Monday:

Samsung Inks Deal with Airtel for 5G Network Deployment

The deal marks Samsung’s first 5G networks agreement in India and underscores the company’s position as a leading network solutions vendor in the country. This collaboration arrives after a decade of collaboration with Jio on its 4G LTE network.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3vM7lJp 

Ping An to set ‘benchmark’ for energy-saving financial data centre

Insurance firm Ping An says it will trial a new data centre that will set a “benchmark” for energy-saving and emission-reduction technology in China’s financial data centres.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3bCDc8l 

Tuesday:

Vodafone to cast 1400 5G-Netz on German waterways

Vodafone is about to energise Germany’s seaports and inland waterways with vastly improved 5G and LTE installations. It has announced plans to reinforce both the company’s LTE foundations and 5G, filling in blackspots and granting access to its 5G Standalone (SA) networks.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3QcQwzd 

TalkTalk strikes deal for SSE Phone & Broadband

TalkTalk is set to acquire SSE Phone & Broadband after an agreement was struck last week. Upon completion of the deal, all SSE customers and its team will transfer over to TalkTalk in the coming months.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3bJyu8X 

Wednesday:

Google's Equiano subsea cable lands in South Africa

The arrival of Google's Equiano subsea cable in South Africa has bolstered WIOCC's wholesale capabilities.
As a partner in Equiano, WIOCC will land the cable in Lagos, Nigeria, and own a full fibre pair on the 144Tbps, 12 fibre pair system.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3d8qVsD 

Pakistan's Jazz Selects Juniper to Build Fully-Automated Data Center Infra

Juniper Networks has been selected by Jazz, Pakistan’s number one 4G operator and the largest internet and leading digital service provider, to create a transformative, expanded and upgraded data center network to underpin Jazz’s services delivery platform for its 74.9 million subscribers.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3bT0hnh 

Thursday:

Disney overtakes Netflix in race for subscribers

Disney will launch a new ad-supported streaming service in the US in December, as it overtakes Netflix in the race for subscribers.
The firm said it had 221.1 million subscriptions across its three streaming platforms as of 2 July.
That put it just ahead of Netflix, which has been losing customers.

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3C6e4St 

European ICT Investments to Reach $1.1 Trillion in 2022, says IDC

ICT spending in Europe will reach $1.1 trillion in 2022 and will get close to $1.4 trillion by 2026, growing at a 5% five-year 2021–2026 CAGR, according to IDC.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3QCV2XF 

Friday:

Cyber-attack targets IT firm used by Northern Ireland's health service

NI health officials have shut down the health system's access to an IT company's services after the firm was affected by a cyber-attack.
The Department of Health said "contingency measures" are in place after the ransomware attack on Advanced.

The firm provides digital services like patient check-in.
At this stage, there is no direct affect on services, including patient records or pay roll.

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3w0PXAu 

NHS IT supplier held to ransom by hackers

A cyber-attack on a major IT provider of the NHS has been confirmed as a ransomware attack.

Advanced, which provides digital services like patient check-in and NHS 111, says it may take three to four weeks to fully recover.

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3QAQEbN