--- title: Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (24/10/2022 - 28/10/2022) description: In this week's news roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the global B2B tech & telecoms industry. image: https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Newest%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News%20Images-2-Oct-26-2022-08-05-22-2911-AM.gif --- [![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/Ilex%20Content%20Logo_High%20Res%20copy-1.png?width=2048&height=1229&name=Ilex%20Content%20Logo_High%20Res%20copy-1.png)](http://www.ilexcontent.com) - [Home](https://www.ilexcontent.com) - [Our Services](https://weare.ilexcontent.com/our-services) - [Blog](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog) - [Contact Us](https://www.ilexcontent.com/#contact) # Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (24/10/2022 - 28/10/2022) [![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Newest%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News%20Images-2-Oct-26-2022-08-05-22-2911-AM.gif)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Newest%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News%20Images-2-Oct-26-2022-08-05-22-2911-AM.gif) In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including: DevOps, Internet Connectivity, IoTs, Tech Giants, Subsea Cable, Quantum Computing and AI.  Here are our highlights:   # monday: ### ![SMXVW5GNE5KENLPFDCKQFUNPAM](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/SMXVW5GNE5KENLPFDCKQFUNPAM.webp?width=318&height=212&name=SMXVW5GNE5KENLPFDCKQFUNPAM.webp) ### Fitbit sued in Australia for misleading consumers on faulty devices Australia's competition regulator has begun court proceedings against Fitbit LLC for allegedly making false or misleading claims to consumers about their guarantee rights on faulty devices, it said on Monday. Read the full story here: [https://reut.rs/3TULRU8](https://reut.rs/3TULRU8) # ![bryan-angelo-FtiXADBTqGY-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bryan-angelo-FtiXADBTqGY-unsplash.jpg?width=318&height=212&name=bryan-angelo-FtiXADBTqGY-unsplash.jpg) ### Amazon could pay UK shoppers £900m compensation Amazon shoppers in the UK could receive a share of £900m in compensation, once a legal claim is submitted against the technology giant. The proposed claim alleges the company breached competition law and caused customers to pay higher prices.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3U0ToRA](https://bbc.in/3U0ToRA) # Tuesday: ![vodafone-building-altered](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/vodafone-building-altered.webp?width=318&height=212&name=vodafone-building-altered.webp) ### Vodafone Oman enhances Netcracker partnership with added capabilities Netcracker Technology confirms that Vodafone Oman has added analytics, DevOps processes and an integration layer to its network. These enhanced capabilities form part of the latest expansion to their partnership and will enable Vodafone Oman to grow its business. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3zhsVau](https://bit.ly/3zhsVau)  ![jptt_sau034-1280x640](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/jptt_sau034-1280x640.webp?width=318&height=159&name=jptt_sau034-1280x640.webp) ### THE MISSING 3.2 BILLION… The latest GSMA annual [State of Mobile Internet Connectivity Report](https://www.gsma.com/r/somic/) has highlighted that 4.3 billion people were using mobile internet at the end of 2021 – an enormous number in anyone’s estimation, but still only slightly above half (55%) of the world’s population. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3SEse1q](https://bit.ly/3SEse1q)  ## Wednesday: ### ![ericsson-mwc-2022-scaled](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/ericsson-mwc-2022-scaled.jpg?width=318&height=177&name=ericsson-mwc-2022-scaled.jpg) ### DT, Ericsson Join DeltaTrak's Drive to Reduce Food waste Ericsson’s Internet of Things (IoT) business and DeltaTrak, a leading innovator in cold chain management and end-to-end supply chain solutions, announced a collaboration that will drive cold chain traceability enhancements powered by the Ericsson IoT Accelerator platform.  Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3D8Ey4B](https://bit.ly/3D8Ey4B)  ### ![dima-solomin-upBKRmHJrCI-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/dima-solomin-upBKRmHJrCI-unsplash.jpg?width=318&height=212&name=dima-solomin-upBKRmHJrCI-unsplash.jpg)WhatsApp back online after worldwide outage The messaging platform WhatsApp has come back online after an outage that affected users around the world. Meta, which owns WhatsApp, said the problem had been fixed but did not give a reason for the disruption.      Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3zH0lj1](https://bbc.in/3zH0lj1)    # Thursday: ### ![pawel-czerwinski-fpZZEV0uQwA-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/pawel-czerwinski-fpZZEV0uQwA-unsplash.jpg?width=318&height=212&name=pawel-czerwinski-fpZZEV0uQwA-unsplash.jpg) ### Google and Microsoft hit by slowing economy Sales at the tech giants Alphabet and Microsoft have slowed sharply, adding to fears of a downturn in the economy. Alphabet, which owns Google and YouTube, said sales rose just 6% in the three months to September, to $69bn, as firms cut their advertising budgets.   