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, telecom towers, internet, innovative tech, 5G, Space, NFT, Cloud Infrastructure and Satellites.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
Aqua comms launches cc-2 and nsc subsea cables
CC-2 which connects Ireland and the UK, marks Aqua Comms’ second unrepeated system. Combined with CC-1, the UK to Ireland cable that went live in 2012, CC-2 brings resilient, high fibre count, capacity connectivity between these key hubs for carrier, cloud and content markets.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3tMkXDT
digitalbridge to acquire telenet's tower business for $820m
DigitalBridge intends to subsequently transfer its ownership of TowerCo to a fund affiliated with DigitalBridge investment management platform, in support of the firm’s continued development of new investment strategies.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/380IV5H
tuesday:
after six months of invite- only sales, amazon glow is now available to all in the us.
Part video calling device and part projector, it’s meant to connect kids with distant family members in a unique, dual-screen way: one built-in screen for the remote caller’s face, and another, beamed onto the table below.
Read the full story here: https://tcrn.ch/3INTAxe
microsoft, tizeti to roll out high-speed airband internet infra in nigeria
As part of its commitment to empowering more Nigerians, stimulating economic activities, and widening the broadband envelope in Africa with affordable broadband connectivity, West Africa’s pioneer solar-based internet service provider, Tizeti, has partnered with Microsoft Corp. to roll out high-speed Airband internet infrastructure in Oyo State.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3NGqbcj
wednesday:
Canada gets 5G standalone courtesy of Rogers
Rogers Communications has announced it has launched the first commercial 5G standalone (SA) network in Canada and one of the first globally, turning on the next-generation service after completing the rollout of Canada’s first national standalone 5G core and the country’s first 5G standalone device certification, continuing its leadership in the rollout of 5G technology.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3iO7JjA
China’s telecom carriers expand network capacity in Shanghai
China's three telecom carriers have been scaling up efforts to provide a stable telecom network in Shanghai, including expanding computer cloud servers, enlarging coverage of 5G network and upgrading telecom communication speeds.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3uD4dhl
thursday:
Japanese Space Industry Startup Synspective Raises $100M
Synspective, a SAR satellite data and solutions provider, announced that the company has raised US $100M (11.9 billion yen) including a Series B funding round.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3iUwIBL
IDC: Cloud infrastructure spending to grow 21.7% this year
For the 2022, IDC is forecasting cloud infrastructure spending to grow 21.7% compared to 2021 to $90.0 billion, while non-cloud infrastructure is expected to decline slightly, down 0.3% to $59.4 billion.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3IRsJ3y
FRIday:
HP to Acquire Poly for $3.3B
HP recently announced an agreement to acquire Poly, a leading global provider of workplace collaboration solutions for $3.3 billion.
The acquisition accelerates HP’s strategy to create a more growth-oriented portfolio, further strengthens its industry opportunity in hybrid work solutions.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3wW5gMm
China's WeChat suspends some accounts linked to NFTs
China's popular WeChat messaging app has suspended some accounts linked to non-fungible tokens (NFTs), to prevent speculation in the digital assets.
The platform says it has "rectified" accounts which it found to be promoting NFT market speculation, that can help to drive up prices.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3iVy9ju
