Telefonica and Google Collaborate on Spanish Data Sovereignty

Telefonica Tech and Google Cloud will together deliver a product intended to meet the needs of Spanish public bodies and companies in highly regulated sectors. The core of the solution would be aligned with the strict data sovereignty requirements.

The joint service would allow information held in Google Cloud to be encrypted by keys generated and stored by Telefonica in its local infrastructure. Having the keys generated and managed by an operator in Spain provides increased protection against unauthorised access from elsewhere in the world, Telefonica noted. It added that the Data Boundary model would provide verifiable controls over data protection and access, enabling compliance with digital sovereignty requirements.

Telefonica Tech CEO Sofia Collado said that the offering would provide organisations with the means to define precise data residency, access control and data protection policies through encryption keys generated and managed outside public cloud environments. Google Cloud country manager for Iberia, Isaac Hernandez, added that there should be no conflict between Spain’s digital sovereignty and its economic competitiveness. “By combining our cutting-edge cloud capabilities with Telefonica’s local operational control and encryption management, we are empowering businesses and public administrations to innovate securely and confidently on their own terms.”