Read the full story here: [https://bbc.in/3gFhouR](https://bbc.in/3gFhouR)  ### ![fabio-ballasina-wEL2zPX3jDg-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/fabio-ballasina-wEL2zPX3jDg-unsplash.jpg?width=318&height=212&name=fabio-ballasina-wEL2zPX3jDg-unsplash.jpg) ### Arctic cable plans warm up as Japan-US-European group is formed Three companies, in Europe, the US and Japan, have formally created the company they hope will build the first Arctic cable. The newly set up Far North Fiber (FNF) will promote a system that aims to build a faster and more secure route directly connecting Japan, North America, and Ireland and Scandinavia. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3NeFLvU](https://bit.ly/3NeFLvU)  # FRIDAY: ![Free illustrations of Network](https://cdn.pixabay.com/photo/2018/05/13/12/53/network-3396348_960_720.jpg) ### ARQIT TO PROVIDE SECURE CLOUD SERVICES FOR UK GOVERNMENT [Arqit Quantum Inc](https://arqit.uk/)., a leader in quantum-safe encryption, has signed a contract with [Nine23 Ltd](https://www.nine23.co.uk/), a cyber security solutions provider for UK regulated and compliant sectors, to deploy Arqit’s QuantumCloud™, a symmetric key agreement software, on Nine23’s UK Sovereign Secure Private Cloud infrastructure – Platform FLEX – to provide the highest level of assurance for its customers. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3gOMJv9](https://bit.ly/3gOMJv9)  ![Free Whatsapp Application Screenshot Stock Photo](https://images.pexels.com/photos/46924/pexels-photo-46924.jpeg?auto=compress&cs=tinysrgb&w=1260&h=750&dpr=1) ### Infobip develops chatbot for Uber via WhatsApp [Infobip](https://www.infobip.com/) has developed an AI-powered chatbot for [Uber](https://www.uber.com/gb/en/) that enables customers to order rides via [WhatsApp](https://www.whatsapp.com/). The chatbot has been built and deployed on the WhatsApp for Business platform using Infobip's chatbot building platform called Answers.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3W7PnMR](https://bit.ly/3W7PnMR)    Posted on 28th October 2022 in [AI](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ai), [Artificial Intelligence](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/artificial-intelligence), [B2B Content Marketing](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/b2b-content-marketing), [IoT](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/iot), [New technologies](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/new-technologies), [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news), [Subsea Cable](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/subsea-cable), [Tech](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/tech), [Telecom](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecom), [Telecommunications](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecommunications), [quantum computing](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/quantum-computing), [DevOps](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/devops) - [AI](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ai) - [Artificial Intelligence](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/artificial-intelligence) - [B2B Content Marketing](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/b2b-content-marketing) - [IoT](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/iot) - [New technologies](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/new-technologies) - [news](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/news) - [Subsea Cable](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/subsea-cable) - [Tech](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/tech) - [Telecom](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecom) - [Telecommunications](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecommunications) - [quantum computing](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/quantum-computing) - [DevOps](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/devops) [How the Post-Pandemic Digital Workloads are Driving Demand for Events](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/how-the-post-pandemic-digital-workloads-are-driving-demand-for-cyber-safe-virtual-events) [Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (17/10/2022 - 21/10/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-03-10-2022-0-0) ### Recent Posts ### Recent Comments [![Ilex Content](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/ilexcontent_April2019/Images/logo-small.png)](https://www.ilexcontent.com/) [Email](mailto:info@ilexcontent.com) [Twitter](https://twitter.com/ilexcontent) [LinkedIn](https://www.linkedin.com/company/ilex-content-strategies) Copyright 2023 © Ilex Content Strategies Ltd.