This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Nokia, Vodafone, 4G and 5G, Netgear, Verizon, Evil Corp, Equinix, Data Centers, Open AI, Google and Microsoft.
Here are our highlights:
monday_____________________________
Nokia Secures Three-Year Deal with Vodafone Idea for 4G and 5G Network Expansion
Nokia announced that it has been awarded a three-year deal by Vodafone Idea Ltd to deploy 4G and 5G equipment.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3TP4T0q
NETGEAR Introduces New WiFi 7 Routers for Enhanced Connectivity and Security
NETGEAR expanded its Nighthawk WiFi 7 standalone router line to include the new RS600, RS500, and RS200.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Y2wJJa
tuesday___________________________
Verizon customers face mass-scale outage across the US
Wireless customers of Verizon and AT&T have found that they cannot make calls, send or receive text messages, or download any mobile data.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Bl9TDK
Nokia Powers Six of World Largest IXPs, Handling 45 Tbps at Peak
Nokia has reaffirmed its leadership and commitment to the global Internet Exchange market as it continues to work with over 20 IXPs, including 6 of the world’s 10 largest based on both peak traffic and number of members.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3XLCeuG
UK reveals father and son at heart of Evil Corp hackers
The UK, US and Australia have announced sanctions against 16 people authorities accuse of being part of the most wanted cyber crime gang in the world.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3BBMH4a
Equinix forms $15bn joint venture to expand AI-ready data centres
Equinix has signed a joint venture agreement with Singapore’s GIC and Canada’s Pension Plan Investment Board (CPP Investments) to raise more than $15 billion in capital.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/47QdEx8
thursday____________________________
OpenAI value surges to $157bn in funding deal
OpenAI, the maker of ChatGPT, has raised $6.6bn in its latest funding round, as investors including its early backer Microsoft continue to bet big on artificial intelligence (AI).OpenAI said the money would allow it to stay at the cutting edge of AI research.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3By9KNC
Vodafone Launches Germany's Largest Fiber Optic Offering
Vodafone is connecting the largest combined fiber optic network in Germany, and thus the broadest fiber optic offering on the German market.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4dzHxDp
friday____________________________
Google introduces new way to search by filming video
Google has released a new feature which will allow people to search the internet by taking a video.Video search will let people point their camera at something, ask a question about it, and get search results.
Microsoft Invests €4.3B in Italy to Expand AI and Cloud infrastructure
Microsoft has announced a €4.3 billion initiative in the next two years to expand its hyperscale cloud and AI data center infrastructure and provide digital skills training to more than 1 million Italians by the end of 2025.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4eKhWsR
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