In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including IoT, subsea cables, broadband, carriers, quantum metro networks, renewable energy and Network-as-a-Service solutions.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
iot player ingenu launching 72 Leo satellites for global coverage
IoT specialist Ingenu has announced that it has signed an agreement with space transportation tech company Phantom Space Corporation to build and launch 72 low-Earth orbit (LEO) satellites).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3ixzPzP
Digicel announces carribean deep blue one cable
Digicel is making a significant investment in international submarine capacity with the build of its Deep Blue One subsea cable and has signed a partnership agreement with Orange to extend the system from Trinidad to French Guiana.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3l7u9yj
tuesday:
Telstra revealed as carrier for Microsoft azure peering
Telstra is the selected carrier for Microsoft Azure Peering Service and Operator Connect for Microsoft Teams. The partnership will help organisations speed up and simplify the provisioning of telephony services, while also reducing deployment time.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3a9I1S8
nokia and tdc net upgrade fibre network across denmark
Nokia has announced it has been selected as the sole supplier by TDC NET to connect more than one million homes and businesses in Denmark with PON fiber to ultra-broadband. Starting in Copenhagen, Odense, Aarhus and Alborg, XGS-PON is being implemented for selected existing customers as well as new fiber addresses.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2WHEc3z
Wednesday:
bt and Toshiba build 'world's first' quantum metro network
BT is to build what it calls the world’s first quantum-secured commercial metro network, operating from London to Bristol. The company, working with Toshiba, will provide data services secured using quantum key distribution (QKD) and post-quantum cryptography (PQC).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2YskauR
tiktok and twitch face fines under new Ofcom rules
Ofcom has laid out the measures it will require video-sharing platforms to take to better protect users. The VSPs, including TikTok, Snapchat, Vimeo and Twitch, must take "appropriate measures" to protect users from content related to terrorism, child sexual abuse and racism.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3iDCjwx
thursday:
ntt planning to issue $2.7 billion 'green bond'
Japan’s NTT announced it will issue $2.7 billion of so-called ‘green bonds’, the funds from which will be used to help reduce the operator’s greenhouse gas emissions and increase their investment in renewable energy. The Japanese telecoms firm said the bond issuance will help it meet its carbon neutrality target of 2040.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Db51Ng
google to invest $1 billion to lift Africa internet access
Google has said it will invest $1 billion over the next five years to allow for faster and more affordable internet access and support entrepreneurship in Africa.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3FrTgnq
friday:
hgc and exa owner to invest $500m in renewable energy
I Squared Capital (ISQ), which bought HGC for $1.9 billion four years ago and then what is now Exa Infrastructure for $2.1 billion last month, said it has set up Cube Green Energy as a “renewable energy platform dedicated to accelerating the energy transition to a zero-carbon economy”.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3BAw7g8
lightstorm turns to nokia for service deployment
India’s first carrier-neutral network infrastructure platform has selected Nokia to help it roll out Network-as-a-Service (NaaS) solutions for enterprise customers. Nokia’s Digital Operations software, connects the network to the business by automating digital service life-cycle management at scale to evolve OSS from being a mere support system to a business enabler.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2ZXS8Yq
