Telefónica Investigación y Desarrollo (TID) is the innovation company of Telefónica Group, one of the largest Telecommunication Services companies in the world. Founded in 1988, its objective is to contribute to the Group's competitiveness and modernity through technological innovation. To achieve this aim, TID applies new ideas, concepts and practices in addition to developing advanced products and services. It is the largest private R&D centre in Spain as regards activity and resources and is one of the most active company in Europe in terms of European research projects in the ICT sector. Over the last few years, within the global market TID has grown to become a network of centres of technological excellence that stretches far beyond the Spanish borders. At the same time, it is working for the companies in the Telefónica Group in the rest of Europe, America and Asia. In addition to the numerous technical awards it has won since its foundation, the company received the Principe Felipe Award for Business Excellence in 2002.

Available infrastructure: Telefónica has Data Centers in various countries with more than 100,000 square meters available to accommodate advanced digital equipment and guarantee high levels of availability, flexibility, reliability, safety and efficiency. Telefónica’s Data Center in Spain is the best in Europe with the highest TIER IV Gold Certification, guaranteeing worldwide infrastructure availability, out of only 8 in the world that have been certified.

Telefonica is among the first to companies to have ethical Artificial Intelligence guidelines: https://www.telefonica.com/en/web/responsible-business/our-commitments/ai-principles