(IN BRIEF) Thales has opened a new cortAIx AI accelerator site in Germany, expanding its global network to five locations and reinforcing its focus on trustworthy AI for critical defence and security systems. The German cortAIx hub will develop resilient … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Defence, France, Germany, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged AI research and development, AI sovereignty, artificial intelligence, Autonomous systems, Christoph Ruffner, cortAIx, critical systems, Cybersecurity, Defence Technology, ethical AI, Germany, military applications, NATO countries, resilient AI, security systems, Thales, Thales Germany, Thales Launches cortAIx Germany to Advance Trusted AI for Defence and Security, trusted AI
(IN BRIEF) Indra Group has been awarded a major long-term contract by Transport for London to operate and evolve London’s ticketing and access control systems through 2034, with options extending to 2039. Valued at up to £845 million, the project … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Management, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics, United Kingdom
Tagged Access Control, Account Based Ticketing, Ángel Escribano, back office systems, Cybersecurity, digital transformation, Indra Group, Indra Secures £524 Million TfL Agreement to Power the Future of London’s Public Transport Ticketing, London public transport, Oyster Card, payment gateways, public transportation technology, smart mobility, sustainable transport, TfL, ticketing systems, Transport for London, turnstiles, UK mobility market, urban mobility, validators
(IN BRIEF) CVC DIF has entered exclusive negotiations to acquire an approximately 88% stake in Celeste, a French B2B digital infrastructure operator serving businesses and municipalities across France and Switzerland. The investment, made through CVC DIF’s Value-Add IV fund, will … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, France, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Investment, Luxembourg, Management, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged B2B connectivity, Celeste, Cloud services, CVC DIF, CVC DIF Makes First Value Add IV Investment with Planned Acquisition of Celeste, CVC DIF to Support Celeste’s Growth in Cloud and Cybersecurity Through Majority Investment, Cybersecurity, data centres, DIF Value Add IV fund, digital infrastructure, fibre connectivity, fibre network, France Switzerland businesses, French digital infrastructure, InfraVia Capital Partners, Nicolas Aubé, private equity infrastructure, resilient digital services
(IN BRIEF) SGS has acquired Panacea Infosec, a global information security and payment security specialist headquartered in India, to strengthen its Digital Trust portfolio. The acquisition expands SGS’s cybersecurity, data protection and PCI/DSS compliance capabilities across key international markets and … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Investment, Management, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged compliance assurance, Cybersecurity, data protection, digital risk management, digital trust, Géraldine Picaud, global cybersecurity markets, Information Security, Panacea Infosec, payment security, PCI/DSS, privacy services, SGS, SGS Strengthens Information Security Offering with Acquisition of Panacea Infosec, testing inspection certification
(IN BRIEF) The University of Exeter has partnered with Cystel Limited to launch a new executive education programme focused on strategic foresight, governance, and risk management in the emerging quantum economy. Set to begin in the new year, the programme … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Education, Environment, Science, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged AI governance, business leadership, Cybersecurity, Cystel Limited, Defence Data Research Centre, executive education, professional development, quantum computing, quantum economy, quantum risk management, strategic foresight, UK innovation, University of Exeter, University of Exeter Business School, University of Exeter partners with Cystel to address strategic leadership challenges of the quantum era
(IN BRIEF) Spain has awarded Airbus Helicopters four contracts covering the purchase of 100 helicopters under the National Helicopter Plan, representing the largest helicopter acquisition ever managed by the Ministry of Defence’s DGAM. The order includes H135, H145M, H175M, and … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Defence, Financial, France, Government, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Spain, Technology
