Briefs

The Eurona Telecom Group, a last-mile telecommunications operator, will be in charge of deploying and operating the WiFi network in Cartagena de Indias, Colombia, to meet the demand of 750,000 users per year, marking the start of its expansion in this Latin American country.

The discussions and conversations that took place this year in Doha (Qatar) will continue next year in Europe, as the ITU announced today that its next ITU Telecom World 2015 event will take place from October 12 to 15 in Budapest (Hungary).

Livingston has added Anritsu's comprehensive optical network field tester to its growing rental portfolio. The newly introduced MT1000A Network Master Pro is a compact and highly portable device optimized for performing a variety of field tests on optical transport network (OTN) infrastructure.

The FTTH Council Europe has launched a new initiative: "Women in Fibre". Building on and in collaboration with the European Commission's "Women in ICT" campaign, they aim to create a network of women working in the FTTH industry.

The ITU has launched an appeal for innovations, a global search for innovators, manufacturers, or entrepreneurs who are using technologies such as 3D printing or advanced robotics, or who are working in fields such as biomimicry, which uses technological innovations to imitate nature in order to solve problems

Telefónica is modernizing its networks and expanding its 4G network nationwide, significantly improving the performance and capacity of its radio network in Spain. The operator has selected Nokia Networks as a key supplier for radio access equipment and professional services in Andalusia, Galicia, Castile and León, and the Levante region for a three-year period.

MATELEC, the International Exhibition of Solutions for the Electrical and Electronic Industry, organized by IFEMA from October 28 to 31 at the Feria de Madrid, will provide a dedicated space for Telecommunications integrators, with the new Integrators Area.

• The command and control room market in North America and EMEA (including technology and services) is expected to grow from an estimated $3.2 billion in 2013 to nearly $4.4 billion in 2018 for public safety, transportation, and utilities.

The Metalworking and Transport Technology Centre, CETEMET, has successfully passed the AENOR (Spanish Association for Standardization and Certification) audit to obtain the UNE-EN 9100 aerospace certification.

On April 1, 2014, Rohde & Schwarz joined the M2M Alliance, the largest association for the machine-to-machine (M2M) sector. Jörg Köpp, responsible for the M2M/NFC market segment at Rohde & Schwarz, said: "Advanced human-to-machine and machine-to-machine (M2M) networks are completely changing our lives. They are opening up entirely new fields of application for our wireless testing solutions.".