From lab to real-world execution. Validate your deep-tech solution from TRL 4 to TRL 7 in real environments, with i2CAT’s engineers.

Delton Labs is i2CAT’s network of advanced laboratories and experimental testbeds. A neutral, shared platform that connects deep-tech research with the global market.

We give companies and public institutions access to latest-generation equipment and to the experts who run it, so you can de-risk your technology before you invest.

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TECHNOLOGY AREAS

Six areas. One unified architecture.

Each area brings its own infrastructure and expertise and all of them can be combined in a single validation campaign.

5G Advanced & 6G

Next-generation open & intelligent radio networks

Validate open, disaggregated, AI-managed mobile network architectures (Open RAN / O-RAN) before the commercial rollout of 5G-Advanced and 6G.

NTN & Satellites

The in-orbit & 6G space connectivity hub

Validate space technology and non-terrestrial communications (5G/6G NTN, satellite IoT, Direct-to-Cell) under real orbital conditions — without vendor lock-in or high launch costs.

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Quantum Networks

Physical-layer shielding & post-quantum resilience

Protect critical infrastructure and communication networks against quantum-computing threats and physical-layer attacks.

Immersive Multimedia

The XR & holographic connectivity hub

Go beyond the limits of 2D video and traditional computing to interact with remote environments in real-time volumetric 3D.

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Smart Sensing

The IoT & edge intelligence huB

Smart spaces usually need expensive, intrusive hardware such as cameras, which compromises privacy — and validating V2X tracking algorithms requires environments that are already sensorised.

Mobility & V2X

Connected, cooperative & autonomous driving

Validate connected and autonomous driving in mixed traffic without the high cost of equipping your own test infrastructure.

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BUSINESS IMPACT

An open ecosystem to accelerate your innovation

  • Faster time-to-market

    From TRL 4 to TRL 7 under a single expert orchestration; no change of partners, no operational constraints.

  • Optimised investment

    Validate in real contexts without the burden of CapEx, through Testing as a Service and engineering services.

  • True open interoperability

    A 100% neutral, multi-vendor environment that ensures global compliance (3GPP).

DELTON LABS BY i2CAT

Do you have a project, a technological challenge or an idea you want to take further?


We invite you to get to know DELTON LABS, discover our facilities and explore with our team the opportunities for experimentation, validation and collaboration that we can offer you.

THE CHALLENGE

Crossing the valley of death

Getting from a lab prototype to commercial deployment is slow, expensive and full of interoperability risks. Delton shortens that leap with three capabilities, orchestrated as one service.

Singular infrastructure

LEO nanosatellite, Keysight PROPSIM emulator, volumetric cameras, sensorised vehicles and GPU servers.

Real, distributed environments

5G Advanced / 6G coverage in urban, industrial, port and rural settings — from Pier01 to low Earth orbit.

Advanced engineering services

Calibration, test-campaign and space-mission design, HIL simulation and V2X FlexStack® / Flexible Payload development.

CLIENT JOURNEY

Your technology’s validation journey, in four phases

A shared and neutral industrial space to accelerate the transition from prototype (TRL 4/5) to a real-world environment (TRL 7).

Early risk mitigation

Channel simulation, digital twins and Hardware-in-the-Loop emulation in a secure virtual environment.

Architecture compatibility

Coupling with i2CAT’s middleware (V2X FlexStack® or Flexible Payload).

Real operational validation

Stress campaigns in urban, port or orbital sandboxes.

Market-ready

Performance KPIs, 3GPP compliance and engineering documentation.
WHY DELTON

Five reasons to validate with us

Clear answers to industry’s need for technology de-risking.

01. Six technologies, one architecture

We eliminate research silos: V2X, NTN, volumetric video, Edge AI, quantum security and 6G converge on a single unified architecture.

02. Less technical and financial risk

Validate in real environments without building your own infrastructure. Mature from TRL 4 to TRL 7 before the big commercial investment.

03. Stress-tested in real operating environments

Urban sandboxes, port living labs, tactical field vans, the Móra la Nova ground station — and a nanosatellite in LEO.

04. Engineering support, not just space

150+ i2CAT researchers and engineers design tailored test campaigns, integrate middleware, run HIL simulation and deliver certification reports.

05. Neutrality, interoperability and data sovereignty

Compliance with 3GPP and ETSI, no vendor lock-in and full client ownership of IP and data.

DELTON LABS BY i2CAT

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