Briefs

UNHCR, the UN Refugee Agency, and ITU, the UN agency for digital technologies, are honored to receive the President’s Award at the Global Mobile (GLOMO) Awards for their flagship joint initiative, Connectivity for Refugees, which supports access to meaningful, affordable and reliable connectivity for people forced to flee and their host communities.

The CNMC has updated the list of main operators in the national mobile telephony market for 2025 following the acquisition of Wewi Mobile by Vodafone Spain, authorized on November 5, 2025 (OP/DTSA/002/25).

Socionext and Innatera today announced a jointly developed human presence detection solution that combines 60 GHz FMCW radar with neuromorphic AI at the edge to deliver reliable, always-on detection with drastically reduced power consumption.

MMConecta announced the launch of its new 2026 Tariff, which came into effect on March 1, 2026. This new edition updates prices, commercial references and sales conditions for its entire product range, reinforcing the clarity and accessibility of information for distributors, installers and specifiers in the electrical and connectivity sector.

Airbus Defence and Space has secured a contract from Eutelsat to build an additional 340 OneWeb low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites. Together with the previous batch of 100 satellites acquired in December 2024, this brings the total number of satellites ordered by Eutelsat to 440. These new satellites will ensure the continued operation of the OneWeb constellation.

The world's first commercial mobile service based on 5G Core SaaS, powered by Nokia and Amazon Web Services (AWS), is now operational with Belgian company Citymesh, marking a new era in how telecom providers can build and scale their networks.

Indra Group and the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) strengthen their strategic collaboration by creating a new chair focused on advanced research in quantum technologies, radio frequency, applied electromagnetism and space technology.

The GAIA Cluster coordinates the development of a total of 36 practical applications based on quantum technology, aimed at their incorporation into strategic productive sectors throughout the current year within the framework of the project “APP-TC: Public-private alliance in quantum technologies for the intelligent development of the country”.

As companies rush to adopt AI, weak databases are preventing more than half (58%) of organizations in the United States and Canada from generating value, contributing to an estimated $108 billion in wasted global AI investment each year, according to a new report from Hitachi Vantara.

The World Economic Forum (WEF) has designated Siemens' factory in Nanjing, China, as a Lighthouse Factory, adding it to the WEF's Global Lighthouse Network, which brings together the world's most advanced operating sites. Recognized in the productivity category, the Nanjing factory achieved exceptional cost and quality performance through digital twins and continuous AI-driven transformation.