Best Telecom Companies in Madrid, Spain
The 59 best Telecom companies in Madrid, Spain in 2026, ranked by funding and momentum. Funding, investors, founders, valuation, tech stack and live signals. Top: MasMovil.
Our analysis of 100 Telecom companies
$83.4b in tracked funding; 91% of the stack-profiled cohort runs cloud-native; funding activity peaked in 2025.
Ranked: Best Telecom companies in Madrid
| # | Company | Disclosed funding | Last round | Stage | Founder | Founded | App-install YoY | Patents & IP focus | Recent signals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MasMovil Provider of mobile internet, calling, and other services | $2.9B | 85 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2006 | — | — | — |
| 2 | Telefonica Provider of mobile and fixed-line telephony services | $375M | 27 mo ago | Public | Luis Angel Founder & Head Executive | 1924 | — | 1,982 patents Telecom network infrastructure: wireless MIMO, data transmission, CDN optimization, and pipe monitoring | — |
| 3 | Skyway Towers Broadband tower infrastructure provider for wireless carriers and government agencies | $130M | 29 mo ago | Acquired | — | 2005 | — | — | — |
| 4 | Medux Mobile edge network solutions provider 53Tech top 35%Talent top 38%Funding top 39%Moat top 39% All 9 signals ▾Techtop 35% Talenttop 38% Fundingtop 39% Moattop 39% Growthtop 42% Producttop 46% Marketbottom 44% Newsbottom 42% Globalbottom 36% Tech: 47 technologies across 5/8 capability areas · Cloud: Amazon Ses, Amazon Web Services Talent: 2 named leaders on record · 2 C-suite/founder profiles curated rank vs industry peers · Fliar Intelligence Index 53/100 | $17M | 30 mo ago | Series B | Luis Molina Co-Founder & CEO | 2014 | — | — | 1 award |
| 5 | Amper Provider of installation and maintenance of telecommunication equipment services | $16M | 43 mo ago | Series B | Enrique Perez CEO | 1956 | — | — | — |
| 6 | Bequant Network traffic optimization solutions provider | $2M | 106 mo ago | Seed | Luis Pineiro Co-Founder | 2009 | — | 24 patents Network congestion control algorithms using transmission rate gradient techniques | 1 launch · 1 partnership |
| 7 | Hisdesat Spanish government satellite services operator | $1M | 31 mo ago | Funding Raised | Miguel Angel Panduro CEO & MD | 2001 | — | — | — |
| 8 | Solaiemes RCS messaging & WebRTC technology | $1M | 167 mo ago | Acquired | Juan Mateu Founder & CEO | 2006 | — | 5 patents IVR semi‑duplex control and asynchronous mobile web navigation management | — |
| 9 | Suop Mobile Mobile telecommunication services provider | $282K | 137 mo ago | Public | — | 2013 | — | — | — |
| 10 | Zoovel Broadband, wireless equipment and integration services provider | $110K | 111 mo ago | Deadpooled | Aquiles Paternottre CEO | 2010 | — | — | — |
Top 12 Telecom companies in Madrid
#1
Public · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 1924 · 122718 employees$375Mraised▾
In 2022, the company recorded annual revenues of $42.03B and a net profit of $2.06B
#2
Acquired · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2005 · 15 employees$130Mraised▾
Broadband tower infrastructure provider for wireless carriers and government agencies. It builds and develops broadband towers to assist wireless carriers and government entities in deploying next-generation wireless networks. It offers site location services, collocation programs, and build-to-suit programs. It manages site development based on customer needs, from search ring release to construction commencement. It partners with municipal governments to minimize community impact, generate revenue, enhance communication infrastructure, offload tower maintenance, and improve wireless coverage.
- Jan 2024Conventional Debt$200M
- Jul 2013Conventional Debt$15M
- Jan 2013PE$75M
- Jun 2011Conventional Debt$65M
#3
Series B · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2014 · 55 employees$16.9Mraised▾
Mobile edge network solutions provider. It monitors the real-time measurement of fixed broadband networks and telecommunications services. It measures, analyzes, and predicts the quality of service of fixed and mobile telecommunications networks based on end-to-end and real-time data. It provides a set of QoS and QoE metrics enabling its customers to reduce costs by predicting network performance problems.
- Jan 2024Venture Debt—
- Jun 2023Series B$4.4M
- Feb 2022Series B$8.3M
- Jun 2018Series B—
#4
Funding Raised · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2001$1.5Mraised▾
Hisdesat is a Spanish government satellite services operator which primarily provides services in the areas of defence, security, intelligence and foreign affairs. Currently, Hisdesat operates two geostationary satellites: XTAR-EUR and Spainsat and delivers secure satellite communications services to government agencies and mainly uses the high-frequency bands X and Ka for high level of security. Currently, it is developing new earth observation and maritime traffic information (AIS) satellite constellations.