Tagged aerospace jobs Spain, Airbus Helicopters, Albacete industrial site, Bruno Even, Cybersecurity, defence procurement, DGAM, digital campus, FAMET, H135, H145M, H175M, helicopter modernisation, helicopter training centre, HForce system, María Amparo Valcarce García, military aviation, National Helicopter Plan, NH90, Spain Awards Airbus Helicopters Largest Ever DGAM Helicopter Procurement, Spain Ministry of Defence, Spanish Air and Space Force, Spanish armed forces, Spanish Navy, special operations, tactical transport
(IN BRIEF) Axis Communications has launched the AXIS Q9227-SLV Corner Camera, a compact, ligature-resistant solution designed for prisons and psychiatric wards. Featuring 5 MP resolution, wide-area coverage with no blind spots, invisible IR illumination and built-in two-way audio, the camera … Read the full press release
Posted in Electronics & Machinery, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Security & Safety, Sweden, Technology
Tagged AI analytics, anti ligature design, AXIS Audio Analytics, Axis Communications, Axis Edge Vault, Axis Introduces AXIS Q9227-SLV Camera with AI Analytics for High Risk Institutional Settings, AXIS Object Analytics, AXIS Q9227-SLV, corner camera, Cybersecurity, deep learning processing unit, invisible infrared illumination, ligature resistant camera, prison security, privacy masking, psychiatric wards, two way audio, video surveillance
(IN BRIEF) Thales has introduced its AI Security Fabric, a new framework created to address the fast-emerging threats surrounding Agentic AI systems, LLM-powered applications, and retrieval-augmented workflows. The platform delivers the first dedicated runtime protections designed for AI environments, targeting … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), France, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged agentic AI, AI Adoption, AI Security Fabric, AI threats, cloud security, Cybersecurity, data leakage, encryption, enterprise data protection, enterprise security, GenAI, key management, LLM applications, model manipulation, New Thales platform expands runtime protection for enterprise AI ecosystems and sensitive data, on-premise security, OWASP Top 10, prompt injection, RAG security, runtime security, Sebastien Cano, Thales
(IN BRIEF) Tata Steel has awarded ANDRITZ a contract to supply an acid regeneration plant for its Port Talbot Works in Wales, supporting a major capacity increase in the site’s pickling line. The new facility, due for commissioning in late … Read the full press release
Posted in Austria, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Metals and Minerals, Technology, United Kingdom
Tagged 1.2 million mtpy, 1.8 million mtpy, 340 l/h regeneration capacity, 6, acid regeneration plant, Andritz, ANDRITZ to deliver high-efficiency acid regeneration facility for Tata Steel’s Welsh operations, automation, commissioning 2027, Cybersecurity, ECOmode, emissions control technology, energy efficiency, Paul Boxer, pickling line capacity expansion, Port Talbot Works, Q4 2025 order intake, steel production sustainability, Tata Steel, waste acid recycling
(IN BRIEF) Thales and Arab International Optronics have expanded their long-standing partnership to support Egypt’s efforts to strengthen technological self-reliance and industrial capability in defence and advanced systems. The reinforced cooperation spans six key areas, including the launch of a … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Aviation & Aerospace, Defence, Energy, Gas & Oil, France, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged AI, AIO, Arab International Optronics, Cybersecurity, Defence Technology, EGYPT, Egyptian Armed Forces, electro-optical manufacturing, fire control systems, handheld thermal imagers, optronics, RCWS, regional technology hub, Sherif Barakat, supply chain cooperation, surveillance and defence systems manufactured in Egypt, Surveillance systems, technological sovereignty, Thales, Thales Academy, Thales deepens cooperation with AIO to develop advanced training
Consortium partners meet in Rome to align on project advances, pilot deployment and next steps towards trustworthy European data spaces. The project moves from design to real-world implementation, validating privacy-preserving and self-sovereign identity solutions. (IN BRIEF) TrustED has reached a … Read the full press release
Posted in Banks, European Union, Germany, Healthcare, Italy, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Portugal, Security & Safety, Spain, Switzerland, Technology, Telecom, Turkey
