--- title: B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (13/06/2022 - 17/06/2022) 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/Copy%20of%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News-4.gif --- [![](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 (13/06/2022 - 17/06/2022) [![B2B Tech and Telco News ](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News-4.gif)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News-4.gif) In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including:  IoTs, Drones, Metaverse, Digital Technology, Renewable Energy, Data Centres, Cyber Security, Streaming Platforms, Cloud and Artificial Intelligence. Here are our highlights:   # Monday: ![Juniper Research: Buy Now Pay Later Spend to Reach $995 Billion Globally in 2026, Despite Increasing Regulation | Business Wire](https://mms.businesswire.com/media/20210613005001/en/884432/22/Juniper_Research_Logo_2021.jpg) Juniper ranks Vodafone Business as leading IoT roaming vendor globally A new study from [Juniper Research](https://www.juniperresearch.com/home) ranked [Vodafone](http://vodafone.com) Business as the leading IoT roaming vendor in its new report, IoT Roaming Strategies: Key Opportunities, Competitor Leaderboard & Market Forecasts 2022-2027. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3xpuhht](https://bit.ly/3xpuhht)  ![ITU: Committed to connecting the world](https://www.itu.int/net4/ITU-D/images/logos/itu-logo-social-sharing.jpg) ITU’s Partner2Connect project sees $18.5 billion in pledges to connect the unconnected At the [International Telecommunication Union](https://www.itu.int/) (ITU)’s World Telecommunication Development Conference (WTDC), over 360 pledges were made to improve access to digital technologies Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3HifEkC](https://bit.ly/3HifEkC)  # Tuesday: ![Airtel international roaming: Here's how to choose the best plan when travelling abroad | Technology News,The Indian Express](https://images.indianexpress.com/2017/10/airtel-main.jpg) Airtel launches India's first multiplex in the Metaverse Listed telecom service provider [Bharti Airtel](https://www.airtel.in/) on Tuesday unveiled India’s first multiplex in the metaverse. In a press release, Airtel said that the Xstream multiplex is an extension of Airtel’s Xstream Premium offering. It will be a 20-screen platform with access to content portfolios from leading OTT partners available on the application. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3Ohhq82](https://bit.ly/3Ohhq82)    ![Amazon.co.uk: Amazon For All Occasions - Amazon.co.uk eGift Voucher: Gift Cards](https://m.media-amazon.com/images/G/02/gc/designs/livepreview/a_generic_10_uk_noto_email_v2016_uk-main._CB647744966_.png) Amazon to begin drone deliveries in Lockeford, California this year Amazon says it will begin delivering parcels to shoppers by drone for the first time later this year, pending final regulatory approval. Users in the Californian town of Lockeford will be able to sign up to have thousands of goods delivered by air to their homes, it said.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/39qclvb](https://bbc.in/39qclvb)    # Wednesday: ![photo of wind turbines on green grass](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1523774294084-94691d7bb289?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1000&q=80) UK’s first live wind and solar-powered mobile phone mast in Pembrokeshire [Vodafone](http://vodafone.com) today switched on the UK’s first live wind and solar-powered mobile phone mast in Pembrokeshire, Wales. The mast will provide 4G coverage to the community of Eglwyswrw.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3QAfI3B](https://bit.ly/3QAfI3B)    ![Digital Realty - Dutch Data Center Association](https://www.dutchdatacenters.nl/wp-content/uploads/2019/06/Digital-Realty.png) Digital Realty enters Israeli market through joint venture with Mivne [Digital Realty](http://digitalrealty.co.uk) and Mivne Real Estate (Mivne) have formed a joint venture that will see the former's entry into the Israeli market through the development of a data centre campus in Israel. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3tEIKVQ](https://bit.ly/3tEIKVQ)    # Thursday: ![Abertay University | Scotland.org](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-1.png?width=3&name=undefined-1.png) ![University of Abertay - Rankings, Courses, Acceptance Rate](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-3.png?width=318&name=undefined-3.png)£18m cyber-security hub centre opens at Abertay University The [cyberQuarter](https://www.cyberquarter.co.uk/) centre, which is the first of its kind in Scotland, covers four floors for use by businesses, academics, and students.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3QrKoE3](https://bbc.in/3QrKoE3)      ![red and black x sign](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1611162617474-5b21e879e113?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1000&q=80) # Romania imposes 4% tax on streaming platforms As telcos call for so-called over-the-top (OTT) players to contribute financially to infrastructure costs, Romania is already moving ahead with a direct tax on the profits of streaming services like [Netflix. ](https://www.netflix.com/gb/)       Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3mQAspN](https://bit.ly/3mQAspN)      # Friday: # ![The Secret History of the Google Logo](https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image8-2.jpg?width=318&name=image8-2.jpg) Google opens Milan cloud region in partnership with TIM [Google](http://google.com) confirms the opening of its new Google Cloud region in Milan, in partnership with [TIM](https://www.gruppotim.it/en.html). "Organisations everywhere need the capacity to run mission-critical applications at the speed their customers expect," said Fabio Fregi, country manager - Italy, Google Cloud, in a blog post. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/39uxLXY](https://bit.ly/39uxLXY)   ![closeup photo of white robot arm](https://images.unsplash.com/photo-1531746790731-6c087fecd65a?ixlib=rb-1.2.1&ixid=MnwxMjA3fDB8MHxwaG90by1wYWdlfHx8fGVufDB8fHx8&auto=format&fit=crop&w=1000&q=80) AI and Robotics in healthcare: A phone could hear if you have TB AI and robotics are leading to significant healthcare advances in South Africa. Robots in a hospital in Cape Town are helping surgeons operate more precisely and allowing patients to speak to distant relatives.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3xAF3kV](https://bbc.in/3xAF3kV)   Posted on 17th June 2022 in [AI](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ai), [Cloud](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cloud), [Cyber Security](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cyber-security), [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre), [Digital](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/digital), [IoT](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/iot), [Renewable Energy](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/renewable-energy), [Metaverse](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/metaverse), [Drones](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/drones) - [AI](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ai) - [Cloud](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cloud) - [Cyber Security](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cyber-security) - [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre) - [Digital](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/digital) - [IoT](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/iot) - [Renewable Energy](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/renewable-energy) - [Metaverse](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/metaverse) - [Drones](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/drones) [B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (20/06/2022 - 24/06/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-20-06-22) [B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (06/06/2022 - 10/06/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-06-06-22) ### 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.