In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including 5G, satellites, acquisition, data centres and legislation.

Here are our highlights:

monday:

Apple doubles down on privacy

Apple previewed new privacy protections across its operating systems at its annual Worldwide Developers Conference (WWDC) on Monday.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3iB7zgF 

US lawmakers introduce bills targeting Big Tech

US lawmakers have introduced five bills aimed at limiting the power held by Big Tech companies. The bills were drafted after a 16-month investigation into the powers of Amazon, Apple, Google and Facebook.

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

tuesday:

Toshiba sees global quantum internet after Cambridge breakthrough

Toshiba's UK laboratory in Cambridge has pushed the distance for secure quantum communications to 600km.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/35mCS70 

Irish police to be given powers over passwords

Irish police will have the power to compel people to provide passwords for electronic devices when carrying out a search warrant under new legislation.

Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/2TskvLc 

wednesday:

Digital Edge moves into Indonesia with $165m acquisition

Singapore's Digital Edge has moved into the Indonesian data centre market by acquiring a controlling interest in Indonet for $165 million.

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

Ethiopia launches 30-day drive to sell 40% of Ethio Telecom

Companies have 30 days from today to tell the government of Ethiopia if they are interested in buying a 40% stake in state-owned Ethio Telecom.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3wuFf3J 

thursday: 

Arçelik selects Nokia, Türk Telekom for 5G private wireless network

Arçelik Global, a provider of consumer durables and electronics, has signed a strategic agreement with Nokia and Türk Telekom to deploy the first private wireless network in Turkey.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zrZ9OF 

CommStar announces built-in quantum encryption for new satellite links

A new satellite communications project is to use quantum encryption from the start, to protect customers’ data.

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

FRIDAY

Vodafone awards Ericsson 5G Core contracts 

Vodafone has selected Ericsson’s cloud-native dual-mode 5G Core technology to power its core networks in Germany and the UK.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3gBjf1p 

SK TELECOM LINES UP $5BM SPENDING SPREE

The newly formed SKT Investment Co. will have a budget of around $5 billion for acquisitions over the next three years.

Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/35yjZ10