Overview
- Mexico signed a cooperation agreement with the Barcelona Supercomputing Centre to develop the system within the National Supercomputing Cluster.
- On-site construction is slated to begin in January 2026 and is expected to take 24–36 months to complete.
- Officials confirmed the machine will be named MareNostrum 5 and promoted as the region’s top capacity under state ownership.
- Mexico will tap BSC resources starting January 2026 to run priority projects in climate modeling, SAT and customs data analytics, agricultural satellite imaging, and Spanish-language AI.
- The accord establishes a Centro Mexicano de Supercómputo inside BSC facilities and sends 177 Mexican researchers for training under data-sovereignty safeguards.