ENTIDAD PUBLICA EMPRESARIAL RED.ES

Their core work

RED.ES is Spain's public entity responsible for driving digital transformation and telecommunications infrastructure nationally. Within H2020, they contribute to pan-European research and education networking through the GÉANT consortium (GN4 series), ensuring Spanish academic and research institutions have high-performance connectivity. They also work on transatlantic digital links (BELLA project connecting Europe and Latin America) and support the deployment of open science cloud infrastructure (EOSC-synergy). Their role is fundamentally that of a national digital infrastructure enabler bridging Spain's research community to European and global networks.

What they specialise in

How they've shifted over time

In the early period (2015-2018), RED.ES focused on foundational connectivity — transatlantic submarine cables, spectrum issues, and linking Europe with Latin America for research networking. By 2019-2023, the focus shifted toward secure, multi-domain networking, trust frameworks, and e-infrastructure services within the GÉANT ecosystem. This reflects a natural progression from building physical links to managing sophisticated, security-aware research network services.

RED.ES is moving from basic connectivity provision toward secure, trust-enabled research networking and open science infrastructure — expect continued involvement in EOSC and next-generation GÉANT activities.

How they like to work

RED.ES operates exclusively as a participant, never as coordinator — consistent with its role as a national body contributing infrastructure capacity to large European initiatives. Their 76 unique partners across 41 countries indicate they work within very large consortia (GÉANT projects typically involve 30+ NRENs). This makes them a reliable, well-connected infrastructure contributor rather than a project driver.

With 76 unique partners across 41 countries, RED.ES has one of the broadest geographic networks possible in H2020, driven primarily by the pan-European and transatlantic scope of GÉANT and BELLA projects. Their network spans all EU member states plus Latin American partners.

What sets them apart

RED.ES is Spain's national gateway into the GÉANT research networking ecosystem — any consortium needing Spanish NREN-level connectivity or digital infrastructure support would route through them. Their dual involvement in both European (GÉANT, EOSC) and Latin American (BELLA) networking gives them a rare bridge position between these two research communities. For projects requiring national-level digital infrastructure endorsement in Spain, RED.ES carries institutional weight that universities or private companies cannot match.

Highlights from their portfolio

• GN4-2
  Largest single EC contribution (EUR 627,852) and core of RED.ES's multi-year commitment to the GÉANT research networking infrastructure.
• BELLA-S1
  Unique transatlantic scope — building a submarine cable connecting European and Latin American research networks, rare among H2020 infrastructure projects.
• EOSC-synergy
  Signals RED.ES's expansion beyond networking into open science cloud services, a strategic direction for European research infrastructure.