--- title: Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (14/11/2022 - 18/11/2022) description: In this week's news roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the global B2B tech & telecoms industry. --- [Ilex Insights](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog) # [Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (14/11/2022 - 18/11/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-07-11-2022-0) Written by [Ilex Community Manager](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/author/ilex-community-manager) | 18-Nov-2022 10:40:14 This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including 5G, 6G, telecommunication, cloud, network, social media Here are our highlights:   # Monday \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ### Chris Rock to host Netflix's first live show Comedian Chris Rock is to host Netflix's first ever live streamed show, as the company begins to experiment with screening live events.     Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3E965mG](https://bbc.in/3E965mG)  ### Airbus Selects Samsung to Develop Radio Network of the Future  [Samsung Electronics France](https://www.samsung.com/fr/) announced it has been selected as a partner of the consortium co-sponsored by Airbus and Capgemini and led by the French Ministry of the Interior and Overseas Territories to develop the lot 2 of the Radio Network of the Future.    Read the full story here:[https://bit.ly/3g1RBNw](https://bit.ly/3g1RBNw)    # Tuesday\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ # Vodafone UK Sees Fixed Broadband Surge to 1.11 Million Customers [Vodafone](https://www.ispreview.co.uk/index.php/go/vodafoneuk) UK has this morning published their latest Q2 FY23 results, which reveals that their fixed broadband ISP base grew again to total 1.111 million customers (up sharply by 39k in the quarter vs 22k in Q1 FY23) and their mobile base also surged again to total 17.543 million (up by 321k vs 115k in the previous quarter). Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3EcA25k](https://bit.ly/3EcA25k)  ### T-Mobile Turns On ‘Ultra Capacity 5G’ on its 5G SA Network T-Mobile announced it has taken the country’s only nationwide 5G standalone (5G SA) network to the next level, lighting up Ultra Capacity 5G on 5G SA nationwide.    Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3Gltq7x](https://bit.ly/3Gltq7x)    ## Wednesday\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ### Nokia to Lead Germany’s 6G Project   [Nokia](https://www.mynokia.com/?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=G%20-%20UK%20-%20BAU%20-%20PS%20-%20NOKIA%20PILOT%20-%204800017394%20-%202022/10/07&utm_content=ad_copy1&gclid=Cj0KCQiAsdKbBhDHARIsANJ6-jdHrL783n_iDVB3MYQ-P4qXUfiGnh2-J7x90RNT0wv-HsVBGWgdBSQaArXdEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds)announced that it will lead the German Federal Ministry of Education and Research’s (Bundesministerium für Bildung und Forschung, BMBF) KOMSENS-6G project.     Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3EebUzy](https://bit.ly/3EebUzy)    ### Deliveroo: UK-based food delivery firm quits Australia The company's Australian operation, which launched in 2015, is being placed into voluntary administration. Deliveroo has come under increasing pressure to treat its 15,000 riders as employees, with the country's new government pledging to improve gig workers' conditions. Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3TJDv14](https://bbc.in/3TJDv14)   Thursday\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ### Cellnex Telecom Completes Acquisition of UK Tower Assets of CK Hutchison [Cellnex Telecom](https://www.cellnex.com/gb-en/) announced that it has completed its acquisition of the telecommunications tower assets of [CK Hutchison](https://www.ckh.com.hk/en/global/home.php) in the UK (which includes interests in or revenues deriving from up to 6,600 sites.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3geaflA](https://bit.ly/3geaflA)  ### Telkom Indonesia and Google agree cloud deal at G20 summit [Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/gcp?utm_source=google&utm_medium=cpc&utm_campaign=emea-gb-all-en-bkws-all-all-trial-e-gcp-1011340&utm_content=text-ad-none-any-DEV_c-CRE_499110145148-ADGP_Hybrid+%7C+BKWS+-+EXA+%7C+Txt+~+GCP+~+General%23v2-KWID_43700060384861699-kwd-6458750523-userloc_9045963&utm_term=KW_google%20cloud-NET_g-PLAC_&gclid=Cj0KCQiA99ybBhD9ARIsALvZavXt0JC8UNwJRNICzk1JUHpU39c3oEFJ-5zFFjNlFXsb6LSe5WVWvvUaAgRhEALw_wcB&gclsrc=aw.ds) and [Telkom Indonesia](https://www.telkom.co.id/sites) are to work together on a project to develop Indonesia’s digital economy, dubbed Indonesia Digital 2024. The two signed a multi-year strategic collaboration on the sidelines of the G20 summit now taking place on the Indonesian island of Bali.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3UM6YZN](https://bit.ly/3UM6YZN)  # FRIDAY\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ ### Zuckerberg says WhatsApp business chat will drive sales sooner than metaverse Chief Executive Mark Zuckerberg told employees on Thursday that WhatsApp and Messenger would drive the company's next wave of sales growth, as he sought to assuage concerns about Meta's finances after its first mass layoffs. Zuckerberg, addressing pointed questions at a company-wide meeting a week after Meta said it would lay off 11,000 workers, described the pair of messaging apps as being "very early in monetizing" compared to its advertising juggernauts Facebook and Instagram, according to remarks heard by Reuters. Read the full story here: [https://reut.rs/3GsC7gC](https://reut.rs/3GsC7gC)  ### 5G internet to be officially launched in Zambia Government has announced that the fifth Generation Mobile (5G) network will be officially launched in Zambia with MTN Zambia on November 24, 2022. Technology and Science Minister, Felix Mutati, made this announcement in Lusaka today on the sidelines of the ongoing Innovation Africa Summit.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3gjtr1g](https://bit.ly/3gjtr1g)  \_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_\_ [View full post](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-07-11-2022-0) ```json { "@context" : "http://schema.org", "@type" : "BlogPosting", "author" : { "@type" : "Person", "name" : "Ilex Community Manager" }, "dateModified" : "2022-11-18T13:35:25.217Z", "datePublished" : "2022-11-18T10:40:14Z", "headline" : "Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (14/11/2022 - 18/11/2022)", "image" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 627, "url" : "https://5631444.fs1.hubspotusercontent-na1.net/hubfs/5631444/Newest%20Tech%20&%20Telecom%20News%20Images-Nov-18-2022-01-34-19-0499-PM.gif", "width" : 1200 }, "mainEntityOfPage" : "https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-07-11-2022-0", "publisher" : { "@type" : "Organization", "logo" : { "@type" : "ImageObject", "height" : 60.0, "url" : "https://cdn2.hubspot.net/hubfs/5631444/Ilex%20Content%20Logo_High%20Res-1.jpg", "width" : 99.988716 }, "name" : "Ilex Insights" } } ```