News & events

Corporations and the government are taking steps to make Estonia a leading country for 5G and the Internet of Things (IoT). In 2017, a significant framework contract was signed between TalTech, which offers higher education in tech, and the network operator Telia.

Tallinn University of Technology is signing a co-operation agreement with Florida Polytechnic University on the 10th of April, to join forces for future development and increasing security of automated vehicles (AV).

The Ragnar Nurkse Department of Innovation Governance of Tallinn University of Technology (TalTech) has received, together with Aalto University, Forum Virum Helsinki and the Estonian Ministry of Economic Affairs and Communications, a thumbs up from the European Commission for the Finest Twin Teaming Project.

Tallinn Airport is on its summer season from the beginning of April, offering a total of 37 destinations worldwide.

Researchers from TalTech the Chalmers University of Technology demonstrated a 4,000-kilometre fibre-optic transmission line, which will improve the quality of data communication and, for example, radio, mobile, and Internet connection.

Owner of the biggest bedroom furniture producer in Estonia, Swedish company Bed Factory Sweden was recently acquired by world’s bigest bedroom furniture producer Tempur Sealy. With that, a growth of up to 50 per cent in production in Viljandi is expected.

Ericsson and ABB have strengthened their collaboration to accelerate the industrial ecosystem for flexible wireless automation. The two partners are already fast-tracking the introduction of a new generation of intelligent factory technologies, with Ericsson deploying an intelligent automation system at its manufacturing facilities in Estonia. ABB is providing a fully automated flexible robot cell solution for the final assembly of 5G radios.

BaltCap Private Equity Funds sold Estonia’s financial automation company Fitek to Belgium’s UnifiedPost.