This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover Singtel & Telin partnership, Nokia E-Sports tournament, UAE & US AI Deals, UK 4G Coverage, Orange Merger, Instagram Ads, Deutsche Telekom, Nvidia, SpaceX Launch and Microsoft Datacentre Investment.
Here are our highlights:
Monday _____________________________
Singtel Partners Telin for Singapore to Batam subsea cable
Singtel and Pt Telekomunikasi Indonesia International (Telin) have signed a Memorandum of Understanding to develop a new submarine cable to connect each country.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3X7nhUN
Nokia to Host First-Ever eSports Tournament over Wi-Fi
Nokia has announced it is working with several eGaming industry leaders to host the first-ever Esports event to using Wi-Fi instead of ethernet-based connectivity.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3VqK8JO
Tuesday_____________________________
UAE seeks ‘marriage’ with US over artificial intelligence deals
Gulf state's AI minister says recent investment deal between Microsoft and G42 is part of strategy to reshape its economy.
Read the full story here: https://on.ft.com/3V6wpq9
Committee warns UK set to miss 4G coverage target
The House of Commons Public Accounts Committee’s report on the shared Rural Network (SRN) programme reveals critical issues in meeting the UK government’s 95% 4G coverage goal by December 2025.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/4e7wZwr
Wednesday___________________________
Orange completes merger of Romanian units
Orange has completed the merger between Orange Romania SA and Orange Romania Communications. This merger allows for the creation of a fully converged telco from June 1, and means Orange will hold 80% of the share capital and voting rights of the consolidated entity.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Xf804r
Instagram tests forcing users to watch adverts
Instagram is trialling a feature called "ad break", which users say they cannot flick past as usual. Images shared online show a timer, which counts down to zero before normal functionality can resume. It remains to be seen if the trial pleases advertisers.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3RaEjNZ
Thursday____________________________
German gov't sells $2.7bn stake in Deutsche Telekom
Nvidia overtakes Apple as No. 2 most valuable company
The artificial intelligence chipmaker's valuation breached the $3 trillion mark and overtook Apple to become the world's second most valuable company.
Read the full story here: https://reut.rs/4c3hy6E
Friday____________________________
SpaceX successfully launches its Starship megarocket to orbit
Read the full story here: https://nbcnews.to/3RjrIbv
Microsoft buys 900+ acres for $77.5m data centre
Microsoft has reportedly bought 929 acres of farmland at St. Joe Farm, Indiana for its latest data centre. The company will build the 245,000-square-foot data centre on 489 acres at the Radius Industrial Park. They plan to invest $1 billion on another data centre in La Porte.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/45ljJAE
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