In this week's news roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including data centres, 5G, security and fintech news. Here are our highlights from the week.
monday:
A1 Croatia to build €11m data centre in response to Covid-19
A1 Croatia has announced plans to build a new data centre in Zagreb, Croatia.
The news comes as the company says that a combination of the coronavirus and the earthquake in Zagreb have “accelerated the processes of digitalisation of domestic companies and increased the demand for cloud solutions”.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3o3V9hn
SK Telecom and Uber form flying cars joint venture
SK Telecom has teamed up with Uber to launch a new joint venture in the taxi market in South Korea that will also look ahead to future mobility technologies, such as flying cars.
Uber will invest a total of US$150 million in the as-yet unnamed venture and in SKT’s broader mobility business.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3o3XwAN
Tuesday:
Remote aircraft ‘can cover area 140km across’ with 4G and 5G, says DT
Deutsche Telekom has demonstrated high-speed 4G mobile transmission from a remotely powered aircraft in a project to test ways to expand rural coverage. The company worked with London-based Stratospheric Platforms (SPL), a remotely powered aircraft specialist in which Deutsche Telekom is the largest shareholder.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/31qY4Hg
Nokia to build 4G network on the moon for NASA
NASA has chosen Nokia to build a 4G network on the moon as part of the space agency's Artemis programme, which aims to establish a sustainable human presence there. The Finnish company will build the technology which will be integrated into NASA's lunar landers and used for remote control, as well as streaming high-definition videos.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2TbYoVO
Wednesday:
Facebook to use solar energy to power Singapore data centre in Sunseap deal
Solar energy company Sunseap Group is set to supply Facebook with renewable energy to support the tech company's operations in Singapore, including Facebook's first data centre in Asia.
The transaction with Sunseap will help Facebook reach its goal of supporting its operations in the region with 100% renewable energy and reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 75%.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/31sbd37
Telefónica partners With Allianz for €5bn Germany investment
Telefónica is reportedly partnering with private equity division of German insurer Allianz for a €5 billion infrastructure investment in Germany.
According to Spanish publication, Expansion and as reported by Reuters, Telefonica and Allianz will work together to create a joint venture owned 50% each to develop a fibre-optic network in Germany.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/35emqFo
tHURSDAY:
PAYPAL ALLOWS BITCOIN AND CRYPTO SPENDING
PayPal has entered the cryptocurrency market, announcing that its customers will be able to buy and sell Bitcoin and other virtual currencies using their PayPal accounts.
PayPal plans to roll out buying options in the US over the next few weeks, with the full rollout due early next year.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/2ITZ14G
NOKIA REACHES THE 100 COMMERCIAL 5G AGREEMENTS MILESTONE
Nokia has reached a significant milestone in the race to become the backbone of global 5G networks.
The Finnish telecoms vendor now has 100 commercial 5G deals and a total of 160 commercial 5G engagements.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2HfUY2h
Friday:
Azure from space following Microsoft deal with SpaceX
Microsoft is working with launch company SpaceX to offer satellite connectivity to Azure.
SpaceX will use its new low-orbit, low-latency Starlink satellites to connect customers to Azure’s new Modular Datacenter (MDC).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/37ya3qt
Goldman Sachs, Digital Realty co-founder launch $500m data centre operator
The Goldman Sachs Merchant Banking Division (GS MBD) has partnered with a management team, led by data centre industry executive Scott Peterson, to form Global Compute Infrastructure LP, a newly established global data centre infrastructure platform.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/35pixxA
