This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover telecommunications, Cybersecurity, Data Centres, Satellite, ChatGPT, Subsea Cable and Fibre.
Here are our highlights:
Monday
37 million affected in latest T-Mobile hack
T-Mobile has informed its customers of a security breach involving 37 million customers, where “limited” information such as addresses, phone numbers and dates of birth could have been accessed.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Jjw5QP
First Italian data centre association launches
The Italian Data Center Association has been newly formed by Microsoft, Equinix, Rai Way, Data4, STACK Infrastructure, Digital Realty, Vantage Data Centers and CBRE Data Centers.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3wFruR7
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UK Space Agency to invest £50m into satellite
The funding is part of the European Space Agency (ESA) Advanced Research in Telecommunications Services (ARTES). It is available for various projects, such as developing new satellite constellations, the ground systems needed to access them or whole end-to-end systems delivering new services to customers.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Y3on14
ChatGPT: Microsoft to invest billions in chatbot maker
Microsoft has announced a multi-year, multibillion-dollar investment in artificial intelligence (AI) as it extends its partnership with OpenAI. OpenAI is the creator of the popular image generation tool Dall-E and the chatbot ChatGPT. In 2019 Microsoft invested $1bn (£808m) in the company, founded by Elon Musk and tech investor Sam Altman.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3RanwcK
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Vodacom lands 2Africa subsea cable in South Africa
Vodacom has landed the 2Africa subsea cable at its landing station on South Africa’s Eastern Cape. The cable, owned by a consortium comprising China Mobile International, Meta, MTN GlobalConnect, Orange, STC, Telecom Egypt, Vodafone and WIOCC, is the world’s largest subsea cable project to date.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/40iFQVs
US accuses Google of 'driving out' ad rivals
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight US states have filed a case against Google, alleging it has too much power over the online ad market. Its anti-competitive actions had "weakened if not destroyed the competition in the ad tech industry", US Attorney General Merrick Garland said. Google accused the DOJ of "doubling down on a flawed argument".
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3Y1cQzv
Nokia to deploy first 5G SA network in the Philippines
Nokia’s Bell Labs Consulting will create a 5G network design and proof of concept (POC) for NOW Telecom to establish the first 5G Standalone (SA) network in the Philippines.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3XFqs3N
Rogers, Shaw merger moves a step closer
Rogers Communications’ takeover of Shaw Communications has moved a step closer after the Competition Bureau’s effort to overturn the deal was dismissed by the Federal Court of Appeal.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3XFYF2R
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US accuses Google of 'driving out' ad rivals
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and eight US states have filed a case against Google, alleging it has too much power over the online ad market. Its anti-competitive actions had "weakened if not destroyed the competition in the ad tech industry", US Attorney General Merrick Garland said.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/404t50u
BT to offload German fibre assets to 1&1 Versatel
The UK incumbent operator will part ways with its fibre infrastructure in Düsseldorf, Frankfurt, Munich, and Stuttgart, all of which will be added to Versatel’s network. This week, 1&1 Versatel announced that it had signed an agreement with BT to acquire its fibre networks in four cities.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3DlOuIG
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