In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including acquisitions, 5G, agritech, fibre networks and partnerships.
Here are our highlights:
O2 Germany Accelerates Shutdown of 3G Network
Telefonica Deutschland / O2 announced that it is accelerating the shutdown of its 3G network in various regions of Germany.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3BpbP96
Equinix and IBM partner on hybrid cloud
Equinix and IBM have announced a partnership to develop hybrid cloud journeys. Their aim is to help customers and partners integrate multiple cloud solutions in hybrid environments, solve digital transformation challenges and automate time-consuming work.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zwG6lZ
Blackstone's acquisition of QTS approved
QTS shareholders have voted to approve its acquisition by Blackstone, the global alternative asset manager with US$684 billion in AUM.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/38rV3cY
Intel and Submer develop Precision Immersion Cooling Fluid Cloud
Intel and Submer are to co-develop a solution they said will help accelerate industry standards for the adoption of immersion cooling.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/38xd7Cq
coinbase users fear hacking after erroneous emails
Major cryptocurrency exchange, Coinbase, has mistakenly sent emails to 125,000 users, wrongly telling them their two-factor authentication settings had been changed.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3jAMzqo
DE-CIX expands North American IX Footprint
DE-CIX has added its fifth internet exchange in the US, in Phoenix, Arizona.
The development means that DE-CIX now serves four out of the top five markets in the US – Chicago, Dallas, New York, and now Phoenix.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3mTgITJ
AWS hit by six-hour connectivity outage in Japan
Amazon Web Services was hit with a six-hour outage in Japan today which crippled online trading, communications firms and transport companies, among others.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/38DE1bS
Sparkle launches first green data centre in Greece
Sparkle puts into operation its fourth data center in the Country, built to meet the needs of Carriers, OTTs and Enterprises.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2Vb8lHJ
