In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including: network, datacentres, international voice, technology, connectivity, satellites and drones.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
lightpath to expand boston metro fibre network
The additional 75 route miles of network will bring the total size of the Lightpath network in the Boston metropolitan area to 200+ route miles.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3wmBMXy
equinix to expand into latam with $705m entel data centre acquistion
Equinix is to expand into Chile and Peru through the acquisition of four data centres from Empresa Nacional De Telecomunicaciones (Entel) for approximately $705 million.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3N7NlrC
tuesday:
vantage commits C$900m to canadian expansion
Vantage Data Centers is to "rapidly scale its Canadian operations", expanding its existing campuses in Montreal and Quebec City and adding a third campus in Montreal. The firm is investing C$900 million in the plans.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3qptZEq
telefonica tech acquires uk based analytics firm incremental
Telefónica Tech has signed and completed the acquisition of UK based Incremental, one of the fastest growing Microsoft partners in the UK, for up to £175 million, including potential contingent payments linked to its future performance.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3D1zA9e
wednesday:
Bankai Group lands international voice contract in Oman
Bankai Group is now routing all international voice traffic going into Oman for telecoms operator Connect Arabia International (CAI).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3txeegQ
Scottish digital tech firm acquired in £175m deal
Scottish digital technology services firm Incremental Group has been acquired by Spanish-owned Telefonica Tech in a deal worth up to £175m.
The Glasgow-based company operates in the data analytics market and is a Microsoft partner.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3JzBbWl
thursday:
telehouse and crosslake fibre ink london-paris data connectivity partnership
Telehouse and Crosslake Fibre are to partner to further improve the flow of data between London and Paris. The aim of the partnership is to establish diverse high-bandwidth routes in strategic locations to improve latency, security and performance.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3L7EGUg
Telstra prepares trio of australian teleports for oneweb
Australian telco Telstra has announced a new ten-year deal with UK-based satellite player OneWeb, promising to build and manage three new ground stations and help expand. The three teleports will be built in Darwin (Northern Territory), Charlton (Queensland), and Perth (Western Australia).
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/36nA5P3
FRIday:
europe agrees new law to curb big tech dominance
Under the Digital Markets Act (DMA), giants such as Google and Apple will be forced to open up their services and platforms to other businesses. Major technology firms have long faced criticism that they use their market dominance to squeeze out competition.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3JDPWr9
my way or the skyway: planning the world's largest 'drone superhighway'
The proposed 165-mile drone corridor is being hailed as the most ambitious transport project “since the advent of the railway network”. The initial plan for the project will see the enormous drone corridor connect Reading, Oxford, Milton Keynes, Cambridge, Coventry, and Rugby.
