Atos announces the award of a major contract in Lot 1 (Technical Operations Services) of the European Commission's CLOUD II dynamic purchasing system (DPS 2) – Mini-Tender 17 (MC17) for cybersecurity services. With a maximum value of €326 million, this contract ranks among the most significant cybersecurity service agreements in Europe.

In a further demonstration of its commitment to the engineering of the future, Phoenix Contact joins as a technology partner to the Uniovi e-Tech Racing university team, supporting the development of its new Habrok Evo electric single-seater, with which it will compete in the 2026 Formula Student Spain season at the Montmeló circuit.

Nokia, together with Datwyler IT Infra, Intel, and the Switzerland Innovation Park Biel/Bienne (SIPBB), has unveiled a pioneering hub for startups and non-profit organizations to accelerate industrial digitalization through advanced private 5G and AI-powered solutions. This initiative will drive groundbreaking innovations in efficiency, safety, and sustainability across key sectors such as healthcare, mobility, energy, and manufacturing.

TP-Link has announced the release of two updates for its Omada professional networking and VIGI smart video surveillance solutions as part of its ongoing commitment to fostering innovation and technological advancements that keep the company at the forefront of the market.

Nokia and Deutsche Bahn (DB), the German national railway company, have deployed the world's first commercial 1900 MHz (n101) 5G radio network solution with a standalone (SA) 5G core, operating on outdoor test tracks. This industrial breakthrough positions DB to leverage a modern mobile network on a frequency band dedicated to 5G rail communications in Europe.

Startical, a company formed by ENAIRE and Indra, has achieved a world first: the transmission of data between an aircraft and air traffic control using VHF communications sent from space in real time. This breakthrough follows the success in May of the first real-time voice communication via satellite between a pilot and an air traffic controller.

According to the "Connecting Humanity Action Blueprint" report published today by the International Telecommunication Union (ITU), the United Nations agency in charge of digital technologies, and the Communications, Space and Technology Commission (CST) of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, achieving universal and meaningful Internet connectivity by 2030 could require an investment of between $2.6 and $2.8 trillion at current prices.

According to the AI ​​Networks for AI Workloads report recently published by Dell'Oro Group, Ethernet is winning the battle against InfiniBand in AI back-end networks, which could generate nearly $80 billion in data center switch sales over the next five years.

Nokia announced today that it will support the Medusa submarine cable system, a project owned by AFR-IX Telecom. The revolutionary new submarine fiber optic network will connect the Atlantic coast, the Mediterranean Sea, and the Red Sea, creating a new high-capacity digital corridor in the region that will boost connectivity, innovation, and economic growth across the area.

 The European Space Agency (ESA) has successfully established an optical transmit and receive link with Deep Space Optical Communications (DSOC) experiment aboard its Psyche mission, located 265 million kilometers away, using two ground-based optical stations developed for this purpose in Greece.

The CNMC has published an article on its website summarizing the most relevant events in the national telecommunications market during 2024. The article summarizes the year in 10 key facts, which we list below:

Ten facts that explain what happened in the telecoms market in 2024

Giga, the ITU-UNICEF initiative that helps governments connect all schools to the internet by 2030, officially opened its Giga Connectivity Hub in Geneva, Switzerland, today. Located on the Biotech Campus, the new headquarters of the joint initiative will serve as a space for collaboration and innovation, bringing together governments, the private sector, international organizations, and other stakeholders.

BSRIA is finalizing its annual report on the cabling market in 16 countries and a global report. To the surprise of most stakeholders, the global structured cabling market grew by 10% in 2024, driven by strong sales growth for data centers. Sales of products installed in LANs increased slightly, while sales of data center products grew by almost 35% worldwide.

Harwin presented a new report on the U.S. connector market at this year's EDS Leadership Summit in Las Vegas. Titled "Connecting with North America," the report summarizes the key findings of the company's exclusive 2025 survey of connector specifiers across the United States.

NordVPN, a leading cybersecurity company, announces the addition of post-quantum encryption (PQE) across all its VPN applications. The first version supporting this technology was implemented in the Linux app last year. In 2025, NordVPN extended this feature to Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android, including Android TV and tvOS.

The race for AI supremacy is in full swing, but the threat of a trade war casts a shadow over the market outlook. Uncertainty surrounding future trade policies is enough to lower forecasts for 2025. Many projects will be delayed this year, except for the most urgent ones. This could be an opportunity for companies and countries to gain an advantage in the AI ​​race, but none are immune to the uncertainty. 

ZincFive®, a provider of nickel-zinc (NiZn) battery-based solutions for instantaneous power applications, has published its second annual 2025 Data Center Energy Storage Industry Outlook Report in collaboration with Data Center Frontier. This report offers a comprehensive view of the evolving energy storage landscape, featuring insights from industry professionals worldwide.

XDC Properties, a subsidiary of Stoneshield Capital, has announced a new project with the Government of Cantabria, known as the 'Altamira Project'. The initiative involves the development of a technology campus that will house a large-capacity, 500 MW data center. This represents a €3.6 billion investment in the region, the largest ever received, and Quark is participating in its design and development. The project will boost the economic, technological, and social development of Cantabria. Development is estimated to begin in the first quarter of 2025, with operations commencing in 2032.

Anritsu Corporation is pleased to announce the expansion of its vector signal frequency up to 44 GHz by combining Anritsu's MG3710E vector signal generator with frequency converters from TMY Technology, Inc. (TMYTEK). This solution supports various tests required for the development and manufacturing of 5G and satellite application products.

Red Hat, Inc. and Axiom Space will collaborate on Axiom Space's Data Center Unit-1 (AxDCU-1), scheduled for launch to the International Space Station in spring 2025. Powered by Red Hat Device Edge, the data processing prototype will undergo testing on the space station and demonstrate the initial capabilities of the Orbital Data Center (ODC).