In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including 3G, data centres, cybersecurity, fintech and IoT.
Here are our highlights:
Facebook leak: Irish regulator probes 'old' data dump
A data leak involving personal details of hundreds of millions of Facebook users is being reviewed by Ireland's Data Protection Comission (DPC).
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3sTDmf1
Verizon to Shut Down 3G CDMA Network by End of 2022
Verizon, the largest mobile operator in the US recently revealed that it will be finally shutting down the service at the end of next year.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3rT8biD
New Aqua Comms owner planning to buy data centres and small cell firms
Aqua Comms is now owned by Digital 9 Infrastructure, a new company that successfully raised £300 million in a share offering last month.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/39OyG2G
SAP Bugs Under Active Cyberattack, Causing Widespread Compromise
Cyberattackers are actively exploiting known security vulnerabilities in widely deployed, mission-critical SAP applications, allowing for full takeover and the ability to infest an organisation further.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2Q0DdYK
Citymesh private 5G network brings drones to Brussels Airport
Back in December last year, IT company Cekega acquired a majority stake in the operator Citymesh, aiming to create what they called the “fourth national operator” in Belgium, with a specific focus on the B2B market.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3mslDc6
Study says bitcoin could derail China's climate change targets
Bitcoin mining in China is so carbon intensive that it could threaten the country's emissions reduction targets, according to new research.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3dIXHNR
Hurricane Electric sweeps into 13 EdgeConneX edge data centres
Global network services provider Hurricane Electric has added 13 points-of-presence across the EdgeConneX international edge data centre footprint, to lower latency and improve operations for businesses.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3wR2hCq
Bharti Airtel targets Industry 4.0 with IoT platform
Bharti Airtel is readying itself for the launch of 5G with an IoT platform initially targeting the utility, automotive, and manufacturing sectors
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3e3fnnB