In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including fibre, internet, bitcoin, mobile, data centres, cyber security and 5G.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
cityfibre raises £1.125bn to expand uk fibre rollout
UK-based infrastructure company CityFibre has exceeded its plans to raise £1 billion. The company has raised £825 million of equity, adding two new investors, Mubadala Investment Co and Interogo Holding, and extended its bank facilities by £300 million.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/39jh8ej
high-speed internet via airborne beams of light
A novel way of delivering high-speed internet via beams of light through the air has successfully transmitted data across the Congo River. It means that citizens in Brazzaville and Kinshasa could get faster and cheaper broadband.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3tUEVdM
tuesday:
bitcoin mining producing tonnes of waste
Bitcoin mining produces electronic waste (e-waste) annually comparable to the small IT equipment waste of a place like the Netherlands, research shows. Miners of the cryptocurrency each year produce 30,700 tonnes of e-waste, Alex de Vries and Christian Stoll estimate.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/2VWqv0f
orange and Ericsson team up to capitalise on Africa's mobile money market
Orange Middle East and Africa is preparing to deploy Ericsson’s Mobile Financial Services solution across fourteen countries. The operator group launched Orange Money back in 2008 and have since accrued more than 60 million subscribers across Africa and the Middle East.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3hSbMuW
Wednesday:
prime to build $1bn data centre campus in chicago
Prime Data Centers is ploughing “up to $1 billion” into a 750,000-plus sq ft Chicago data centre campus that will provide up to 150MW of capacity. The Elk Grove Village, Illinois site, in a suburb of Chicago, is expected to house three tri-level facilities.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/39u1ahi
intel to break ground on $20bn chip fabs tis week
Intel will this Friday break ground on two new chip fabs in Arizona, worth $20 billion, to serve the growing needs of the PC, server, mobile and data centre industries. The company previously announced plans to build the fabs at its Ocotillo campus in Chandler, Arizona.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3u54d9d
Thursday:
italy's eolo expands capacity of allot's network-based cybersecurity platform
Allot has announced that Italian broadband provider Eolo has decided to expand their Allot NetworkSecure capacity to meet the demand of customers who are requesting cybersecurity services.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/39sA2zk
Africa Data Centres opens Johannesburg data centre
Africa Data Centres has completed its new Johannesburg hyperscale data centre, based at its Midrand Campus which is one of the largest in Africa. The Tier 4 facility will add 20MW of power capacity.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3EHEvfT
friday:
Isle of Wight ohs trust trials done for chemotherapy deliveries
Drones could be used to deliver chemotherapy drugs to cancer patients from Hampshire to the Isle of Wight. A three-month trial researching the benefits of using un-crewed aerial vehicles (UAVs) has been launched by Isle of Wight NHS Trust.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3o7KSmT
nokia to spark 5g in new zealand
Nokia has been selected by Spark, New Zealand’s largest telco, to support its 5G rollout. The deal will see Spark deploy Nokia’s latest 5G access across the country, with plans to offer coverage to around 90% of the population by the end of 2023.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/2XYU0zv
