In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including 5G, cybersecurity, environmental impact of smartphones, cyber-crime, cloud, digitalisation, telecoms, Open RAN technology, carbon neutrality, video communications and COP26.
Here are our highlights:
Claro, Vivo and TIM win 5G spectrum during the first day of Brazil's auction, raising approximately $1.27 billion. 5G is due to become available in select cities across Brazil by July 2022.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3mPyMhb
Essence Group recently launched MyShield, a 5G-connected comprehensive intruder prevention system. It can be used as a standalone solution connected to 5G CAT-M networks or integrated into any existing security system.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3BVmjwH
The Eco Rating scheme initially launched across Europe is set to roll out globally. The announcement paves the way for Eco Rating to become a global harmonised labelling system, giving consumers everywhere consistent, transparent insight on the environmental impact of new smartphones and making it easier to incorporate it in purchasing decisions.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3wupsma
A global police operation has dealt a devastating blow to one of the most prolific cyber-crime gangs in history. REvil has been blamed for major hacks on global businesses in recent years.The US also announced that it had successfully retrieved more than $6m (£4m) in cryptocurrency from the gang in a so-called "claw back" hacking operation.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3qhCzpP
Colt has announced that it will offer connectivity to Oracle Cloud for businesses in Singapore. Colt’s Cloud Access will combine with its on-demand offering to support businesses that require strong security credentials.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3bZZSff
Indosat Ooredoo and Google Cloud have entered into a strategic partnership to accelerate the digital transformation across consumer and enterprise industries in Indonesia.
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Orange has opened its Open RAN Integration Center in France, dedicated to Open RAN technology, a reference technology for future mobile networks. This testing and integration space, which will enable companies from the Open RAN ecosystem to test and validate their products and services, and thus accelerate the development of this technology, is the first of its kind to open in France.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3c6pHKA
KDDI in collaboration with SBI Investment will establish the 'KDDI Green Partners Fund' which will invest in startup companies to tackle a wide range of issues related to climate change, announced KDDI recently.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/30lUjFV
Telkomsel have collaborated with Zoom to improve the features of the CloudX Meeting service. New features including a live streaming to social media feature that allows users to easily broadcast ongoing meetings to social media platforms such as Facebook and YouTube.
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Openreach has signed up to the COP26 Transport Declaration, committing to transition to 100% zero emission cars and vans by 2030. The company's 28,000-strong fleet, the second largest in the UK, is going zero emissions by 2030 and will be supported by a newly created, dedicated project team focused on cutting fleet emissions and helping to identify alternative, cleaner technologies.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Cg691m