In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including: Subsea cables, Digital Transformation, Digital Hubs, Networks, Content, Meta, Infrastructure and Broadband.
Here are our highlights:
Monday:
BT Group and Warner Bros. Discovery welcome CMA approval of Eurosport JV
BT Group and Warner Bros. Discovery say they have “welcomed” the decision from the Competitions and Markets Authority (CMA) to approve a 50:50 joint venture (JV) that will create a new sports company in the UK and Ireland.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3z3wBeQ
Google, Meta cables will be 'game-changers' for Africa
Two huge subsea cable systems planned by Meta and Google are likely to be game-changers for African telecoms, TeleGeography says.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3S15ObS
Tuesday:
Telstra and Microsoft sign five-year strategic agreement to support Australia's digital growth
Today, Telstra and Microsoft have announced a major expansion of their strategic partnership to drive growth and value for customers and Australia as a nation.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3b8MSY2
Deutsche Telekom and Google Cloud Partnering on Network TransformationWednesday:
stc’s Mena Hub to build infrastructure with Greek telco
Saudi Arabia-based stc Group’s Mena Hub, a premier digital hub, has partnered with Greek telco TSSA to build the East to Med Data Corridor (EMC) undersea and land fiber optic data cable that will link Europe with Asia.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3JaGzQj
T-Mobile, Apple Collaborate to Simplify IT Management for Small Businesses
T-Mobile is joining forces with Apple to introduce a plan JUST for small businesses that tackles pain points they face keeping their business and employees connected.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3BoZcxY
Thursday:
South Korean operators betting big on content creation
All three of South Korea’s major operators are investing millions in content creation, hoping to capitalise on a new and growing revenue stream as traditional revenues dry up
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3Jfpzsa
Facebook owner Meta in first ever sales fall for
The owner of Facebook and Instagram was hit by a fall in advertising sales in the three months to July which caused the first year-on-year revenue decline in the firm's history.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3vnQE6y
Friday:
Stack Infrastructure launches Milan data centre
The new facility was constructed in less than a year on land acquired by the company in 2021 and brings the company’s live data centre capacity in Italy to 120,000 square meters and 50MW+ of power.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3zAQCdd
Broadband Spending Boom Will Push Market to $23.4 B in 2026, According to Dell'Oro Group
Predicts that sales of PON equipment for fiber-to-the-home deployments, cable broadband access equipment, and fixed wireless CPE will all increase from 2022 to 2026, as service providers look to expand both the reach of their fixed broadband services to customers' homes as well as the quality and reliability of those services within their homes.
Read the full story here: https://prn.to/3zfoKeb
