In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including cloud, satellites, data centres, AI and 5G.
Here are our highlights:
Monday:
Qualcomm Technologies buys NUVIA for $1.4bn
Qualcomm Technologies has acquired NUVIA for $1.4 billion, in a deal that will see it replace ARM's involvement in the Snapdragon™ platforms.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3tIiWpo
Nokia, AWS to Develop POCs to Explore Cloud-based 5G RAN
Nokia said it has signed an agreement with AWS to research and enable Cloud RAN (vRAN) and Open RAN technologies to support the development of new customer-focused 5G solutions.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3r6ynWx
tuesday:
OneWeb announces commercial aviation deal ahead of new satellite launch
Satellite company OneWeb, which plans to begin commercial service in October, has announced a move into aviation networks.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3tNlbYi
Colocation provider SilverEdge DC launches with Swindon data centre hub
Start-up UK data centre and colocation provider, SilverEdge DC has launched with its first centre in Swindon. SilverEdge is in the process of building a data centre portfolio in edge locations around major UK business hubs.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2OPR18d
wednesday:
European data centre demand rises by a third in 2021
JLL forecasts a 21% increase in new data centre capacity with 438MW to be added to established markets this year, according to the company’s data centres report.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2OTMKkb
AMS-IX and Sify to launch four IX’s in India
AMS-IX and Sify, the Indian ICT service & solution provider, have expanded their footprint of internet exchanges in India.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3cibFXk
thursday:
Huawei unveils global data centre and power supply solution
Huawei has launched a next-generation data centre and power supply solutions at its Digitally Transforming Energy Infrastructure online event.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3ciEwec
AI at work: Staff 'hired and fired by algorithm'
The Trades Union Congress (TUC) has warned about what it calls “huge gaps” in UK employment law over the use of artificial intelligence at work.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3vX2Iud
FRIday:
Apple Music 'saylists' to help with speech issues
"Saylists" are being launched on Apple Music to help young people with speech-sound disorders.
The project, from Warner Music, uses algorithms to find song lyrics that repeat challenging sounds.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3srhKpV
5G rollout to cost Europe $355bn
According to a report carried out by BCG, new figures find that the cost of 5G infrastructure will cost Europe €300 billion ($355 billion) by 2025.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3sq3mhQ