Tagged 5G, 6G, Alberto Pedrouzo, artificial intelligence, Centro Hospitalar Universitario de Coimbra, Cybersecurity, Cybersocial Lab, data, data controllers, data ecosystems, Data Governance, data sovereignty, data spaces, data standards, digital trust, Drones, EU Recovery and Resilience Facility, European Digital Identity Framework, European Strategy for Data, European Union, federated learning, Fondazione Mondo Digitale, Fraunhofer, Fraunhofer AISEC, Fraunhofer ISST, Fundación Cibervoluntarios, Gradiant, Horizon Europe, ICT technology, identity, Ignacio Alamillo, Infocert SPA, KPMG, photonic technologies, Pietro Bartoccioni, privacy, privacy-preserving technologies, Promptly, quantum technologies, SECURITY, self-sovereign identity, SESTEK, smart industry, SSI, SSI technologies, transparency, Tree Technology, TrustED
(IN BRIEF) Nokia will upgrade the communications infrastructure at Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport using its mission-critical IP/MPLS solution, replacing the current systems in Terminals 1 and 2 and significantly strengthening cybersecurity, reliability, and operational efficiency. Delivered with HwaCom Systems, the … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Finland, Infrastructure & Utilities, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged 7210 Service Access System, 7250 Interconnect Routers, 7750 Service Router, airport communications, airport digital transformation, aviation infrastructure, Cybersecurity, HwaCom Systems, IP/MPLS, mission-critical networks, Network Service Platform, Nokia, passenger growth, Stuart Hendry, Taiwan airport upgrade, Taoyuan International Airport, Taoyuan International Airport Strengthens Security and Operations Through Nokia’s Next-Generation Network Upgrade, Terminal 1, Terminal 2, TIAC
(IN BRIEF) Eviden, the Atos Group brand specializing in mission-critical and cybersecurity technologies, has received a contract extension from the Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection to continue maintaining and upgrading Polyalert, the nationwide population alerting system, through 2031 with … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, France, Government, Industrial, News, Security & Safety, Switzerland, Technology
Tagged advanced computing, Alertswiss, Atos Group, civil protection, critical communications, Cybersecurity, emergency alerting, Eviden, FOCP, FOCP Extends Agreement with Eviden to Strengthen Switzerland’s Mission-Critical Alerting Infrastructure Through 2031, homeland security, Managed Services, Martin Thüring, Mission-Critical Systems, Polyalert, Polycom, population warning system, Public Safety, Swiss Federal Office for Civil Protection, Switzerland
(IN BRIEF) Bosch and its research partners have published the final results of ConnRAD, a three-year project focused on strengthening the resilience and safety of connected and automated driving systems. The project developed new methods that allow vehicles and infrastructure … Read the full press release
Posted in Automotive, Business, Electronics & Machinery, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Investment, News, Technology, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged automated driving, Bosch, Connected, connected mobility, ConnRAD, Cybersecurity, DCAITI, distributed systems, Federal Ministry of Research Technology and Space, Fraunhofer FOKUS, Fraunhofer IEM, Functional safety, hardware authentication, htw saar, Infineon Technologies AG, lidar, metadata, New ConnRAD Research Findings Strengthen V2X Reliability and Safety for Future Automated Mobility Systems, radar, resilience, smart infrastructure, Technische Universität München, teleoperated driving, TÜV SÜD, Universität Ulm, V2X, V2X communication, Vehicle-to-Everything
(IN BRIEF) The European Investment Fund (EIF) has invested €20 million in TIN Capital’s European Cyber Tech Fund V, supported by Invest-NL and other institutional and private investors, bringing the fund’s total to more than €80 million. The investment, part … Read the full press release
Posted in European Union, Financial, Investment, Luxembourg, Netherlands, Security & Safety, Small Business, Technology
Tagged AI, Cecilia Thorfinn, Cybersecurity, Cybersecurity Act, cybersecurity innovation, data privacy, digital autonomy, Digital Resilience, DORA, EIB Group, EIF and Invest-NL boost TIN Capital’s €80 million Cybersecurity Fund to secure Europe’s digital future, Europe, European Cyber Tech Fund V, European Investment Fund, Invest-NL, InvestEU, Michael Lucassen, NIS2, Robert de Groot, technology investment, TIN Capital
