The 2026 edition of the TLC Games – Telecommunications Olympics, an initiative promoted by the RESTART Program and organized by the National Interuniversity Consortium for Telecommunications (CNIT), concluded with great success in Naples. The event consisted of two phases—an online competition and an in-person final—involving students from all over Italy, with a focus on skills, innovation, and team spirit. From
The digitization of communication networks and industrial systems is evolving toward a paradigm in which physical infrastructures can be replicated, monitored, and optimized through virtual counterparts. This is the context for the concept of the Network Digital Twin (NDT), a dynamic and constantly synchronized replica of a network that enables predictive analytics, scenario simulations, and automated decision-making processes without interfering
Telecommunications of the Future 2026: from Research to Market is a national event organized by Consorzio Nazionale Interuniversitario per le Telecomunicazioni (CNIT). It is dedicated to presenting and promoting the most advanced research results developed within the RESTART Program as well as by the broader CNIT community, with particular attention to their potential for technology transfer to the market. The
Registration is now officially open for the second edition of the TLC Games, the Telecommunications Olympics, which are returning in 2026 after the great success of the first edition. The national competition is promoted by the RESTART Research and Development Program and organized by CNIT – National Interuniversity Consortium for Telecommunications. The TLC Games are the first national competition entirely
Rome, January 23, 2026. The final event of RESTART “Shaping Horizons in Future Telecommunications” concluded with great success, bringing to the Centro Congressi Auditorium della Tecnica in Rome from January 19 to 21, 2026, the results of three years of work that represent a fundamental resource for the telecommunications ecosystem, especially at a particularly relevant time for the sector. The
The final version of the RESTART whitepaper – Techno-Economic Vision of the Future of Telecommunications – will be presented in Rome during the Final Plenary Dissemination Event, taking place from January 19 to 21. This version marks the completion of a two-year collaborative project between the Osservatori Digital Innovation of Politecnico di Milano and Fondazione RESTART, resulting in one of the most comprehensive research
The RESTART Project promoted and enhanced the METACELESTINI DEMO event, held on Friday 9 January 2026 at Villa Griffone in Sasso Marconi, a place of extraordinary historical value where Guglielmo Marconi conducted his first wireless transmission experiments in 1895. The initiative represented a significant moment of demonstration and validation in the field of the research activities developed within the MOSS
The RESTART Foundation is proud to present the RESTART Book, a publication that summarises the most significant results achieved by the research community. The volume brings together contributions from projects and Grand Challenges, offering a comprehensive overview of the future evolution of the sector. To highlight the most significant advances in terms of scientific knowledge and application development, the results
The first edition of the RESTART Startup Contest: AI for Networks and Data Management has concluded with great participation, an initiative promoted by RESTART Foundation to support and showcase Italy’s most innovative startups in the field of artificial intelligence applied to networks and data management. The contest saw the award of 15 prizes for a total value of €120,000, confirming
On 20 November 2025, the final event of Spoke 3 – Wireless Networks and Technologies of RESTART, coordinated by Professor Umberto Spagnolini, was held in the De Donato Auditorium at Politecnico di Milano. The Spoke, dedicated to the design of new network architectures for smart radio environments and to the development of high-frequency technologies and components, includes the structural projects