--- title: B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (12/07/2021 - 16/07/2021) description: In this week's news roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. image: https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-07-14%20at%2009.25.52.png --- [![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ilex%20Content%20Logo_High%20Res%20copy-1.png?width=2048&height=1229&name=Ilex%20Content%20Logo_High%20Res%20copy-1.png)](http://www.ilexcontent.com) - [Home](https://www.ilexcontent.com) - [Our Services](https://weare.ilexcontent.com/our-services) - [Blog](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog) - [Contact Us](https://www.ilexcontent.com/#contact) # B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (12/07/2021 - 16/07/2021) [![B2B Tech & Telecoms News](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-07-14%20at%2009.25.52.png)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-07-14%20at%2009.25.52.png) In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including cybersecurity, climate change, data centres, 5G and messaging.  Here are our highlights: # Monday:    # Taiwan tech giants Foxconn and TSMC to buy 10m Covid jabs Taiwanese tech firms [Foxconn](https://www.foxconn.com/en-us/), which makes devices for [Apple](https://www.apple.com/), and chip giant [TSMC](https://www.tsmc.com/english) brokered the agreements for the BioNTech vaccine, worth $350m (£252m).   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3xEOgaQ](https://bbc.in/3xEOgaQ)      # Biden vows US action over Russian cyber-attacks President Joe Biden has told President Vladimir Putin the US will take "any necessary action" to stop cyber-attacks from Russia, the White House says.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3i48N29](https://bbc.in/3i48N29)    # tuesday:    # Climate change: Technology boosts efforts to curb tree loss in Amazon Technology can help indigenous communities to significantly curb deforestation, according to a new study. Indigenous people living in the Peruvian Amazon were equipped by conservation groups with satellite data and smartphones.They were able to reduce tree losses by half in the first year. Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/2U3mVR7](https://bbc.in/2U3mVR7)   # TikTok said to be planning $500m echelon Irish data centre move [TikTok](https://www.tiktok.com) is believed to be planning a $500 million move into [Echelon's](https://echelon-dc.com) new data centre campus in Clondalkin, Ireland. A Sunday Business Post story in Ireland cites sources claiming the social media platform and its parent company [ByteDance](https://bytedance.com/zh/) will use the campus as a primary European data centre. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3xETu6p](https://bit.ly/3xETu6p)   # Wednesday:   # dvla and home office bring latest tech to roadside checks The technology to allow police to get instant access to a driver’s photo at the roadside, in the case of motoring offences, has been developed by DVLA, as the agency delivers more services at the forefront of technology in government.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3kot2dk](https://bit.ly/3kot2dk)     # Africell to deploy brand-new 5g-ready network in Angola with nokia [Nokia](https://www.nokia.com) has signed a deal to deploy its comprehensive network technologies to Angola’s new mobile telecommunications operator, [Africell](https://www.africell.com), to provide 2G, 3G and 4G services in the capital city Luanda.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/2U831V6](https://bit.ly/2U831V6)   # thursday:   # plans submitted for electric battery 'gigafactory' in coventry "Mission critical" plans have been submitted for an electric car battery plant that could create up to 6,000 new jobs. Proposals for the "gigafactory" at Coventry Airport were first put forward in February.    Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3eE2zoP](https://bbc.in/3eE2zoP)     # ee aims for 5g coverage everywhere in uk by 2028 [EE](https://ee.co.uk) customers will be able to receive 5G "anywhere" in the UK by 2028, the phone network has announced, with half the population covered in two years' time. It will also add 4,500 square miles of new rural 4G coverage by 2025.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3yZPyxw](https://bbc.in/3yZPyxw)   # friday:   # WhatsApp to let users message without their phones [WhatsApp](https://www.whatsapp.com) is testing a new feature that will let people message without using their phone for the first time. At present, WhatsApp is linked to a user's phone. Its desktop and web apps need that device to be connected and receiving messages.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3BcGEhR](https://bbc.in/3BcGEhR)     # tech companies join programme to drive culture change in traditional energy firms Fifteen digital technology companies have begun a 12 month programme working with major players from across the energy industry to drive culture change in one of the UK’s largest industrial sectors.    Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3BbCfvC](https://bit.ly/3BbCfvC)                   Posted on 16th July 2021 in [5G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/5g), [B2B](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/b2b), [CyberSecurity](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity), [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre), [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news), [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms), [acquisition](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/acquisition), [Ransomware](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ransomware), [appointment](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/appointment) - [5G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/5g) - [B2B](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/b2b) - [CyberSecurity](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity) - [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre) - [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news) - [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms) - [acquisition](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/acquisition) - [Ransomware](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ransomware) - [appointment](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/appointment) [Engagement KPIs: Everything You Need to Know for Your B2B Business](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/engagement-kpis-everything-you-need-to-know-for-your-b2b-business) [What is the Buyer's Journey and Why Does it Matter?](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/what-is-the-buyers-journey-and-why-does-it-matter) ### Recent Posts ### Recent Comments [![Ilex Content](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/ilexcontent_April2019/Images/logo-small.png)](https://www.ilexcontent.com/) [Email](mailto:info@ilexcontent.com) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ilexcontent) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ilex-content-strategies) Copyright 2023 © Ilex Content Strategies Ltd.