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ICON Research Featured on Sveriges Radio: Securing Europe’s Digital Backbone

9th of November 2025 – ICON’s Scientific Coordinator, Dr. Aleksandra Kaszubowska‑Anandarajah, was interviewed by Sveriges Radio, Sweden’s national public broadcaster, for a segment investigating the vulnerabilities of Europe’s undersea digital infrastructure.In the interview, she explains how Ireland’s strategic position in Europe’s subsea connectivity landscape makes it especially important to ensure the reliability of optical networks.…
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Sustainable Future Networks Webinar Highlights ICON’s Vision for Smarter Optical Networks

22nd of October 2025 – The ICON project was prominently featured in the webinar “Sustainable Future Networks: Focus on ICON Project”, which explored how next‑generation optical infrastructures can evolve to meet Europe’s sustainability, resilience, and digital‑sovereignty goals.During the session, project representatives discussed how ICON is developing distributed fiber sensing capabilities—turning existing telecom cables into powerful…
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ONDM 2025, the ICON Project co-organised the Optical Communication and Sensing (OCandS) Roadmap Workshop

On the 8th May 2025, at ONDM 2025, the ICON Project will co-organise the Optical Communication and Sensing (OCandS) Roadmap Workshop — a strategic session exploring the integration of communication networks and sensing technologies. Co-chairsAleksandra Kaszubowska-Anandarajah – Trinity College DublinSteinar Bjørnstad – Tampnet Organised byThe IEEE INGR Optics Working Group and the ICON Project, funded…
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ICON PROJECT – KICK OFF MEETING AT TCD

The ICON Project (Intent-Based Optical Networks with Integrated Sensing) is a Horizon Europe initiative focused on building a new generation of intelligent optical networks that seamlessly integrate sensing functionalities into their architecture. ICON will transform Europe’s fibre infrastructure into a global-scale sensing platform, enabling applications across mobility, environmental monitoring, and infrastructure resilience. The project officially…
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