A Japanese consortium of joint research partners, including the National Institute of Informatics (NII), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone Corporation (NTT), Nippon Telegraph and Telephone East Corporation (NTT EAST) and Fujitsu Limited, has announced that they have built the world's longest transmission link at 1.2 Tbps per optical wavelength and achieved full-performance transmission and the world's highest capacity data transfer at over 1 Tbps using a pair of 1-socket general-purpose servers on October 17, 2023.

The Eclipse Foundation, one of the world’s largest open source software foundations, today announced the results of its 2023 IoT & Edge Developer Survey. Conducted by the Eclipse IoT Working Group and the Eclipse Sparkplug Working Group, the survey provides critical insights into the IoT and edge computing market, the challenges developers face, and the opportunities for businesses in the open source ecosystem for IoT and edge environments. This technical survey, now in its ninth year, is the most important in the IoT and edge sector.

High-tech innovation in Europe and Latin America is paving the way for unprecedented collaboration and trade between the two vibrant regions. Integrated Systems Europe (ISE) will explore these opportunities at a new summit to be held on January 30 and 31, 2024.

Boldyn Networks has agreed to acquire Cellnex's private networks business unit. This largely includes EDZCOM, a Finnish company and European market pioneer that designs, builds, and operates private 4G and 5G networks, primarily for industrial customers in the manufacturing, port, oil and gas, power generation, and mining sectors. The agreement further advances Boldyn's private networks strategy and positions it at the forefront of driving digital transformation and Industry 4.0 innovation.

CyrusOne has completed the civil works for its new data center in Madrid, MAD1, with its commissioning expected in the fourth quarter of 2024. CyrusOne acquired more than two hectares in Alcobendas in 2021. The data center consists of a two-story building, with a total load of 18 megawatts (MW), in more than 6,000 square meters of IT space.

Telxius will extend its high-capacity Tikal submarine cable to Cancún, Mexico. Tikal was announced jointly with América Móvil in January 2023 to connect Puerto Barrios, Guatemala, with Boca Raton, Florida. Telxius will independently lead the extension project to Cancún, for which the corresponding supply contract with ASN is already in place.

The Saltoki Group has just launched its new fiber optic laboratory. Located at the company's facilities in Vitoria, it will allow its installer clients throughout Spain to have access to pre-connectorized fiber optic cables ready for installation.

With Rutronik IT Electronics, the broadline distributor of electronic components is launching a new division and opening a new business segment. Rutronik IT Electronics caters to the needs of IT system integrators and distributors. It offers a diverse product portfolio of PC components and complete systems, covering everything necessary to build everything from business or gaming PCs to servers or complete data centers.

Edzcom has joined forces with OMRON to accelerate digitalization across industries through automation and reliable connectivity. The partnership is part of OMRON's Innovation Network, dedicated to developing comprehensive solutions that meet all of its customers' technological requirements.

The final chapter in the power plant closure process concludes with the closure date set for the San Marcial copper plant in San Sebastián, as published on the CNMC blog. Thus, the days of all copper-fired power plants are now numbered.

The San Marcial exchange is located in the heart of San Sebastián's historic center, where Telefónica has faced difficulties deploying the fiber optic network that will replace copper wiring in this part of the city. The closure of this exchange was announced in 2016, with completion scheduled for five years later, in October 2021, but it was postponed due to the aforementioned deployment difficulties.

IMDEA Networks and the Carlos III University of Madrid (UC3M) have presented SLICES-ES, a European infrastructure for experimenting with the information and communication technologies of the future, which will be based in Madrid, most likely at the university's facilities. This scientific instrument, which will begin operating in 2024, with some initial services already running since October 2023, will be made available to the research community to carry out complex experiments in the field of digital sciences.

The Information Technology (IT) sector has experienced significant growth in Spain in recent years, and Statista projects an annual growth rate of 7.28% between 2023 and 2028. However, this expansion has also highlighted a new challenge: a shortage of qualified specialists to fill the numerous vacancies in the market. Additional figures from the National Statistics Institute (INE) indicate that the unemployment rate in the IT sector is significantly lower than in other professional fields, further underscoring the lack of available specialists.

According to a report published by Dell'Oro Group, revenue from optical transport equipment grew 5% year-over-year in the second quarter of 2023. This was the third consecutive quarter in which the optical market's growth rate exceeded estimates.

Sateliot and Telefónica—through its Telefónica Tech and Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS) divisions—have successfully extended the reach of the 5G network into space for the first time in telecommunications history, paving the way for mass access to connectivity anywhere on the planet. The trial was successfully tested end-to-end, providing satellite coverage and extending Telefónica's cellular network via standard GSMA roaming. The trial was overseen by the European Space Agency (ESA).

Fractus' antenna technology is now venturing into the healthcare sector. The company has developed an innovative wireless implantable device technology that revolutionizes how doctors remotely monitor their patients and increases the adoption of telehealth services by leveraging wireless connectivity.

The operator BLUETEL WIFI has officially joined as an authorized telecommunications operator the UNICO DEMANDA RURAL program managed by the satellite operator Hispasat to be a provider of the Conéctate35: Internet by Satellite service, which offers an immediate solution to the digital divide in the rural world.

The initiative is part of the UNICO Rural Demand Program, which subsidizes all the costs of equipment, installation and start-up of Internet access, so that the user will only have to pay for the service, 35 euros per month, having a broadband Internet access of 100 Mbps download and 5 Mbps upload, which in 2024 will increase to 200 Mbps and 10 Mbps respectively.

Sateliot has signed a collaboration agreement with the technology group Giesecke+Devrient (G+D) and its subsidiary Pod Group to launch the first iSIM card with both cellular and satellite connectivity, enabling it to offer users worldwide coverage. The automatic switching between cellular and satellite communication will occur on IoT devices equipped with G+D's SIM technology thanks to this iSIM card, which allows for the simultaneous use of both networks. When a terrestrial cellular connection is unavailable, roaming to a satellite network will be automatic. This will eliminate the connectivity problems currently experienced at sea and in remote and rural areas.

Farice, a provider of international capacity from Iceland to mainland Europe, is leveraging Ciena's GeoMesh Extreme submarine network solution, powered by WaveLogic 5 Extreme coherent optics, to support its recently launched IRIS cable system connecting southwest Iceland to Galway, Ireland, with onward connectivity to the UK, Denmark and the Nordic countries.

Nabiax has begun expansion work on its data center located in Alcalá de Henares. Specifically, the Alcalá Data Center campus will increase its installed capacity by 47% by the end of the year, going from the current 15.1 MW IT capacity to more than 22 MW. This expansion is part of the company's plan to reach 100 MW of installed IT capacity in the coming years.

Globe Telecom, which markets its services through the group company FIBERGREEN, has deployed the first network in Europe based on Cambium Networks' CnWave 26GHz fixed wireless 5G technology, supplied by Sistelec. The new network provides a high-speed, low-latency wireless connection, allowing users to enjoy a faster and smoother browsing experience.