- Dec 2023Grant (prize money)$487.7K
- Dec 2022Grant (prize money)$120.4K
- Dec 2020Grant (prize money)$887.8K
#5
Acquired · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2006 · 207 employees$2.9Braised▾
Provider of mobile internet, calling, and other services
- May 2019Conventional Debt$1.6B
- May 2019Conventional Debt$112M
- Jun 2018Conventional Debt$964.2M
- Dec 2017Conventional Debt—
#6
Series B · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 1956 · 3487 employees$15.7Mraised▾
Provider of installation and maintenance of telecommunication equipment services
#7
Seed · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2009 · 15 employees$2.2Mraised▾
Bequant provides network traffic optimization solutions for wireless ISPs, MVNOs, enterprises, and other service providers. Its product portfolio includes BTA (Bequant TCP Acceleration)-accelerates TCP traffic flowing through the network and BTC(Bequant traffic compression)- reduces the size of images by optimizing the content while preserving the original pixel resolution. It provides other solutions that include video optimization, network services, and cloud services. The Bequant TCP stack detects congestion based on the measured delivery rate. The Bequant BQN platform can be deployed on servers, virtual machines or can be integrated into other network equipment. Its clientele includes Axartel, PlainsInternet, Jenco wireless, Wi-com, and Digi. Its partners include Dell, Landtel, Allot, and Hewlett Packard Enterprise.
- Sep 2017Seed$2.2M
#8
Acquired · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2006 · 16 employees$1.1Mraised▾
Solaiemes helps carriers and service providers to increase data traffic and to help companies to create communications (mobile & UC) solutions based on common enablers: Rich Communication Suite (RCS, RCE, RCSe), VideoShare, VideoCall, Multimodality, IMS. Solaiemes also offers WebRTC technology to help telcos to create plug & play services on top of their IMS or VoIP servers. Winner of GSMA RCS DevChallenge, awarded as Red Herring top 100 global winner (Jan 09).
- Jul 2012Angel$140K
- Dec 2007Angel$810K
- Jan 2007Seed$114.8K
#9
Public · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2013 · 7 employees$281.9Kraised▾
Soup Mobile is an MVNO (mobile virtual network operator) providing mobile telecommunication services to the customers in Spain. It operates on Orange network and provides non-binding 4G prepaid plans. It also provides cheaper roaming and international calling services. Provides cashback and points to the customers for recommending new customers.
- Feb 2015Seed$141K
#10
Deadpooled · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2010$109.8Kraised▾
Zoovel provides broadband and wireless equipment to telecom operators and other service providers. Its product portfolio includes GPON (Z-ONT2100, Z-ONT4422, Z-OLT5600 series Z-OLT8604, Z-NMS, etc), DSL (Z-ADSL router, Z-VDSL IAD, ADSL2+ IP ZOOVEL DSLAM 2110, etc), DOCSIS, WiFi routers, 4G/LTE, and PLC. It also provides deployment, integration, warranty & post-sale support, specification & development of access products upon demand, and consultancy services. Its clientele includes SmartFibre, Jazztel, Telefonica, Movistar, Viapass, and Ikusi. Its partners include Giko, Berkano, and Safeview.
- Mar 2017Grant (prize money)$53.7K
- Oct 2016Grant (prize money)$56.2K
- May 2016Grant (prize money)—
#11
Acquired · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 1998 · 142 employees—raised▾
Provider of fiber optic connectivity services. This company offers dark fiber, colocation, and various connectivity solutions including Ethernet, internet, IP VPN, and cloud connect services. They build and maintain fiber optic networks, providing infrastructure for telecommunications companies and other businesses. The services are tailored to meet the needs of different sized companies. They also offer a range of support services.
#12
Acquired · Madrid, Community of Madrid · founded 2001 · 320 employees—raised▾
Provider of internet services
- Jun 2022Conventional Debt—
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How research on 5G 6G in Madrid is moving
A read on the academic research around 5G 6G in Madrid — which themes are gaining ground, the institutions and researchers driving them, and how the tone is shifting. Based on 78 papers.
Led by Universidad Carlos III and Universidad Politécnica de Madrid, Madrid's institutions research Advanced MIMO and millimeter-wave propagation optimistically, with breakthroughs and advancements dominating over concerns.
- Universidad Carlos III de Madrid57
- Universidad Politécnica de Madrid18
- Universidad Autónoma de Madrid2
- Universidad Complutense de Madrid1
- MIMO1→9
- Electronic engineering2→7
- Beamforming8→9
- Beamforming3→10
- Beamforming3
- MIMO2
- Electronic engineering2
- Antenna (radio)2
- Telecommunications2
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