Greek telecom company delivering 5G infrastructure, terahertz wireless systems, and energy management platforms across 26 EU research projects.
Intracom Telecom is a Greek telecommunications equipment and solutions company that develops wireless transmission systems, network management software, and IoT platforms. In H2020, they contribute telecom infrastructure expertise to 5G network trials, energy grid management systems, and IoT interoperability platforms. They build the communication backbone — SDN controllers, terahertz radio links, network slicing engines — that connects vertical industries like energy, health, and transport to next-generation wireless networks. They also develop energy management platforms for islands and distributed energy communities, bridging their telecom core with smart grid applications.
Central participant across 5G-VINNI, 5G-HEART, 5G-VICTORI, 5G-SOLUTIONS, 5GZORRO, SPEED-5G, CHARISMA, blueSPACE, MARSAL, and ARIADNE — covering network slicing, MEC, field trials, and beyond-5G research.
TERRANOVA, TERAWAY, and ARIADNE focus on D-band and W-band terahertz links, optical beamforming, and AI-aided high-frequency network design.
Coordinated SmarterEMC2 and FEVER; participated in E-LAND, GIFT, RESOLVD, and iFLEX — developing multi-vector energy management, flexibility aggregation, and island energy systems.
Coordinated symbIoTe (their largest single grant at EUR 1.45M) on IoT environment interoperability, and contributed to VirtuWind on industrial SDN networking.
SPHINX (healthcare cybersecurity), 5GZORRO (zero-touch security and trust), and SAFETY4RAILS (cyber-physical threat detection for transport) show growing security portfolio.
ARIADNE and MARSAL apply machine learning to D-band communications and cell-free network management; GECKO explores responsible AI and computational social science.
In 2015–2018, Intracom Telecom focused on foundational telecom R&D — information-centric networking (POINT), early 5G radio access (SPEED-5G, CHARISMA), industrial SDN (VirtuWind), and smart grid communications (SmarterEMC2). From 2019 onward, their work shifted decisively toward 5G vertical industry trials, terahertz/D-band communications, and AI-driven network automation, while their energy work matured into virtual power plants and flexibility markets (FEVER). The recent projects show a company moving from building network components to orchestrating complete 5G ecosystems for healthcare, transport, and energy sectors.
Intracom Telecom is converging its telecom and energy expertise toward AI-automated, beyond-5G network platforms that serve multiple vertical industries simultaneously.
Intracom Telecom operates predominantly as an active partner (23 of 26 projects), contributing telecom technology components to large consortia rather than leading them. Their 3 coordinator roles — symbIoTe, SmarterEMC2, and FEVER — were all in areas where telecom meets energy or IoT, suggesting they lead when the project sits at the intersection of their dual expertise. With 331 unique consortium partners across 28 countries, they are a well-connected hub in European telecom R&D, making them easy to integrate into new consortia.
With 331 unique partners across 28 countries, Intracom Telecom has one of the densest collaboration networks in Greek ICT. Their partnerships span the major European telecom research ecosystem, with strong connections to 5G-PPP programme participants and energy research groups.
Intracom Telecom combines deep telecom infrastructure expertise (from physical-layer terahertz links to SDN orchestration) with substantial experience in energy grid management — a rare dual competence. While many telecom companies participate in 5G trials, few can also coordinate virtual power plant projects (FEVER) or build energy management systems for island communities (GIFT, E-LAND). This makes them an ideal partner for projects where energy systems and communication networks must be co-designed.
