This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover SpaceX, EE, Microsoft, Three, AI, The BBC, Virgin Media, Data Expansion, DDOS attacks and Subsea cables.
Here are our highlights:
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Mongolia and SpaceX form national satellite cooperation
Mongolia is launching its first national satellite, built by Thales Alenia Space, in cooperation with SpaceX to improve connectivity and advance the country's space secto. This launch signifies Mongolia's commitment to developing its domestic space industry and pursuing digital innovation to enable economic prosperity
Read the full story here: bit.ly/487RpRW
EE to drop £6 million into its retail estate
EE unveiled its first "Experience" retail store in Gateshead's Metrocentre, one of over ten new interactive locations to open across the UK over the next year. The stores feature gaming, smart home technologies, and home office solutions for users to experience out firsthand, as EE seeks to grow beyond broadband services.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/49tmAbs
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Ongoing campaign compromises senior execs’ Azure accounts
Microsoft Azure accounts, belonging to senior executives, are being targeted by unknown attackers in a campaign that aims to steal sensitive data and financial assets.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/48vyC3n
Three apologises again as some still without mobile service
Three UK experienced a network outage over the weekend, causing issues for thousands of customers unable to make calls or access mobile data.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3HVJI6T
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Medical AI assistant startup TORTUS raises £3.3m
TORTUS, a London-based startup using generative AI to assist clinicians with time-consuming admin tasks, has raised $4.2m (£3.3m). Founded in 2022 by a cardiologist and a machine learning engineer, TORTUS has built a platform, called OSLER, which can automate documentation and administrative workflows.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/3OFixkk
BBC iPlayer to end programme downloads for PCs and Macs
The BBC's iPlayer streaming service is to end downloads for users who watch on desktop or laptop computers.
Programmes will still be available to download on tablets and phones via the mobile iPlayer app.
Read the full story bbc.in/49AZbos
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Helicopters Facilitate VMO's Milestone Delivery of 100th Rural Network Site
Virgin Media O2 has hit a major milestone in the Shared Rural Network programme after upgrading or building 100 company-managed sites, providing residents, businesses and visitors in rural communities with faster and more reliable mobile coverage than ever before.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/3OHFhA4
NTT enters Paris market agreement for data centre expansion
NTT Ltd’s Global Data Centres division will develop and operate its first data centre campus in the Paris market.
The campus is comprised of 35.5 acres and will support a planned capacity of 84 MW of critical IT load across three data centres.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/42CmkVv
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Telecom Sector Hit Hardest by DDoS Attacks, According to Zayo group
Zayo Group yesterday released its bi-annual Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) Insights Report, which found a significant increase in the intensity of DDoS attacks.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/42OOcWw
Batelco partners e& to land Al Khaleej subsea cable in the UAE
Owned by Batelco, the 1,400km long system will connect Bahrain to other countries in the region including Oman, Qatar and the UAE.
Read the full story here: bit.ly/48orwNM
