--- title: B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (10/01/2022 - 14/01/2022) description: In this week's news roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. image: https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/blog.png --- [![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ilex%20Content%20Logo_High%20Res%20copy-1.png?width=2048&height=1229&name=Ilex%20Content%20Logo_High%20Res%20copy-1.png)](http://www.ilexcontent.com) - [Home](https://www.ilexcontent.com) - [Our Services](https://weare.ilexcontent.com/our-services) - [Blog](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog) - [Contact Us](https://www.ilexcontent.com/#contact) # B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (10/01/2022 - 14/01/2022) [![B2B Tech and Telecoms News](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/blog.png)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/blog.png) In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including cybersecurity, CES, quantum network, driverless cars, mobile apps, stakeholders, AR, SD-WAN and cyberattacks. Here are our highlights: # monday: # ![edf](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/edf.jpeg?width=318&name=edf.jpeg)swiss army bans whatsapp, signal and telegram for soldiers on duty The Swiss Army prefer them to use the Swiss-made app [Threema](https://threema.ch/en). The rules will mean that Switzerland's conscripts doing military service and people returning for refresher courses do not inadvertently expose military information to foreign parties. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3zGenjB](https://bit.ly/3zGenjB)    # ![sds](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/sds.jpg?width=318&name=sds.jpg)ces 2022: colour changing cars and remotes that eat wifi One of the tech calendar's biggest annual events, [CES](https://www.ces.tech/), has been taking place in Las Vegas this week. [BMW](https://www.bmw.co.uk/en/index.html) showed off how a car's exterior could effectively become ePaper which, when charged with a small electric current, changes colour or creates a pattern.  Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3qW9UVW](https://bbc.in/3qW9UVW)  # tuesday: # ![QuantumInternet_topNteaser](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/QuantumInternet_topNteaser.jpg?width=318&name=QuantumInternet_topNteaser.jpg)lg electronics joins ibm quantum network [LG Electronics](https://www.lg.com/uk) will gain access to[IBM](https://www.ibm.com/uk-en)'s quantum computing systems including IBM's open-source quantum information software development kit. Through this collaboration, LG Electronics aims to explore the applications of quantum computing in industry to support big data, AI, connected cars, digital transformation, IoT and robotics applications. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3qfTXef](https://bit.ly/3qfTXef)    # ![RHD-Interior-Carousel-2-Slide-1-Desktop](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/RHD-Interior-Carousel-2-Slide-1-Desktop.jpg?width=318&name=RHD-Interior-Carousel-2-Slide-1-Desktop.jpg)tesla adds chill and assertive self-driving modes The setting will follow other cars more closely, change lanes more frequently, not leave the overtaking lane, and perform rolling stops. Such driver behaviour by humans is often discouraged by safety groups.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3JZZ36c](https://bbc.in/3JZZ36c)  # wednesday: # ![apps](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/apps.jpg?width=318&name=apps.jpg)people devote third of waking time to mobile apps People are spending an average of 4.8 hours a day on their mobile phones, according to app monitoring firm[App Annie](https://www.appannie.com/en/). In 2020, UK regulator Ofcom found similar amounts of time spent, although its research included watching TV. App Annie's report indicates that apps were downloaded 230 billion times in 2021, while £125bn was spent. Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3ri1QPm](https://bbc.in/3ri1QPm)    # ![india](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/india.jpg?width=318&name=india.jpg)indian government to become vodafone idea's largest stakeholder [Vodafone Idea](https://www.myvi.in/) has announced that it has agreed for the Indian government to become its largest stakeholder, handing over a 35.8% stake as part of an emergency bailout plan.    Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3zUsj9I](https://bit.ly/3zUsj9I)  # thursday: # ![green planet](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/green%20planet.jpg?width=318&name=green%20planet.jpg)ericsson and ee partner for 5G powered the green planet ar experience Inspired by the series 'The Green Planet', the immersive experience will take guests on a journey into the world of plants. The AR experience is powered by edge computing and a 5G standalone private network trial. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3HZvn77](https://bit.ly/3HZvn77)    # ![zayo](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/zayo.jpg?width=318&name=zayo.jpg)zayo group acquires qos networks [Zayo Group](https://www.zayo.com/) has acquired [QOS Networks](https://www.qosnetworks.com/) to bolster its edge and SD-WAN capabilities. The deal bolsters Zayo's position as a 'premier provider' of secure edge networking services, enabling the company to support enterprise customers deploy, manage, and monitor their mission-critical SD-WAN and edge network environments. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3GoccDS](https://bit.ly/3GoccDS)  # FRIday: # ![cyberattack_Adobe_rm](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/cyberattack_Adobe_rm.jpg?width=318&name=cyberattack_Adobe_rm.jpg)ukraine: 'massive cyber attack' shuts down government websites "As a result of a massive cyber attack, the websites of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and a number of other government agencies are temporarily down," the spokesman for the foreign ministry said. The government said the content of the sites had not been changed, and no personal data was leaked. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3ts7wZJ](https://bit.ly/3ts7wZJ)    # ![meta](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/meta.webp?width=318&name=meta.webp)meta faces billion-pound class-action case Up to 44 million UK [Facebook](https://en-gb.facebook.com/) users could share £2.3bn in damages, according to a competition expert intending to sue parent company [Meta](https://about.facebook.com/meta/). Dr Liza Gormsen alleges Meta "abused its market dominance" to set an "unfair price" for free use of Facebook - UK users' personal data. Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/33t071v](https://bbc.in/33t071v)    Posted on 14th January 2022 in [CyberSecurity](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity), [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news), [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms), [Technology](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/technology), [SDWAN](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/sdwan), [Apps](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/apps), [Driverless Cars](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/driverless-cars), [Cyberattacks](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cyberattacks), [Quantum Network](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/quantum-network), [CES](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ces) - [CyberSecurity](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity) - [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news) - [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms) - [Technology](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/technology) - [SDWAN](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/sdwan) - [Apps](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/apps) - [Driverless Cars](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/driverless-cars) - [Cyberattacks](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cyberattacks) - [Quantum Network](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/quantum-network) - [CES](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ces) [B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (17/01/2022 - 21/01/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-17-01-2022) [B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (04/01/2022 - 07/01/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-04-01-2022) ### Recent Posts ### Recent Comments [![Ilex Content](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/ilexcontent_April2019/Images/logo-small.png)](https://www.ilexcontent.com/) [Email](mailto:info@ilexcontent.com) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ilexcontent) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ilex-content-strategies) Copyright 2023 © Ilex Content Strategies Ltd.