(IN BRIEF) KPN will invest more than €5 billion by 2030 in fiber expansion, 5G, AI, and cybersecurity as part of its updated Connect, Activate & Grow strategy. The telecom leader is raising its fiber coverage goal from 80% to … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Management, Netherlands, News, Technology, Telecom, Travel
Tagged #BetterInternet, 5G, AI, and Green Connectivity, CO2 reduction, Connect Activate & Grow, Cybersecurity, DDoS protection, Digital Resilience, digitalization, electric vehicle fleet, fiber network, green electricity, infrastructure investment, Joost Farwerck, KPN, KPN Expands Digital Ambitions with Major Investments in AI, KPN Extra Veilig Internet, KPN SuperVeilig, Netherlands, network resilience, NL-ix, Sovereign Cloud, Strategy Update, sustainable internet
(IN BRIEF) Nokia has teamed up with OneLayer to strengthen the cybersecurity and asset visibility of private 5G and LTE networks for utility grid modernization. The partnership merges Nokia’s mission-critical private networking and NetGuard security suite with OneLayer’s OT asset … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Finland, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, News, Technology, Telecom
Tagged asset management, Core Enterprise Solutions, Cybersecurity, Dave Mor, digital transformation, grid modernization, IoT, LTE, NetGuard, network visibility, Nokia, Nokia and OneLayer unite to secure private 5G and LTE networks for utility grid transformation, Nokia enhances private 5G/LTE grid security through strategic collaboration with OneLayer, OneLayer, OneLayer Bridge, Operational Efficiency, OT security, Prakash Sagadopan, Private 5G, telecommunications, utilities, Zero Trust
(IN BRIEF) KPN, Odido, and Vodafone have launched CAMARA-based API security services in collaboration with the COIN association and GSMA Open Gateway, setting a new national standard for digital security in the Netherlands. These solutions — Number Verification and KYC … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Management, Netherlands, News, Security & Safety, Technology, Telecom
Tagged and Vodafone Unite to Combat Online Fraud Through CAMARA-Based API Security Services, API security, CAMARA, COIN association, CPaaS integration, Cybersecurity, digital fraud prevention, digital trust, Dutch telecom industry, Dutch Telecom Sector Adopts GSMA Open Gateway Standards to Strengthen National Digital Security, GSMA, GSMA Open Gateway, Henry Calvert, KPN, KYC Match, Linux Foundation, mobile identity verification, Netherlands, Number Verification, Odido, online safety, telecom innovation, vodafone
(IN BRIEF) Vodafone Group has agreed to acquire Skaylink GmbH, a Germany-based cloud, AI, and cybersecurity specialist, for €175 million from funds managed by Waterland. The deal, expected to close by March 2026 following regulatory approval, will enable Vodafone Business … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business, Financial, Germany, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Internet & Online, Investment, Ireland, Management, News, Technology, Telecom, Transportation & Logistics
Tagged acquisition, AI, aws, business customers, cloud computing, Cybersecurity, digital innovation, digital transformation, enterprise technology, Europe, Germany, infrastructure, Managed Services, Microsoft Azure, regulatory approval, Skaylink, vodafone, Vodafone Business, Vodafone Strengthens Digital Transformation Strategy Through €175 Million Purchase of Skaylink GmbH, Waterland, €175 million
(IN BRIEF) Schneider Electric has introduced Schneider Boost Pro, a scalable battery energy storage system designed for European commercial and industrial users to manage energy more efficiently, lower costs, and maintain operational continuity. The system supports renewable energy integration, electric … Read the full press release
Posted in Artificial Intelligence (AI), Denmark, Energy, Gas & Oil, Industrial, Infrastructure & Utilities, Science, Technology
Tagged AI-driven insights, Anthony Song, battery energy storage, commercial buildings, Cybersecurity, EcoStruxure Microgrid Advisor, Energy management, energy transition, EV charging infrastructure, grid stability, industrial energy solutions, renewable energy, Schneider Boost Pro, Schneider Electric, Schneider Electric expands energy resilience in Europe with scalable Schneider Boost Pro battery storage system, sustainability
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