In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including: SaaS, cyber security, subsea cable, streaming services, network, mobile, internet and 5G.
Here are our highlights:
Tuesday:
docontrol secures $30m in funding round for saas data security
DoControl, the automated Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) security company, announced it has raised a $30 million Series B funding round led by New York-based global private equity and venture capital firm Insight Partners.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3jP5Weq
funkypigeon.com suspends orders after 'cyber security incident' last week
Funkypigeon.com, the online cards and gifts retailer, has suspended all orders following a "cyber security incident", its parent firm WH Smith has revealed. The firm says no customer payment data has been compromised but it is still working to check whether other personal details are safe.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3jOBJwa
wednesday:
2Africa cable makes first landing in Genoa, Italy
The 2Africa cable was first announced back in 2020, set to span around 37,000km as is travels south from the UK, circumnavigating Africa, before travelling back through the Red Sea and into the Mediterranean.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3jVZVgg
Netflix loses subscribers for first time in more than 10 years
The number of Netflix subscribers has fallen for the first time in more than a decade.
The streaming company lost 200,000 members in the first three months of the year, the company said on Tuesday.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3MjgW08
Thursday:
saas could cut csps it spend by 25%
The report from Analysys Mason suggests that delivering services via Software-as-a-Service (SaaS) could reduce IT spend by a quarter over five years, compared to a traditional on-premise software model. According to the report, titled ‘The A-to-Z of SaaS purchasing’, CSPs could reduce their IT spend by as much as 25% over a five-year period by adopting a SaaS model, compared with the cost of existing on-premise models.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3vwTwxm
no 10 network targeted with spyware
Downing Street and Foreign Office computer systems were suspected to have been infected with spyware, according to a Canadian investigative group. The Citizen Lab says it informed officials that suspected Pegasus spyware was discovered in 2020 and 2021, with the Downing Street incident linked to operators in the UAE.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3L2AHsA
FRIday:
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un: everyone over 15 to own a mobile phone and use the internet by 2030
The International Telecommunication Union clearly outlines the key universality targets for 2030, which include all homes and businesses using the internet, all children over 15 having a mobile phone and using the internet, and gender equality being achieved when it comes to internet usage, digital skills, and mobile phone ownership.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3xFNJZ8
orange poland launches 5g warsaw lab
The Warsaw lab joins the network of similar facilities that Orange has been launching across Europe. Orange says it launched its 5G lab programme to provide opportunities for companies to discover 5G use cases and the telco has now opened 12 such labs across the continent.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3rIJZ5j
