--- title: B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (28/06/2021 - 02/07/2021) description: In this week's news roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. image: https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-07-01%20at%2009.20.42.png --- [![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ilex%20Content%20Logo_High%20Res%20copy-1.png?width=2048&height=1229&name=Ilex%20Content%20Logo_High%20Res%20copy-1.png)](http://www.ilexcontent.com) - [Home](https://www.ilexcontent.com) - [Our Services](https://weare.ilexcontent.com/our-services) - [Blog](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog) - [Contact Us](https://www.ilexcontent.com/#contact) # B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (28/06/2021 - 02/07/2021) [![B2B Tech & Telecoms News](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-07-01%20at%2009.20.42.png)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-07-01%20at%2009.20.42.png) In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including data centres, messaging, cryptocurrency, start-ups and cloud. Here are our highlights:   # monday: ![Cover](https://www.capacitymedia.com/Image/ServeImage?id=51509&w=780&h=442&cr=true) # Google gets green light for new Sweden data centre [Google](https://www.google.com/) has been given outline planning permission for a new data centre in Horndal, Sweden, providing it does its bit for the environment.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3qz6Oqq](https://bit.ly/3qz6Oqq)      # Binance: Financial watchdog FCA bans crypto-currency exchange [Binance](https://www.binance.com/en), the world's biggest crypto-currency exchange, has been banned by the UK's financial regulator. It also issued a consumer warning about Binance.com, advising people to be wary of adverts promising high returns on cryptoasset investments. Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3gY5OsE](https://bbc.in/3gY5OsE)    # tuesday: ![Cover](https://www.capacitymedia.com/Image/ServeImage?id=51826&w=780&h=442&cr=true) # Hurricane adds a second PoP in Hamburg business centre Global connectivity services firm [Hurricane Electric](http://www.he.net/) has deployed a new point-of-presence at Internet Port Hamburg (IPHH), its second PoP in the northern German city.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3A9SJnC](https://bit.ly/3A9SJnC)      # Infobip Enables Instagram Messenger in its Contact Center Solution Global cloud communications company, [Infobip](https://www.infobip.com/) has added [Instagram](https://www.instagram.com/) Messaging to the broad portfolio of channels available through its global Communications-Platform-as-a-Service offering.  Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3jqV3Rk](https://bit.ly/3jqV3Rk)    # wednesday:   # India's Bharti invests $500m in UK space start-up OneWeb UK-based space start-up [OneWeb](https://www.oneweb.world/) has received a cash injection of $500m (£361m) from Indian firm [Bharti Global](https://www.bharti.com/).      Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/2TcItuj](https://bbc.in/2TcItuj)    ![Cover](https://www.capacitymedia.com/Image/ServeImage?id=51840&w=780&h=442&cr=true) # $1.4bn start-up to launch ‘ultra-secure’ quantum telecoms A start-up company that is expected to be valued at US$1.4 billion by the end of August is launching its quantum-based telecoms encryption service in the middle of July.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3w86NuH](https://bit.ly/3w86NuH)    # thursday:   ![_119156125_rocket](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/_119156125_rocket.jpg?width=343&name=_119156125_rocket.jpg) # OneWeb rocket launch to enable commercial service  [OneWeb](https://www.oneweb.world/), the London-headquartered tech company trying to develop a global internet service delivered from space, reaches a key milestone on Thursday. The firm is launching another 36 satellites, taking its in-orbit mega-constellation to 254.     Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3dx7qHs](https://bbc.in/3dx7qHs)     # flying car completes test flight between airports A prototype flying car has completed a 35-minute flight between international airports in Nitra and Bratislava, Slovakia. The hybrid car-aircraft, AirCar, is equipped with a BMW engine and runs on regular petrol-pump fuel.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3dwpnX0](https://bbc.in/3dwpnX0)   # friday: ![Cover](https://www.capacitymedia.com/Image/ServeImage?id=51854&w=780&h=442&cr=true) # Microsoft to offer Azure telecoms after buying AT&T’s network cloud [AT&T](https://www.att.com/) is selling the network cloud on which it runs its 186 million mobile customers to [Microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb), for an undisclosed price.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3xfaWOy](https://bit.ly/3xfaWOy)    ![Cover](https://www.capacitymedia.com/Image/ServeImage?id=51859&w=780&h=442&cr=true) # Interxion creates higher-speed London data centre network Eight London data centres owned by [Interxion](https://www.interxion.com/uk) have been connected to form what the company bills as the capital's “largest and most highly connected data hub”.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3wbHl7E](https://bit.ly/3wbHl7E)          Posted on 02nd July 2021 in [B2B](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/b2b), [Cloud](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cloud), [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre), [Startups](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/startups), [Messaging](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/messaging), [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news), [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms), [CryptoCurrency](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cryptocurrency), [Point of Presence](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/point-of-presence) - [B2B](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/b2b) - [Cloud](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cloud) - [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre) - [Startups](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/startups) - [Messaging](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/messaging) - [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news) - [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms) - [CryptoCurrency](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cryptocurrency) - [Point of Presence](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/point-of-presence) [Breaking Down the Reach KPI: The 4 Elements Your B2B Business Should be Tracking](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/breaking-down-the-reach-kpi-the-4-elements-your-b2b-business-should-be-tracking) [5 Steps to Creating an Effective Marketing Strategy](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/5-steps-to-creating-an-effective-marketing-strategy) ### Recent Posts ### Recent Comments [![Ilex Content](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/ilexcontent_April2019/Images/logo-small.png)](https://www.ilexcontent.com/) [Email](mailto:info@ilexcontent.com) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ilexcontent) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ilex-content-strategies) Copyright 2023 © Ilex Content Strategies Ltd.