In this week's news roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including 5G, fibre, cloud, cyber security, acquisition and fintech news. Here are our highlights from the week.
monday:
Brazil trialling 5g agriculture with Huawei tech
A soy farm in the central Brazilian state of Goias is working with Huawei to deploy numerous 5G-related solutions to improve their farming techniques. The solutions in question include numerous sensors placed in the fields, as well as on harvesters and drones, to provide vital information quickly to farmers.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2VM30mV
FTTH council calls for action on broadband advertising
The FTTH Council Europe has called for action on the advertising practices of fibre connectivity providers.
In a report published this week, the council concluded that European consumers are "confused" about the terms used to market broadband access technologies.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/37Ggx4X
Tuesday:
Singtel partners with Grab to snag digital banking license
The Singaporean government has granted four firms, including a partnership between Singtel and Grab, licenses to run digital banks in the country.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/39Rpnjh
salesforce to acquire slack in a $27.7B deal
Salesforce, the global leader in CRM, and Slack Technologies have entered into an agreement under which Salesforce will acquire Slack for $27.7 billion.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/37NwXZx
maincubes' Amsterdam data centre given OCP Ready Certification
maincubes’ Amsterdam data centre facility has been recognised by the Open Compute Project Foundation (OCP).
OCP is a collaborative community focused on redesigning hardware technology to support the growing demands on compute infrastructure — with an OCP Ready Certification.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2K3gSqu
New Fraud Solutions Added to Shopify After Busiest Black Friday on Record
Shopify merchants can now access a new solution from intelligent fraud and risk management provider, Cybertonica. The announcement comes following the busiest online Black Friday ever recorded - which saw a surge of nearly 22 per cent on a year ago to $9 billion.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/36ZzuRi
Thursday:
BSO launches low latency cloud connectivity service for CryptoStruct
BSO has delivered a low latency connectivity service for CryptoStruct GmbH, adding that the cloud-to-cloud service underpins CryptoStruct’s professional market data platform.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3a2ICqe
Shell reportedly pulls ahead of Sky and TalkTalk in Post Office broadband deal
Friday:
Hiya and Telenor Norway combat fraud and nuisance calls
Hiya and Telenor Norway have formed a strategic partnership to fight fraud and nuisance calls.
The partnership will make Telenor Norway the first large scale European carrier to partner with an intelligent call protection service to combat the growing problem of fraud and nuisance calls.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2Kc3K2n
atNorth breaks ground on $72m data centre in Stockholm
atNorth – previously known as Advania Data Centers – has began construction work on a new $72 million data centre in Stockholm, Sweden.
The company revealed that the complex is set to have an IT load of 11.2MW and generate excess heat that Stockholm Exergi will use to heat local homes.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3qJJaHf
