[1] The company has a network of wholly owned subsidiaries with 1,200 antennas (BTS) located throughout Italy, providing Internet connectivity to surrounding areas.

[4] The company was founded in 2001 as Megabeam Italia S.p.A. by Davide Rota and a group of managers supported by Angel Ventures Serviços de Consultoria S.A. of Gianfilippo Cuneo.

[5] In 2003 Telecom Italia indicated interest in the acquisition of Megabeam for 11.5 million euros, but the Italian antitrust authorities required conditions the firm would not accept.

S.p.A. (Linkem's parent company) won the notice of allocation for WiMAX frequency bands 3.4-3.6 GHz,[9] in 13 Italian regions[10] with their offer of 34,420,000 euros.

[13][14][15] In September 2022 the company changed its name again to OpNet S.p.A., deciding to focus on the wholesale market, while the Linkem brand still remains active under the control of Tiscali.