--- title: B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (14/02/2022 - 18/02/2022) 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/Screenshot%202022-02-14%20at%2009.47.33.png --- [![](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 (14/02/2022 - 18/02/2022) [![B2B Tech and Telecoms News](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202022-02-14%20at%2009.47.33.png)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Screenshot%202022-02-14%20at%2009.47.33.png) In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including: smartphones, cloud, 5G, openRAN, cyber security, semi conductor, renewable energy, data centres, 6G and metaverse. Here are our highlights: # monday: # smartphone shipments in india grew by 7% in 2021, says idc India shipped 161 million smartphones in the year 2021, up by 7 % year over year, said [IDC's](https://www.idc.com/)Worldwide Quarterly Mobile Phone Tracker. Average selling prices (ASPs) peaked at US$190, growing by 15% annually. IDC expects ASPs in 2022 to be high due to the rising cost of components and higher share of 5G smartphones. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3HIn8Nb](https://bit.ly/3HIn8Nb)   # ![download (2)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/download%20(2).png?width=318&name=download%20(2).png)microsoft selected to build a sovreign cloud for singapore The sovereign cloud will be built on [Microsoft Azure](https://azure.microsoft.com/en-gb/) for on-demand, high performance cloud computing and data storage resources. As part of the agreement, Microsoft will provide additional training and educational opportunities, including 600 training seats. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/33ikcYA](https://bit.ly/33ikcYA)    # tuesday: # vodafone uk to accelerate new 5g services with oracle The partnership will allow [Vodafone UK](https://www.vodafone.co.uk/?cid=ppc-UK_19_AO_P_X_J_I_D_CBU-PAYM_BAU_Promo_Text-Brand_Google_NA_NA_NA_Core_Mix_Mix_NA_Exact__1723803063&kpid=go_cmp-1723803063_adg-68221822780_ad-336059187822_kwd-300580143323_dev-c_ext-_prd-&vfadid=1723803063&gclid=EAIaIQobChMIhLvGh7SB9gIVD-ztCh0PgAAqEAAYASAAEgKThfD_BwE) to make more intelligent, automated policy decisions, enabling the company to test, deploy, and scale new 5G solutions more quickly.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/34MluM6](https://bit.ly/34MluM6)      # ![Rakuten-Symphony-e1628088334843](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Rakuten-Symphony-e1628088334843.png?width=318&name=Rakuten-Symphony-e1628088334843.png)rakuten symphony lands in europe with three locally registered opertations [Rakuten Symphony](https://symphony.rakuten.com/)is expanding its operations in three markets as it looks to bring its Open RAN technologies to Europe and the UK. They are headquartered in London, Paris and Dusseldorf respectively. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3GSwxk1](https://bit.ly/3GSwxk1)    # wednesday: ![intel](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/intel.jpeg?width=318&name=intel.jpeg) # Intel to boost chip offering with $5.4bn acquisition of Tower Semiconductor [Intel Corporation](https://www.intel.co.uk/content/www/uk/en/homepage.html) (Intel) is to acquire [Tower Semiconductor](https://towersemi.com/) (Tower), an Israeli manufacturer of analogue semiconductor solutions, for approximately $5.4 billion. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3JATUAv](https://bit.ly/3JATUAv)  #  ![stockvault-cyber-security-concept174251](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/stockvault-cyber-security-concept174251.jpg?width=318&name=stockvault-cyber-security-concept174251.jpg)Thales expands Google Cloud relationship for data security [Thales](https://www.thalesgroup.com/en) and [Google Cloud](https://cloud.google.com/) will be strengthening data security for customers migrating their workloads to the cloud, the companies have announced. The Thales and Google Cloud solution allows ubiquitous data encryption to customers, using Google Cloud’s confidential computing system and Thales’s CipherTrust Cloud Key Manager. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3gMMePd](https://bit.ly/3gMMePd)    # thursday: # verizon spends latest $1bn green bond on renewable energy The US operator’s Green Bond Impact Report shows that the funds raised have been entirely spent on virtual power purchase agreements, driving [Verizon](https://www.verizon.com/)towards its goal of net zero carbon emissions. The operator says it plans to source or generate renewable energy equivalent to 50% of its annual electricity consumption by 2025. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3LzUVdT](https://bit.ly/3LzUVdT)    # ![Amazon-Web-Services-logo-1](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Amazon-Web-Services-logo-1.png?width=318&name=Amazon-Web-Services-logo-1.png)aws brings its local zones mini data centres to 32 new cities [AWS](https://aws.amazon.com/)Local Zones are small data centers adjacent to major population centers that provide core cloud features for applications like gaming, video streaming or machine learning inference that require low latency connections.   Read the full story here: [https://tcrn.ch/3rVvjjK ](https://tcrn.ch/3rVvjjK)   ### FRIday: # keysight, samsung collaborate to advance r&d of 6g technology 6G is expected to be built on technologies such as artificial intelligence (AI), sensing, digital twins, time-sensitive networking (TSN) and holographic communications. The two companies will work together to develop test and verification technologies for 6G wireless systems. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3BJCD5v](https://bit.ly/3BJCD5v)    # metaverse to push data usage by 20 times in next ten years The report said metaverse has enormous potential to further expand screen time and drive more bandwidth consumption. According to the report, while 5G will support the metaverse ecosystem, the emergence of 6G will enhance metaverse use cases.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/34O261i](https://bit.ly/34O261i)    Posted on 18th February 2022 in [5G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/5g), [Cloud](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cloud), [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news), [Renewable Energy](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/renewable-energy), [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms), [Technology](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/technology), [Open RAN](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/open-ran), [datacentres](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/datacentres), [Smartphones](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/smartphones), [6G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/6g), [Metaverse](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/metaverse) - [5G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/5g) - [Cloud](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cloud) - [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news) - [Renewable Energy](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/renewable-energy) - [Telecoms](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecoms) - [Technology](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/technology) - [Open RAN](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/open-ran) - [datacentres](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/datacentres) - [Smartphones](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/smartphones) - [6G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/6g) - [Metaverse](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/metaverse) [Is LinkedIn Worth My Time?](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/is-linkedin-worth-my-time) [Integrating PR and SEO to Elevate Your Marketing Strategy](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/integrating-pr-and-seo-to-elevate-your-marketing-strategy) ### 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.