ZTE announces the signing of an agreement with German network operator Telefónica Deutschland and the Düsseldorf Health Department, the capital of the state of Rhine-Westphalia in northern Germany.
The three parties will open the first open laboratory for healthy aging within a connected home in the German city at the beginning of the second quarter of 2016.

Minsait and Libelium have reached an agreement to offer highly innovative solutions in the fields of Smart Cities and Internet of Things, thanks to the incorporation of Libelium's wireless sensor and gateway technology into FEEP IoT Platform Sofia2, Minsait's Internet of Things platform.

Red Hat, Inc. and Eurotech have announced a collaboration to simplify IoT integration and accelerate IoT project deployments. Red Hat and Eurotech have combined their complementary technologies to build an end-to-end IoT architecture that will bridge the gap between operations and information technology.

Arrow Enterprise Computing Solutions, a business division of Arrow Electronics Inc., has announced the distribution of the new range of VCE VxRail hyperconverged appliances from manufacturers VMware and EMC, expanding the comprehensive and innovative portfolio of solutions that the wholesaler offers to the channel on EMC and VMware solutions.

HISPASAT and QUANTIS, along with its Moroccan subsidiary NORTIS, have signed a contract to provide satellite broadband service in North Africa. The agreement between the two companies establishes the use of the Ka-band capacity of the Hispasat 30W-6 satellite until the end of its estimated fifteen-year lifespan, for a sum close to €125 million.  

EET EUROPARTS has signed a national collaboration agreement with Toshiba Spain, the Spanish subsidiary of the Japanese company dedicated to the manufacture of electrical and electronic devices, headquartered in Tokyo, and which currently ranks 7th in the list of major global companies in its sector, and 5th worldwide in laptop sales.

Telefónica has announced a collaboration with Intel in defining next-generation mobile networks known as 5G (5th generation). Both companies will conduct testing activities on pre-standard 5G technologies, using experimental systems or pre-commercial versions with enhanced capabilities of existing systems.

Arrow Electronics announces that it has signed a distribution agreement with Siretta, the leading provider of M2M wireless products, specializing in wireless modems, cloud-based software, and M2M application solutions.

ShoreTel® has announced the acquisition of Corvisa LLC, a provider of cloud-based communications solutions, from Novation Companies, Inc. This acquisition is expected to increase cloud revenue growth by 30% in 2017 by enhancing ShoreTel's solutions and architecture in four key areas:

EET Europarts continues its expansion with the acquisition of the Swedish distributor, Barex AB. Just a few months after acquiring the Norwegian distributor Barex AS, and the Norwegian company CashPOS, EET Europarts has secured another strategic acquisition that will further strengthen the company's already strong position in the Nordic market.

Royal DSM, a global science-based company active in health, nutrition, and materials, is pleased to announce a new multi-year agreement between Corning Incorporated, a global fiber optic company, and DSM, the world's leading fiber optic coatings company, which will deliver best-in-class solutions for the telecommunications industry.

Nlyte, a data center infrastructure management (DCIM) company, has acquired FieldView Solutions. In 2015, FieldView introduced the first DCSM solution on the market, which goes beyond infrastructure management to help organizations deliver services to their customers in the most efficient and cost-effective way possible.

With growth exceeding 150% in the last year and more than 10 new clients signed every week, Matooma continues its rapid development. Increasingly attracting the attention of telecommunications giants, the French company announces the addition of Telefónica to its list of international partners.

NetApp announces that it has completed its acquisition of SolidFire. SolidFire combines the performance and economics of all-flash storage with a web-scale architecture that radically simplifies data center operations and enables rapid deployment of new applications.

HP Inc. Spain and the Hotel Technology Institute (ITH) have signed an agreement with the aim of helping Spanish hotels improve their customer service through the use of technology.

EET Europarts continues its expansion with the acquisition of the Norwegian company CashPOS Systems AS. EET Europarts has achieved a strong position within the POS and Auto ID product sector. This is partly due to acquisitions and partly due to strategic distribution agreements with several leading companies in this sector.

AXTEL, SAB de CV has announced that 97% of its shareholders approved the merger of AXTEL and Onexa, SA de CV, whose sole asset is Alestra, S. de RL de CV. Additionally, on January 11, 2016, the National Banking and Securities Commission ("CNBV") issued the necessary exception to proceed with the merger without making a public offering.

Ciena Corporation has signed a definitive agreement with TeraXion Inc. to acquire its high-speed photonic component (HSPC) assets for approximately $32 million in cash.

CLX Communications and CLX Communications, Symsoft's operator division, have signed a global licensing agreement whereby Ericsson will license Symsoft SMS software to mobile network operators.

Vodafone Spain and Cisco have announced a strategic collaboration agreement designed to boost the adoption of Virtual Private Network (VPN) and fixed data connectivity solutions for businesses. Customers will now be able to benefit from the most comprehensive and competitive offering from two leading companies, combining Cisco's VPN equipment and solutions with Vodafone's fixed data connectivity services.