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Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (15/05/2023 - 19/05/2023)

Written by Ilex Community Manager | 19-May-2023 09:05:36

This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.

The stories cover Data Roaming, Network and Security Services, Cloud, Site Solutions, Self-Driving Cars, AI, Broadband and DDoS.

Here are our highlights:

 

Monday _____________________________

Roaming data revenue to hit $10 billion, but eSIM looms large

Telcos stand to pocket a weighty wad of cash from data roaming next year, but they perhaps shouldn’t get too used to it.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3ObS7Y2 

BT Launches New All-in-one Networking & Security Service with Fortinet

BT announced it has launched a new all-in-one networking and security service backed by industry leading Fortinet technology to transform how businesses manage their connectivity across multiple sites.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3M8tCIq  

Tuesday_____________________________

China Telecom brings the cloud to Brazil

China Telecom do Brasil (CTB) confirms the availability of its eSurfing Cloud services in Brazil, as of today. The new services give businesses with the flexibility of accessing public and private cloud services.

 

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3WehryI 

Nokia Unveils Availability of its Energy-efficient Site Solutions 

Nokia announced the availability of its new expanded portfolio of energy-efficient site solutions designed for its industry-leading AirScale baseband portfolio.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3pL360B 

 

Wednesday___________________________

Ex-Apple engineer accused of stealing self-driving car secrets

A former Apple engineer has been charged with stealing the company's self-driving car technology, almost five years after he fled to China.

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/42KbGv5 

Sam Altman: CEO of OpenAI calls for US to regulate artificial intelligence

The creator of advanced chatbot ChatGPT has called on US lawmakers to regulate artificial intelligence (AI).

 

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3nZBft2 

Thursday____________________________

One million cancel broadband as living costs rise

Up to one million people cancelled their broadband in the last year because of the high cost of living, a survey by Citizens Advice suggests.

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3WdrhRg 

AWS to invest $12.7bn in India

Amazon plans to invest $12.7 billion into its cloud business in India by 2030, the e-commerce group said Thursday, as it pushes ahead to scale up the AWS infrastructure in the key overseas market at a time when it has pared back several other services in the region.

 

 

Read the full story here: https://tcrn.ch/3MiMRiE  

friday______________________________  

Report reveals Europe is DDoS Battlefield

Peak attack traffic is still rising and is up 19% from 2021, according to Arelion.

Arelion has today announced the findings of a new report on key global DDoS trends observed in 2022.

 

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/42Lxkiq 

Gary Marcus is happy to help regulate AI for U.S. government: “I’m interested”

On Tuesday of this week, neuroscientist, founder and author Gary Marcus sat between OpenAI CEO Sam Altman and Christina Montgomery, who is IBM’s chief privacy trust officer, as all three testified before the Senate Judiciary Committee for over three hours.

Read the full story here: https://tcrn.ch/45exNva 

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