmy-all}}</ref>

In 2007 the company was bought by Telco, a consortium of [[Telefónica]] and several [[Italian banks]].<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2007/04/29/technology/29cnd-telecom.html|title=Telefónica Gets Controlling Stake in Telecom Italia|first1=Victoria|last1=Burnett|first2=Peter|last2=Kiefer|newspaper=The New York Times |date=29 April 2007}}</ref> 
Telefónica owned 46% of Telco, the [[holding company]] that controlled 22% of Telecom Italia.

In December 2011, the company developed ''TIM Cloud'', a [[cloud storage]] service dedicated to its customers where they can save [[digital file]]s.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Tim: dal 03-12-12 novità offerta 'TIM Cloud 200 GB' |url=http://www.cellularitalia.com/news/tim901tim-cloud03-12.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617082522/https://www.cellularitalia.com/news/tim901tim-cloud03-12.php |archive-date=2024-06-17 |access-date=2015-07-24 |website=www.cellularitalia.com}}</ref>

In November 2012, TIM launched its [[LTE (telecommunications)|LTE]] network.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=TIM: al via nuovi servizi ultrabroadband su rete LTE |url=http://www.cellularitalia.com/comu/tim161012.php |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240617082522/https://www.cellularitalia.com/comu/tim161012.php |archive-date=2024-06-17 |access-date=2015-07-24 |website=www.cellularitalia.com}}</ref>

The ''TIM Wallet'' service was born in February 2013, to be able to make payments via [[smartphone]] thanks to [[Near-Field Communication|NFC]] technology.<ref>{{Cite web |date= |title=Telecom Italia: sperimentazione servizio mobile ticketing NFC |url=http://www.cellularitalia.com/comu/telecom170513.php |access-date=2015-07-24 |website=www.cellularitalia.com}}</ref>

In late 2013, Telefónica announced its intention to acquire the entirety of Telco by January 2014, potentially becoming Telecom Italia's largest [[shareholder]].<ref>{{Cite news|last=Mesco|first=Gabriele Lamonica And Manuela|date=2013-09-23|title=Telefónica in Talks to Become Majority Stakeholder in Telecom Italia's Holding Company|language=en-US|work=Wall Street Journal|url=https://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424052702303759604579093060864026116.html|access-date=2021-04-02|issn=0099-9660}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|last=Emsden|first=Christopher|title=Telefonica to take control of Italy's Telco|url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/telefonica-to-take-control-of-italys-telco-2013-09-24|access-date=2021-04-02|website=MarketWatch|date=24 September 2013 |language=en-US}}</ref> The plan, however, is being challenged by the Brazilian competition authority since Telefónica and Telecom Italia, with [[Vivo (telecommunications)|Vivo]] and TIM respectively, are the two largest telephone companies competing in Brazil.

In 2014, multimedia entertainment services were launched through the TIMgames, TIMmusic, TIMreading and [[TIMvision]] [[Mobile application|applications]].<ref>{{Cite web |date= 27 April 2015|title=Con TIM tv, musica, giochi e calcio senza consumare il credito {{!}} Famiglia |url=http://www.oggi.it/famiglia/offerte-e-risparmio/2015/04/27/con-tim-tv-musica-giochi-e-calcio-senza-consumare-il-credito/ |access-date=2015-07-24 |website=www.oggi.it}}</ref>