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Telefónica to launch two Edge nodes in the Canary Islands

Telefónica puts the Canary Islands at the heart of its digital strategy

Borja Ochoa, president of Telefónica España, has placed the Canary Islands at the centre of the company’s technological strategy by confirming that the archipelago will host two of the 17 Edge nodes planned across Spain. This commitment reinforces the islands’ position as a key territory for leading digital transformation in Europe.

A strategic role in the national digital ecosystem

Speaking at the “Canarias conecta: Present and future of the digital transformation of the Canary Islands” event in Santa Cruz de Tenerife, organised in collaboration with APD Canarias and alongside regional government president Fernando Clavijo, Ochoa highlighted the strategic role the Canary Islands will play in Spain’s new digital ecosystem. The company believes the archipelago starts from an advantageous position thanks to its high levels of fibre and 5G coverage, which exceed the national average.

Edge nodes: a technological leap forward

The major technological leap will come with the installation of these two Edge nodes, an advanced infrastructure that will enable data processing closer to the user, accelerate digital services, optimise business connectivity, and strengthen data sovereignty. Ochoa also argued that technologies such as artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and edge computing will be crucial for boosting the competitiveness of key sectors in the Canarian economy, particularly tourism, commerce, and industry, fostering new business models and next-generation digital services.

Strengthening telecoms resilience after the 2025 blackout

The president of Telefónica España also stressed the need to strengthen telecommunications resilience in the archipelago, especially after the energy crisis experienced on the mainland in 2025. “We are working on the independence of the mobile operations core, greater redundancy in communication networks through dual routing, and ensuring communications for critical services. The resilience the Canary Islands have today is greater than before the blackout,” he stated.

Over €641 million invested in the last decade

Telefónica’s commitment to the Canary Islands also translates into cumulative investment of more than €641 million over the last decade, allocated to deploying fibre networks, mobile infrastructure, submarine cables, and technology centres. With this strategy, Telefónica aims to turn the Canary Islands into one of the leading digital laboratories in southern Europe, strengthening their position as a technology hub between Europe, Africa, and the Americas, and consolidating the archipelago as a national benchmark for advanced connectivity and next-generation digital services.

Fernando Clavijo welcomed the collaboration with Telefónica and highlighted the importance of the company being led in the archipelago by Canarians, boosting local talent.

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