This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Telesat, satellites, cyber security, Meta, PXC, Netomnia, Brsk, Microsoft, BlackRock, AI, Free, connectivity, 5G, AT&T, Vodacom, the cloud & Google.
Here are our highlights:
monday_____________________________
Telesat Secures $2.54B Funding from Canadian Gov for Lightspeed LEO Satellite Constellation
The Telesat network is expected to help governments modernize their satellite communications technology.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3ZxqIoW
Boy arrested over London transport cyber hack
A 17-year-old boy has been arrested in connection with the cyber security incident affecting Transport for London (TfL), the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. The NCA said the teenager was arrested in Walsall, West Midlands, on 5 September, after the cyber attack began four days earlier.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3MOjQMy
tuesday___________________________
Facebook owner bans Russian state media networks
Facebook owner Meta says it is banning several Russian state media networks, alleging they use deceptive tactics to carry out influence operations and evade detection on its platforms.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/47LaAmd
PXC expands fibre network reach in partnership with Netomnia & Brsk
Discussions surrounding the proposed agreement between the three companies are in the advanced stages.
If finalised, Netomnia and Brsk intend to onboard their first customer via the PXC platform by February 2025.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3XwgWRk
wednesday___________________________
Microsoft, BlackRock to launch $30 billion fund for AI infrastructure
BlackRock and Microsoft plan to launch a more than $30 billion fund to invest in artificial intelligence infrastructure to build data centers and energy projects, the companies said on Tuesday.
Read the full story here: https://reut.rs/4gpRp53
Instagram boosts privacy and parental control on teen accounts
Instagram is overhauling the way it works for teenagers, promising more "built-in protections" for young people and added controls and reassurance for parents.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/4etB3Xi
thursday____________________________
Free Becomes France's First Telco to Offer Nationwide 5G Connectivity
Having deployed France’s largest 5G network by number of base stations, Free has announced that it has become the country’s first telco to offer 5G 3.5 GHz SA on its public network on a national scale.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3XoHUKE
AT&T agrees $13 million fine for 2023 data breach
AT&T has agreed to pay US$13 million to resolve an investigation over a data breach of a cloud vendor in January 2023.The breach impacted 8.9 million AT&T wireless customers according to a statement from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4ddPazd
friday____________________________
Vodacom South Africa launches $14 cloud-based smartphone
Vodacom South Africa is offering a type of souped-up feature phone powered by the cloud, which allows for some smartphone functionality in a device selling for US$13.93.
Google scores rare legal win as 1.49bn euro fine scrapped
Google has won its challenge against a €1.49bn (£1.26bn) fine from the EU for blocking rival online search advertisers. Europe's second-top court ruled the European Commission "committed errors in its assessment".
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/4euTECj
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