At IT we offer excellent working conditions, multidisciplinary teams, links to some of the best international laboratories and close collaboration with leading organizations in telecommunications.

All this in Portugal, where the sun, the sea and living conditions may turn your investment into a unique personal experience.

Instituto de Telecomunicações (IT) is a private, not-for-profit organization, of public interest, a partnership of nine institutions with research and development in the field of Telecommunications

IT mission is to create and disseminate scientific knowledge in the field of telecommunications.

IT is actively involved in fundamental and applied research both at national and international levels. Simultaneously it is committed to foster higher education and training, by hosting and tutoring graduate and postgraduate students. it also plays its role towards public society with public awareness initiatives, knowledge transfer to industry, and by providing consulting services on a non-competing basis.

IT is a private non-profit research institute in Portugal, an association of seven Portuguese universities and two companieswith research and development in the broad area of telecommunications. IT research team includes about 300 researchers holding a PhD degree and about 250 PhD students. IT also hosts about 200 MSc students each year. Main scientific areas at IT are Wireless Communications, Optical Communications, Networks & Multimedia and Basic Sciences & Enabling Technologies. IT is periodically evaluated by independent international panels appointed by the Portuguese Science Foundation, and has always scored "Excellent". Since 2011 IT holds the statute of State Associate Laboratory.