Integrated Systems Events, the organizer of Integrated Systems Europe, has announced that its 2021 edition will take place at Gran Via, part of the Fira de Barcelona exhibition center in Spain, from February 2-5. The new location will become the permanent home for the world's largest AV and systems integration event.

Advantech announces the appointment of Alberto Prada Morales as Distribution Channel Director for Spain and Portugal. Alberto, whose appointment is effective immediately, is a telecommunications engineer who graduated in 2008 from the University of Seville.

Cisco and the General Directorate of Scholarships and Study Aid of the Ministry of Education and Research of the Community of Madrid have made official training available to teachers in Madrid in network technology, cybersecurity, Python programming and Linux LPI.

aeromax® and Cambium Networks have formalized an alliance to improve bandwidth and internet access quality across an 11,000 square kilometer area spanning Valencia, Alicante, Murcia, and Albacete. Thanks to this agreement, users in these areas, where terrestrial fiber optic deployment is not planned in most cases, will be able to enjoy bandwidth speeds of up to 100 Mbps and other additional services.

Commvault has announced a new collaboration agreement with Lucidworks, where both companies will begin working together to deliver new innovations in artificial intelligence (AI) to a constantly evolving backup and data protection market.

Samsung Electronics and Cisco have successfully completed a user trial based on various 5G technology demonstrations with Orange in Floresti, Cluj, Romania. Since the announcement of the first multi-vendor fixed wireless 5G trial in Europe by the three companies in February, the project has been running for a month and a half in several homes in Floresti, a district of Cluj, Romania.

Indra and the Polytechnic University of Madrid (UPM) have given a new boost to the construction of highly innovative solutions to improve the management of Smart Cities with the creation of a cyber-physical systems laboratory.

Fibercom and EXFO have signed an official distribution agreement for Spain and Andorra.

The telecommunications company Aire Networks has reached an agreement with Magnum Capital for the latter to become a shareholder. Since its founding in 2002, Aire Networks has experienced significant growth, positioning itself as one of the leading operators in the wholesale "quadruple play" telecommunications services market.

Schneider Electric celebrated the 17th edition of its annual IT Channel Gala on June 7th in a very special way. This was the first Iberian edition, held in Lisbon, under the motto "We are Together." The gala served as a meeting point for APC by Schneider Electric's IT wholesalers and a large representation of channel companies, bringing together more than one hundred professionals from Spain and Portugal.

Omron Corporation and Cisco Systems GK have agreed to collaborate by integrating Cisco's networking and security technology into Omron's programmable logic controllers (PLCs). Through this collaboration, the two companies will enhance the security of today's increasingly intelligent, IoT-enabled production facilities, while helping manufacturers achieve comprehensive, secure manufacturing.

Co-legislators meeting in Brussels in the presence of the European Commission have reached an agreement on the European Electronic Communications Code, legislation intended to revise the existing legal framework for telecommunications.

Fortinet has completed the acquisition of Bradford Networks, enhancing the Fortinet Security Fabric architecture by incorporating access control and IoT security solutions for large enterprises, providing greater visibility and security to their complex networks.

A consortium of twenty companies and organizations in the telecommunications sector has announced the successful completion of the European research project 5G-Crosshaul, coordinated by the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M). After three years of work, they have defined what is now the de facto concept of an integrated 5G transport network, a crucial step towards the implementation of the future 5G communications system.

Siemens Building Technologies has acquired Enlighted Inc., a Silicon Valley-based provider of smart building IoT (Internet of Things) systems. The company is a leading player in the smart building industry, bringing to market an advanced digital sensor system. Enlighted will be managed as a separate legal entity and subsidiary of Siemens Industry, Inc.

Schneider Electric is starting a series of events this May called "Tour Edge Iberia", in which the latest trends in Edge Computing will be presented by leading companies such as IDC and HPE.

APIEM (Professional Association of Electrical and Telecommunications Installers of Madrid) and FENERCOM (Energy Foundation of the Community of Madrid) organized an information session on May 9th about the Common Electrical Installations Renovation Plan to explain all the details of this incentive program. The session was attended by the Director General of FENERCOM, Elena González-Moñux, and the President of APIEM, Ángel Bonet, along with technicians from both institutions.

Nokia and its software-defined networking (SDN) company, Nuage Networks, are partnering with Telefónica Spain to build an open, elastic, and highly secure data center network infrastructure, dramatically expanding the agility, scale, and efficiency of its cloud-based services.

Patton has selected Madrid-based Serman-Pro to distribute its new FiberPlex product line. The FiberPlex product line focuses on the security and protection of data transmitted over fiber optic cables, including protection against electromagnetic and radio frequency interference.

Atos has acquired Air-Lynx, a French startup that manufactures next-generation professional radio networks based on 4G LTE market standards. With this acquisition, Atos completes its portfolio of tactical PMR and LTE solutions and positions itself in an expanding market focused on the professional evolution of mobile radio (PMR) to LTE and 5G standards.