--- title: Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (29/04/2024 - 03/05/2024) description: In this week's news roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the global B2B tech & telecoms industry. image: https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Updated%20Ilex%20Blog%20Images.jpg --- [![](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) # Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (29/04/2024 - 03/05/2024) [![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Updated%20Ilex%20Blog%20Images.jpg)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Updated%20Ilex%20Blog%20Images.jpg) This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover Greenhouse Gases, T-Mobile Acquiring Lumos, London Drugs Cybersecurity, SES & Intelsat Merger, WhatsApp, Microsoft, Thailand, BT, Electric Vehicles, DeepKeep, AI, Expedia and Israeli Spyware.  Here are our highlights: monday\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ![marcin-jozwiak-T-eDxGcn-Ok-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/marcin-jozwiak-T-eDxGcn-Ok-unsplash.jpg?width=317&height=211&name=marcin-jozwiak-T-eDxGcn-Ok-unsplash.jpg) # discovery of material that can store greenhouse gases faster than trees The material is made up of hollow cage-like molecules that have high storage capabilities for greenhouse gases such as carbon dioxide and sulphur hexafluoride.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3UjJ48P](https://bit.ly/3UjJ48P)  ![mika-baumeister-o-oqR_WmqJU-unsplash-Apr-29-2024-09-54-21-3234-AM](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mika-baumeister-o-oqR_WmqJU-unsplash-Apr-29-2024-09-54-21-3234-AM.jpg?width=311&height=175&name=mika-baumeister-o-oqR_WmqJU-unsplash-Apr-29-2024-09-54-21-3234-AM.jpg) # [T-Mobile](http://t-mobile.com) to acquire FTTH platform, Lumos ## Following the acquisition it will pivot to a wholesale fibre provider, with T-Mobile acting as the anchor tenant on its network, which covers 7,500 route miles. ## Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3JEt9Nv](https://bit.ly/3JEt9Nv)  tuesday\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ![volodymyr-hryshchenko-e8YFkjN2CzY-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/volodymyr-hryshchenko-e8YFkjN2CzY-unsplash.jpg?width=317&height=211&name=volodymyr-hryshchenko-e8YFkjN2CzY-unsplash.jpg) # [London Drugs](https://www.londondrugs.com/) closes all of its pharmacies following 'cybersecurity incident' Canadian pharmacy chain London Drugs closed all of its stores over the weekend until further notice following a "cybersecurity incident." Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/44CsLJf](https://bit.ly/44CsLJf)  ![tim-van-der-kuip-sE95ZRwJo5U-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/tim-van-der-kuip-sE95ZRwJo5U-unsplash.jpg?width=318&height=215&name=tim-van-der-kuip-sE95ZRwJo5U-unsplash.jpg) # Satellite company [SES](https://www.ses.com/) to buy [Intelsat](https://www.intelsat.com/) for $3.1 billion Satellite company SES has agreed to buy all the shares of Intelsat Holdings for $3.1 billion in a deal that would create a European giant in the industry. Read the full story here: [https://reut.rs/3JEfNRm](https://reut.rs/3JEfNRm)  wednesday\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ # ![mourizal-zativa-bNBl5cHclMA-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mourizal-zativa-bNBl5cHclMA-unsplash.jpg?width=317&height=211&name=mourizal-zativa-bNBl5cHclMA-unsplash.jpg)Tens of millions secretly use [WhatsApp](https://www.whatsapp.com/) despite bans "Tens of millions" of people are using technical workarounds to secretly access WhatsApp in countries where it is banned, the messaging platform's boss has said.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3UJfjjq ](https://bbc.in/3UJfjjq)   ![andreas-brucker-g5Uh7nP60FA-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/andreas-brucker-g5Uh7nP60FA-unsplash.jpg?width=317&height=211&name=andreas-brucker-g5Uh7nP60FA-unsplash.jpg) # [Microsoft](https://www.microsoft.com/en-gb) to open first regional data centre in Thailand Microsoft will open its first regional data centre in Thailand, the tech giant said on Wednesday, as it looks to boost availability of cloud services. Read the full story here: [https://reut.rs/4dk0tqI](https://reut.rs/4dk0tqI) ### thursday\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ # ![andrew-roberts-2JvEjF0tf50-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/andrew-roberts-2JvEjF0tf50-unsplash.jpg?width=317&height=211&name=andrew-roberts-2JvEjF0tf50-unsplash.jpg)[BT](https://www.bt.com/) finally gets its EV charger trial underway Months later than expected, UK operator group BT has announced the first conversion of one of its green street cabinets into a charge point for electric vehicles.                                        Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3UwHktc](https://bit.ly/3UwHktc)  ![solen-feyissa-ECTqHPd7Afg-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/solen-feyissa-ECTqHPd7Afg-unsplash.jpg?width=320&height=211&name=solen-feyissa-ECTqHPd7Afg-unsplash.jpg) # [DeepKeep](https://www.deepkeep.ai/) Secures $10M in Seed Funding to Bolster GenAI Protection Effort # DeepKeep revealed its platform, which enables large corporations that rely on AI, GenAI, and LLM to manage risk and protect growth.      #  Read the full story here:[https://bit.ly/3Urs9kZ](https://bit.ly/3Urs9kZ) ### friday\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ # ![link-hoang-UoqAR2pOxMo-unsplash (1)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/link-hoang-UoqAR2pOxMo-unsplash%20(1).jpg?width=317&height=211&name=link-hoang-UoqAR2pOxMo-unsplash%20(1).jpg)Expedia lowers 2024 growth forecast on vacation rental unit drag Expedia cut its full-year revenue growth forecast due to a slump in its vacation rental platform and weak business-to-consumer performance. Read the full story here: [https://reut.rs/3ULmDel](https://reut.rs/3ULmDel)  ![mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash.jpg?width=323&height=216&name=mika-baumeister-J5yoGZLdpSI-unsplash.jpg) # Israeli firms sold invasive surveillance tech to Indonesia # An international investigation has found that at least four Israeli-linked firms have been selling invasive spyware and cyber surveillance technology to Indonesia # Read the full story here:[https://bit.ly/44nwj1L](https://bit.ly/44nwj1L) \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_   Posted on 03rd May 2024 in [AI](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ai), [CyberSecurity](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity), [Green Technology](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/green-technology), [electricvehicles](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/electricvehicles), [microsoft](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/microsoft), [BT](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/bt), [T-Mobile](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/t-mobile), [SES](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ses), [Intelsat](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/intelsat), [Whatsapp](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/whatsapp), [Israel](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/israel), [Lumos](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/lumos), [London Drugs](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/london-drugs), [Mergers](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/mergers), [Thailand](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/thailand) - [AI](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ai) - [CyberSecurity](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity) - [Green Technology](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/green-technology) - [electricvehicles](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/electricvehicles) - [microsoft](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/microsoft) - [BT](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/bt) - [T-Mobile](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/t-mobile) - [SES](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ses) - [Intelsat](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/intelsat) - [Whatsapp](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/whatsapp) - [Israel](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/israel) - [Lumos](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/lumos) - [London Drugs](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/london-drugs) - [Mergers](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/mergers) - [Thailand](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/thailand) [Global Digital Service Provider Hayo has Selected Ilex Content Strategies as Its Agency of Record](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/telegeography-selects-ilex-content-strategies-as-its-global-public-relations-agency-of-record-0) [Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (22/04/2024 - 26/04/2024)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-04-26-24-02-24-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0) ### 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.