Published by Global Banking & Finance Review®
Posted on June 10, 2025
1 min readLast updated: January 23, 2026
Add as preferred source on GoogleProximus and Thales have secured a NATO contract to modernize IT systems, including cloud and Wi-Fi upgrades, valued over 100 million euros.
(Reuters) -Belgium's Proximus and France's Thales have won a major NATO contract to modernise the alliance's IT infrastructure, the two companies said on Tuesday.
The Belgian telecoms provider and the French defence group have been selected by the NATO Communications and Information Agency to manage and operate its core network until the end of 2029, they said in a joint statement.
Financial details of the contract were not disclosed by the companies. Belgian newspaper L'Echo reported the deal could be worth more than 100 million euros ($113.9 million).
Thales will provide secure cloud infrastructure while Proximus will upgrade Wi-Fi networks at NATO's sites in The Hague, Netherlands, and Braine l'Alleud, Belgium, and supply 5,000 laptops.
($1 = 0.8777 euros)
(Reporting by Gianluca Lo Nostro and Jakob van Calster; Editing by Kirsten Donovan)
Belgium's Proximus and France's Thales have won the contract to modernize NATO's IT infrastructure.
While financial details were not disclosed, Belgian newspaper L'Echo reported that the deal could be worth more than 100 million euros, approximately $113.9 million.
Thales will provide secure cloud infrastructure, while Proximus will upgrade Wi-Fi networks at NATO's sites and supply 5,000 laptops.
The contract is set to manage and operate NATO's core network until the end of 2029.
The upgrades will take place at NATO's sites in The Hague, Netherlands, and Braine l'Alleud, Belgium.
Explore more articles in the Headlines category
