Axis Communications has announced the acquisition of FF Group, a provider of license plate verification solutions. With this acquisition, Axis is positioned to continue driving innovation and growth in the traffic solutions market, delivering greater added value to its partners and customers.

Sonepar has acquired Grup Carol, a company specializing in the B2B distribution of industrial products and services, automation, and communications. Founded in 1976, Grup Carol is a leading industrial distributor in Catalonia, with six branches in the province of Barcelona and sales of €34 million in 2024.

Indra Group, through its subsidiary Indraventures, has formalized its acquisition of a 24.8% stake in FYLA, the Valencian deep-tech startup specializing in ultrafast lasers and the only one of its kind in Spain.
This investment in FYLA is the first of several transactions to be integrated into the 'Indraventures I, FCR' venture capital fund, launched by the multinational and recently registered with the Spanish National Securities Market Commission (CNMV).

Quantum computing, artificial intelligence (AI), and cybersecurity are the technologies experiencing the most advancements and applications worldwide, and Spain is no exception. In our country, research stands out in the areas of digital trust, security against disinformation, and augmented workforce—that is, AI applications that enhance human skills.

Marvell Technology, Inc. has announced that it has reached a definitive agreement to acquire Celestial AI, a pioneer in an innovative Photonic Fabric technology platform designed specifically for scalable optical interconnection. This strategic acquisition represents a transformative milestone in accelerating the company's connectivity strategy for next-generation AI and cloud data centers.

The new UWOC technology, unveiled ahead of CES 2026, promises real-time ocean data transmission for next-generation marine research, industry, and underwater exploration.

Synology and Acronis announced a joint collaboration to enhance customer data security. All Synology BeeDrive, BeeStation, and BeeStation Plus product lines now include a three-year license for Acronis True Image Essentials for one computer*. This partnership allows users to perform complete backups of their computer while maintaining full ownership and control of their data through local storage.

The International Telecommunication Union (ITU) is pleased to announce that the next Radiocommunication Assembly (RA-27) and World Radiocommunication Conference (WRC-27) will be held in Shanghai, China, from 11 October to 12 November 2027.

Vertiv and Caterpillar Inc. have announced a strategic agreement to collaborate on advanced energy optimization solutions for data centers. This initiative will integrate Vertiv 's power distribution and cooling portfolio with the products and expertise of Caterpillar and its subsidiary, Solar Turbines.

Indra Group and Egatel SLU, a Spanish company specializing in advanced communications and radio frequency, have signed a strategic agreement to collaborate on the development, manufacturing and industrialization of solutions in electronic defense, command and control, radar, simulation, space and communications.

The regulation aims to create a common framework in the European Union to facilitate, reduce the cost and accelerate the deployment of very high capacity networks (gigabit networks) in all territories, promoting transparency, the reuse of existing physical infrastructure and the streamlining of administrative procedures.

Aryan and Soffid IAM, a technology company specializing in identity and access management solutions, have closed a strategic agreement aimed at strengthening their presence in the channel and expanding the network of partners specializing in cybersecurity and digital identity.

Nokia today announced the expansion and enhancement of its data center networking portfolio to meet the growing demands for performance and scalability required to connect artificial intelligence (AI) workloads. At the same time, it is leveraging the power of AI to increase the efficiency and reliability of data center operations.

Vertiv today announced the launch of its gigawatt-scale reference architectures for NVIDIA Omniverse DSX Blueprint, designed to reduce Time to First Token in large-scale generative AI deployments on platforms such as NVIDIA Vera Rubin.

Vertiv Holdings Co. today announced that it has entered into an agreement to acquire Purge Rite Intermediate, LLC (“PurgeRite”), a leading provider of mechanical cleaning, purging, and filtration services for data centers and other mission-critical facilities, from Milton Street Capital LLC for approximately $1 billion in cash at closing, plus potential additional consideration of up to $250 million based on the achievement of certain performance targets in 2026.

Today, as part of an announcement made by the city of Rio de Janeiro and X, The Moonshot Factory, Taara has announced a pioneering new collaboration to deploy the world's first mesh network of high-speed wireless optical links to provide fast, abundant, and secure connectivity to schools, hospitals, and municipal offices in Rio.

The Broadband Forum has announced the publication of its new technical report, which describes how multiple tenants and apartments can receive gigabit broadband connectivity through a single 5G FWA connection by reusing the building's existing infrastructure.

This new specification addresses common challenges in multi-dwelling units (MDUs), such as the limited availability of service options for subscribers above 1 Gbps in buildings lacking fiber access, and FWA performance or coverage limitations for individual tenants in large buildings.

Phoenix Contact celebrates the success of the university team 4Space, following their first participation in the final of the prestigious European Rover Challenge 2025, Europe's most important university space robotics competition.
The project, developed by students from the University of Oviedo, consisted of the design and construction from scratch of an autonomous rover with an integrated drone, capable of carrying out exploration missions in simulated Martian environments.

NVIDIA and Nokia today announced a strategic alliance to add commercial-grade AI-RAN products powered by NVIDIA to Nokia’s RAN portfolio, enabling communications service providers to launch AI-native 5G-Advanced and 6G networks on NVIDIA platforms. NVIDIA will also invest $1 billion in Nokia at a subscription price of $6.01 per share. The investment is subject to customary closing conditions.

Global technology consultancy Juniper Research today published its new Connectivity Tech Horizon report, highlighting the three technologies expected to have the greatest impact on the telecommunications sector in the coming year. These are: