University Carlos III of Madrid (UC3M) was founded in 1989 with the objective of providing an efficient, high quality public undergraduate and graduate education. In 2016, UC3M ranks 20 in the QS ranking of the top 50 universities world-wide under 50. The Telematics Department of UC3M is involved in education and research on broadband networks, mobile networks, advanced Internet networking and applications. UC3M has received the “HR Excellence in Research” Award.

UC3M forms part of 5TONIC (https://www.5tonic.org/) an open research and innovation laboratory focusing on 5G technologies based in Madrid. The objective of 5TONIC is to create a global open environment where members from industry and academia work together.