In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including acquisitions, roaming charges, 5G, hacking, fraud, subsea cables and data centres.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
vertiv makes $1.8bn data centre engineering acquisition
Vertiv is acquiring E&I Engineering Ireland and its affiliate Powerbar Gulf for around $1.8 billion in cash and shares. With annual sales of approximately $460 million and 2,100 employees, E&I has a blue-chip customer base in more than 30 countries.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3k5UwEn
three brings in eu roaming charges and ends global scheme
Three is the latest mobile network to announce it is reintroducing roaming charges between the UK and Europe. From 23 May 2022, customers who have taken out a new or upgraded contract after 1 October will have to pay £2 a day to use their monthly allowance of minutes, texts and data in the EU.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/38ZsDY4
tuesday:
virgin media 02 flies a kite for 5g-based emergency services
The merged Virgin Media O2 operator in the UK has been showing off 5G-connected drones that are designed to be used by emergency services. The company used a tethered Fotokite Sigma system to receive 5G signals from a base station on the ground and to transfer real-time data to first responders at the location and local hospital teams.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3tG4JKT
apple rushes to block 'zero-click' iPhone spyware
Apple has issued a software patch to block so-called "zero-click" spyware that could infect iPhones and iPads. Independent researchers identified the flaw, which lets hackers access devices through the iMessage service even if users do not click on a link or file.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/393kRwr
Wednesday:
consumer credit company swallows neustar for $3.1bn
Neustar, once the company that ran the database of all of North America’s phone numbers, is being bought for US$3.1 billion in cash. The buyer is TransUnion, a consumer credit reporting agency with a market capitalisation of over $23 billion.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3A8UKQu
colohouse acquires Lume Cloud to up services
ColoHouse has acquired Lume Cloud to add private cloud, cloud backup and recovery and security services in 24 ColoHouse data centre locations globally. Lume Cloud is a managed cloud services provider offering private cloud, edge data centre and hybrid infrastructure solutions.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3tLj3BQ
thursday:
three ex-us intelligence officers admit hacking for uae
Three former US intelligence operatives have admitted to breaking US laws by carrying out hacking operations for the UAE. US prosecutors said the men had agreed to pay $1.7m (£1.2m) to resolve charges of computer fraud, access device fraud and violating export controls.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3lt3f2D
google's grace hopper subsea cable lands in the uk
Google confirms that its Grace Hopper subsea cable had landed in Bude, Cornwall. The 7,000km system was announced in July 2020 and connects New York, US; Bude, Cornwall in the US and Bilbao, Spain.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2YSWD62
friday:
Colt group commits net zero emissions by 2030
Colt Group has committed to achieve net zero emissions by 2030. The business, which comprises Colt Technology Services and Colt Data Centre Services (DCS), said its roadmap is based on "comprehensive science-based" targets accredited by the Science-Based Targets Initiative.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2XCzlkB
Schneider tech greens Dubai university data centre
Schneider Electric has kitted out a new, on-premise facility for the University of Birmingham Dubai’s new campus, creating energy savings of up to 15% while operating at peak performance.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/39hNhTv
