In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including renewable energy, subsea cables, fibre, colocation and 5G.
Here are our highlights:
Monday:
Orange inks green power purchase agreement with Total
Orange has entered a Corporate Power Purchase Agreement (CPPA) with Total Quadran, a provider of renewable energies in France and subsidiary of Total.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3rOwz5M
SING CABLE TO GO LIVE BY 2023
The Singapore India Gateway (SING) subsea cable system is confirmed to be ready for service (RFS) by 2023.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3vn3fFD
tuesday:
UK's CityFibre to Extend Full Fiber Networks
UK's wholesale full fiber provider CityFibre has identified 216 additional towns and villages that are to benefit from a Full Fibre rollout.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2P0Y5OJ
FEPL to build $1.5bn infrastructure hub - Project Koete
Fibre Expressway Pty Ltd (FEPL) has unveiled details of Project Koete, its $1.5 billion technology ecosystem in Western Australia and Northern Territory.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3rRjGIg
wednesday:
DartPoints acquires Immedion for US data centre expansion
Edge colocation owner DartPoints has signed definitive agreements to acquire Immedion, a provider of colocation, cloud, and managed services with eight data centres in seven markets throughout South Carolina, North Carolina, Ohio and Indiana.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3tuFidL
Oi Group to Sell Five Data Centers to Financial Group Piemonte for $70M
The financial group Piemonte Holding, from Rio de Janeiro, closed last Friday the acquisition of five data centers from Oi Group for a total amount of R$ 367 million (USD$ 70 million).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3bZbSyJ
thursday:
MasTec invests in Confluence-1 subsea cable
Confluence Networks confirms that MasTec has acquired an equity interest in Confluence, a Florida-based developer of subsea cable systems.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3rYdQEN
5G auction to boost mobile speed and coverage
The auction of the airwaves that will create faster mobile services for rural areas and hasten the rollout of 5G has ended, with all four operators pleased with their haul.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/2QljzH7
FRIday:
nokia lands five-year c-band contract with at&t
Nokia has signed a five-year deal with AT&T to deploy the operator’s C-Band network in parts of the US.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3s2crNr
IBM expands Latin American cloud footprint with Brazil Multizone Region opening
IBM has announced the opening of its first IBM Cloud Multizone Region (MZR) in Latin America.
The MZR is a result of the company’s investment in cloud infrastructure to accelerate hybrid cloud adoption and help foster business growth in Latin America.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/30VK4F5
