In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including acquisition, cyber security, data centres, partnership, submarine cables and 5G.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
Three UK progresses £2bn network transformation project
Three UK has confirmed that 10Gbps backhaul has been added to more than 3200 sites improving the experience for it 4G and 5G customers.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3e0pcUH
Cellnex snaps up Polkomtel Infrastruktura for €1.6bn
The infrastructure giant said the move would bolster its position in the Polish market, providing it with additional passive and active infrastructure
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/37WPsf4
tuesday:
Lumen selects IBM Cloud Satellite for edge connectivity
IBM confirms the launch of IBM Cloud Satellite enabling the availability of its hybrid cloud across multiple environments, on any cloud, on premises or at the edge.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3uVQWA2
Reliance, Google and Facebook to build new payments network in India
Reliance Industries is rumoured to have partnered Google and Facebook to develop a new payments network in India.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3uJUm8M
wednesday:
Microsoft accuses China over email cyber-attacks
The tech giant said the hackers belonged to a state-backed group, which was a "highly skilled and sophisticated actor".
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3kDM4L7
Airtel Launches Ad Tech Platform 'Airtel Ad'
India's Bharti Airtel has entered the advertising business with the launch of Airtel Ads – a powerful brand engagement solution.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3sIKCKb
THursday:
Raxio announces first carrier neutral, Tier III data centre for DRC
The Raxio Group is establishing and investing in a series of state-of-the-art, privately owned, carrier neutral, data centres in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3bh1fa6
Telecom Egypt announces new HARP submarine cable
Telecom Egypt has announced its plans to launch a new submarine cable to span the outline of the African continent.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2Py7b65
friday:
Equinix to launch 32,000-sqf data centre in France
Equinix will open its first data centre in Bordeaux, France, in Q3 2021. With direct fibre links to Equinix's International Business Exchange sites in Paris the new facility, will be named BX1
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3sSdmA6
5G Roaming Subscribers to Reach 147 Million Globally by 2025
A new study from Juniper Research has found that the number of international 5G roaming subscribers will reach 147 million by 2025; increasing from 4.3 million in 2021.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3uXH8Fp
