--- title: B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (19/07/2021 - 23/07/2021) 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%202021-07-23%20at%2009.50.10.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 (19/07/2021 - 23/07/2021) [![B2B Tech & Telecoms News](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-07-23%20at%2009.50.10.png)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202021-07-23%20at%2009.50.10.png) In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including malware, 5G, ransomware, start-ups, cybersecurity and smart cities. Here are our highlights: # monday:   # Sophisticated malware is being used to spy on journalists, politicians and human rights activists The targets are on a list of more than 50,000 phone numbers believed to be of interest to clients of Israeli hackers for hire, [NSO Group](https://www.nsogroup.com/). Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3ktTsux](https://bit.ly/3ktTsux)      # Marketers signal ‘strongest hiring intentions’ since 2016 Marketers are confident about employment prospects as the UK’s vaccination programme paves the way for the economy to open up again, following a year of budget cuts and redundancies.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3kzgeRM](https://bit.ly/3kzgeRM)    # tuesday: ![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-20-2021-08-40-25-39-AM.png?width=302&name=image-png-Jul-20-2021-08-40-25-39-AM.png) # Ericsson’s lands largest contract ever with $8.3bn 5G deal with Verizon The multi-year agreement will see [Verizon](https://www.verizon.com/) use [Ericsson](https://www.ericsson.com/en)’s 5G MIMO solutions for the C-band, low-band, and mmWave band to expand and improve coverage of Verizon's 5G Ultra Wideband coverage.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3hSRNN6](https://bit.ly/3hSRNN6)    ![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-20-2021-08-44-22-08-AM.png?width=303&name=image-png-Jul-20-2021-08-44-22-08-AM.png) # Telstra in talks to buy Digicel Pacific in Australian govt-backed bid [Telstra Corp Ltd](https://www.telstra.com.au/) is in talks to buy the Pacific operations of telecommunications firm [Digicel Group](https://www.digicelgroup.com/en.html) in partnership with the [Australian government](https://www.australia.gov.au/), a move widely viewed as a political block to China's influence in the region. Read the full story here: [https://reut.rs/3rkoUgb](https://reut.rs/3rkoUgb)    # wednesday:   # Northern's ticket machines hit by ransomware cyber attack [Northern Rail's](https://www.northernrailway.co.uk/) new self-service ticket machines have been targeted by a suspected ransomware cyber-attack. The system has been offline since last week and an investigation is under way. Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3wUatR5](https://bbc.in/3wUatR5)    ![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image-png-Jul-21-2021-08-43-07-04-AM.png?width=308&name=image-png-Jul-21-2021-08-43-07-04-AM.png) # UTEC launches a new initiative to help deep-tech founders commercialize their work [The University of Tokyo Edge Capital Partners ](http://www.ut-ec.co.jp/english/)(UTEC) is launching a new program to address a problem the venture capital fund says many deep-tech founders face. Read the full story here: [https://tcrn.ch/3rnJD2B](https://tcrn.ch/3rnJD2B)    # thursday: ![Cover](https://www.capacitymedia.com/Image/ServeImage?id=51993&w=780&h=442&cr=true) # Intel and Airtel partner to accelerate 5G [Intel](https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/homepage.html) and [Bharti Airtel](https://www.airtel.in/) (Airtel) are collaborating to develop 4G and 5G virtualised radio access network (vRAN) and open radio access network (RAN) technology.     Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3hXrBB2](https://bit.ly/3hXrBB2)    ![Cover](https://www.capacitymedia.com/Image/ServeImage?id=46359&w=780&h=442&cr=true) # Safe Security raises $33 million led by BT [Safe Security](https://www.safe.security/) has raised $33 million in funding, with the UK's [BT Group](https://www.bt.com/about) leading the round. It takes the total amount raised by the Silicon Valley cyber security start-up to $50 million.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/2VaN7tq](https://bit.ly/2VaN7tq)    # Friday:   # Netflix reveals it's moving into gaming as subscriber growth slows The streaming giant added 1.5 million paying customers in the second quarter compared with 10 million in the same period a year ago - and will begin its move into games with titles linked to popular shows.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3wURJ3L](https://bit.ly/3wURJ3L)      # AT&T to Build US's First 5G Smart City in Virginia with Real Estate Firm [AT&T](http://www.att.com/) and [JBG SMITH](https://www.jbgsmith.com/), a leading owner and developer of high-quality, mixed-use properties in the Washington, DC market, have entered into a letter of intent to deliver the first 5G Smart City at scale in [National Landing](https://nationallanding.org/).    Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3BzBywz](https://bit.ly/3BzBywz)      Posted on 23rd 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), [Startups](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/startups), [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news), [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms), [Ransomware](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ransomware), [smart cities](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/smart-cities) - [5G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/5g) - [B2B](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/b2b) - [CyberSecurity](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cybersecurity) - [Startups](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/startups) - [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news) - [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms) - [Ransomware](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ransomware) - [smart cities](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/smart-cities) [6 Steps To Setting Up a Successful LinkedIn Ads Campaign](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/6-steps-to-setting-up-a-successful-linkedin-ads-campaign) [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) ### 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.