This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover surveillance tech, submarine cables, 5G, shares, power grids, OCI, Cloud, Omnispace, Colocation and IoT.
Here are our highlights:
Monday _____________________________
Watchdog warns rules not keeping up with surveillance tech
Monitoring of high-tech surveillance systems is not keeping up with technology, a watchdog has told BBC News. Biometrics and Surveillance Camera Commissioner Prof Fraser Sampson also warned of an urgent need to wake up to an "explosion" of devices such as dashcams, drones and body-worn video.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3RWjnJL
China Mobile and China Telecom withdraw from Sea-Me-We 6 project
Reports suggest that the companies withdrew their investment last year, with geopolitical tensions with the US proving insurmountable. According to a report from the Financial Times, China’s two largest mobile operators – China Mobile and China Telecom – have withdrawn their participation in the South East Asia-Middle East-West Europe 6 (Sea-Me-We 6) submarine cable project.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3RTU1w9
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Mavenir’s to power Ice Norway’s 4G and 5G networks
Specifically, the two have confirmed the automated deployment of cloud-native Converged Packet Core, supporting 4G, 5G Non-Standalone (NSA) and 5G Standalone (SA) network capabilities, over Mavenir’s Cloud Automation for Telco framework within Ice private data centres.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3YQxNh8
Liberty Global Acquires 4.92% Stake in Vodafone
Liberty Global announced that it has acquired 1,335 million shares in Vodafone Group representing 4.92% of the outstanding share capital. The transaction was principally funded through an attractive non-recourse financing, requiring equity funding from Liberty Global of approximately £225 million. No regulatory approvals are required for an investment at this level and Liberty Global does not intend to seek board representation at Vodafone.
Read the full story: https://bit.ly/3YSn31H
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Montenegro mulls creation of state-owned telco using the power grid
The government says it could leverage existing power grid infrastructure to provide coverage across the nation quickly. This week, local media reports from Montenegro suggest that the government are considering forming a state telecoms operator.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3YCGPyn
Oracle picks up Uber as the latest OCI partner
Oracle has signed a seven-year cloud partnership with Uber to accelerate innovation for the online transportation network. In a joint statement, Uber said that as it grows and enters new markets, it is important for the business to focus on its core strengths and strategic initiatives.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3YSOkAS
Akamai bolsters cloud portfolio with new two new offerings
Akamai Technologies has unveiled Akamai Connected Cloud, a distributed edge and cloud platform for cloud computing, security, and content delivery. At the same time, the company also announced new strategic cloud computing services for developers to build, run, and secure highly performant workloads.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Ebg4sC
stc and Omnispace ink MoU on direct-to-device satellite in Saudi Arabia
Stc Group and Omnispace, a mobile connectivity provider, have signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to develop space-based 5G mobile communications services."We have an important opportunity to develop the network of the future, offering our customers connectivity through an industry-first combined cellular and satellite non-terrestrial network," said Khaled Ibrahim Aldharrab, vice president of technology strategy and architecture at stc.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3YS9SOf
friday____________________________
GlobalConnect launches submerged data centre cooling in Europe
GlobalConnect Group has become the first colocation provider in Europe to offer submerged cooling to its customers. The new offering, recently installed in GlobalConnect’s data centre in Copenhagen, reduces data centre power consumption significantly. Further deployments to GlobalConnect's remaining data centres will also take place based on customer demand.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3lN5hyk
BT launches nationwide IoT roaming
BT today switched on its IoT National Roaming SIMs for businesses across the UK, allowing them to keep smart devices connected wherever they are. IoT national roaming SIMs allow smart devices to connect to mobile networks ensuring they stay connected while on the move or in remote locations.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/413uBAl
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