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# Spain cancels EUR 10 million Huawei equipment contract for RedIRIS network
- URL: https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/news/2025-08-29-spain-cancels-huawei-rediris-contract/
- Published: 2025-08-29T12:00:00.000Z
- Updated: 2026-10-16T12:01:21.000Z
- Description: Spain's government cancelled a EUR 10 million Red.es contract that let Telefonica use Huawei equipment to upgrade the RedIRIS research network. It cited digital strategy and strategic autonomy, and plans to retender the work.
- Author: Reidar Balstad
- Tags: Compute and infrastructure, Policy and law, #news, #reported, #editor-read

Reported Editor-read [El Español, 29 August 2025](https://www.elespanol.com/espana/politica/20250829/gobierno-da-marcha-frena-contrato-millones-euros-huawei-aportaba-equipamiento/1003743904694%5F0.html?ref=sovereigntymonitor.eu)

**What it does not test.** It does not establish whether Spain's separate EUR 12.3 million Huawei wiretap-storage contract with the Interior Ministry will also be reconsidered.

**How this item counts.** This item is dated before the index starts on 1 January 2026, so it does not count in the [European Sovereignty Index](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/sovereignty-index/).

**How this item was made.** Drafted by an AI system (Claude (Anthropic)) from the source cited above; read and approved by the editor on 2026-10-16\. [How the record is made](https://sovereigntymonitor.eu/method/#how-the-record-is-made)