In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including agritech, 5G, datacentres, cybersecurity and satellites.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
aerofarms, nokia partner for ai-enabled plant vision technology
AeroFarms and Nokia Bell Labs have unveiled a multi-year partnership to combine their expertise and expand their joint capabilities in cutting-edge networking, autonomous systems, and integrated machine vision and machine learning technologies to identify and track plant interactions at the most advanced levels.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3ixAce1
Verizon and aws expand their 5g edge footprint in the us
Developers and businesses can now build and deploy applications at the edge of Verizon’s wireless network in three new US locations - Chicago, Houston and Phoenix. Verizon 5G Edge, the company's real-time cloud computing platform combined with AWS Wavelength, brings AWS compute and storage services to the edge of Verizon’s wireless network.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3jzpljf
tuesday:
russia begins $889m polar express artic cable
Russia is reported to have begun work laying its Polar Express subsea cable valued at 65 billion roubles. According to the Reuters, the new system connecting Europe and Asia through the Arctic zone of Russia, is a state-run project aimed at delivering high-speed internet to its 'remote hydrocarbon-rich north'.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3CC76SL
vodafone to bring back roaming charges from January
Vodafone has become the second UK mobile company to reintroduce roaming charges for users travelling in Europe. From January, new and upgrading customers will be charged at least £1 a day to use their mobile phone in EU destinations, on several tariffs.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3Ao7KkW
wednesday:
Ambani’s Reliance eyes T-Mobile Netherlands
Mukesh Ambani’s Reliance Industries is said to be weighing up making a bid for T-mobile Netherlands, a subsidiary of Deutsche Telekom AG's Netherlands.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3jHNnZf
Aligned to build next Utah data centre
Aligned is expanding its presence in the Salt Lake City metro market area with the development of its third build-to-suit data centre campus.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3CGVyho
thursday:
New one-click button will flag dodgy emails directly to cyber experts
Cyber crime has cost organisations more than £5 million in the past 13 months, with employees being tricked into downloading malware that looks like it comes from IT support, among other phishing scams.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/37yRq4H
SpaceX downsizes by buying nanosatellite company Swarm
SpaceX is to buy Swarm Technologies, the company that has started a nanosatellite-based internet of things (IoT) business.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3ACJrzM
friday:
Nokia wins upgrade contracts with United in three markets
United Group has contracted Nokia to upgrade its core networks in Bulgaria, Croatia and Slovenia.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2VRt2Zq
emojis are making it harder for tech giants to track down online abuse
Harmful posts can end up being missed altogether while acceptable posts are mislabelled as offensive, according to the Oxford Internet Institute.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3xI3nQ5
