In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including: Data, SMEs, Networks, Subsea Cables, Quantum Technology, Mobile Signals, SDWAN and Infrastructure.
Here are our highlights:
Monday:
Virgin Media O2 reports largest-ever year for data use
Virgin Media O2 has revealed it's customers have smashed previous data usage records - with 39 billion gigabytes of data used across their fixed and mobile networks since June 1, 2021.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3aLZHqR
HSBC to invest £500m in UK tech SMEs
Multinational bank HSBC is investing £500m in the UK tech sector through its 2022 £15bn lending fund for small and medium-sized businesses (SMEs).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/395wfLY
Tuesday:
Airtel Africa acquires $42m worth of spectrum in DRC
Airtel Africa has bought an additional spectrum worth around US$42 million in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC).
The company revealed it had acquired 58MHz of additional spectrum spread across the 900, 1800, 2100 and 2600MHz bands.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zt4nvI
Elettra to link 21 Italian islands with subsea cable
The subsidiary of Orange Marine, Elettra, has been selected by Infratel Italia to supply and install a new subsea cable that will connect 21 Italian islands.
This project, known as Piano Isole Minori (minor islands plan) is forms part of the wider Strategia Italia 2026 plan.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3aua8is
Wednesday:
Orange Poland signs 10-year network expansion deal with Nokia
The improved deal, which will cover 50 percent of Orange’s network in northern Poland and run until 2036, will see the modernization of the operator’s existing radio network infrastructure as well as enhance its 5G capabilities
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zoZX99
Deutsche Telekom Taps 700 MHz Frequency for its 5G Network
Deutsche Telekom announced that it is now using a new frequency in its 5G network: 700 megahertz (MHz).
With this, Deutsche Telekom is improving mobile communications coverage in rural areas. More customers can now surf the internet faster at the same time.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Nqk3El
Thursday:
At least 1,400 rural phone boxes protected from closing
Ofcom has brought in new rules to protect rural phone boxes from closure.
The UK telecoms regulator said it will stop British Telecom (BT) from closing down phone boxes in areas with poor mobile signals if they are needed by local communities.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/39dfPBh
Ministry of Defence acquires government's first quantum computer
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3xw1U2r
Friday:
Telefónica Tech and Cisco strengthen collaboration around converged networks and security
Telefónica Tech, Telefónica's digital business unit, and Cisco® have announced a strategic alliance and an innovative global managed service, which includes SD-WAN, security and Secure Access Service Edge (SASE) architectures.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3mC3n0K
Philippines’ Globe Telecom Seeking $1.5 Billion for Towers
Globe Telecom Inc. is weighing selling around half of its telecommunications tower portfolio in a deal that could be worth as much as $1.5 billion, according to people with knowledge of the matter.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3NHaDEr
