Telefónica has presented a pioneering innovation project in Spain based on plastic optical fiber (POF), a home connectivity solution that is easy to install and guarantees speeds of up to 1Gbps for customers.

The European Investment Bank (EIB) and the Prysmian Group announce that they have agreed on €110 million in financing to support the Group's 2017-2020 R&D plans in Europe.
Specifically, the EIB financing will be used for:

The technology center will develop the control and security systems for the Large Synoptic Survey Telescope (LSST), the world's most advanced telescope, which will become operational in Chile in 2020.

The University of A Coruña (UDC) and Grupo Telecon have signed an agreement establishing the Handytronic Chair in Bioinformatics for Health Sciences. The agreement was signed by Julio Abalde, Rector of the UDC, and Jacobo Penide, CEO of Grupo Telecon.

The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) has launched a global research project commissioned by Telstra, which assesses business executives' confidence in their city environment and its ability to support companies' digital ambitions.

Fujitsu and the Advanced Remanufacturing and Technology Center (ARTC) have announced a strategic partnership to accelerate the pace of digital transformation for the factory of the future. The collaboration aims to enable companies of all sizes to leverage the potential of smart manufacturing solutions.

Luca de Meo, President of SEAT, and Luis Miguel Gilpérez, President of Telefónica España, have signed an agreement that seeks to enhance joint work between both companies in the development of innovative initiatives in the automotive industry.

Schneider Electric is a Silver Plus sponsor of the Gartner Symposium ITXPO, the world's most important gathering of CIOs and Senior IT Executives, which takes place from November 5 to 9 in Barcelona.

ZTE Corporation has announced its partnership with Wind Tre and Open Fiber, Italy's largest mobile operator and Italy's largest wholesale fiber network operator, respectively, to develop Europe's first pre-commercial 5G network in the 3.6 to 3.8 GHz band.

Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions and Carbon Black have signed a global collaboration agreement for the distribution of their portfolio of cybersecurity solutions, including Cb Defense, the manufacturer's innovative Next-Generation Antivirus (NGAV) solution.

The CyberSecurity4Rail conference held on October 4th in Brussels between railway industry executives and information security experts has strongly endorsed the formation of a pan-European Information Sharing and Analysis Centre (ISAC) for the railway sector.

The Spanish financial sector has already left the worst of the crisis behind, with digital transformation being one of the key factors that will determine the future of banking and insurance. In fact, according to IDC Research Spain, banks will invest between 10% and 24% of their IT budget in digital transformation projects in 2018.

Nokia and Bosch Connected Devices and Solutions GmbH have announced a strategic alliance to enable companies and communications service providers to more easily deploy industrial IoT solutions, from sensors to applications.

Fluke Networks presents the LinkWare Live Affiliate Program and invites companies and developers to create services and products integrated with the LinkWare Live cloud platform that benefit and better serve cabling contractors and installers.

On April 12, 2018, the best European talents from 120 campuses will compete in the fourth edition of the Morpheus Cup to showcase their skills and highlight their most innovative projects.