In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including cryptocurrency, mobile, tech, telecoms, 5G, legal, network, AI and subsea cable.
Here are our highlights:
monday:
Mr Goxx, the cryptocurrency-trading hamster, dies
The rodent, who shot to internet fame for his ability to often outperform human investors using a specially built trading cage, has died. The furry financier's official Twitter account announced the hamster's death to his 18,000 followers on social media.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3xwehKa
Vodafone UK Develops Self-powered Eco Mobile Towers
Vodafone has developed self-powered mobile towers and will deploy these across the UK, supporting the company’s target of achieving net zero for its UK operations by 2027.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3o3aAbM
tuesday:
T-Mobile’s 'Ultra Capacity' 5G Now Covers 200M People Nationwide
T-Mobile recently announced it now covers 200 million people with its 'Ultra Capacity' 5G, reaching the milestone weeks ahead of schedule and years ahead of the competition. T-Mobile claims that its 'Ultra Capacity' 5G now covers 80% its customers.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3xBS6lO
Tata eyes $300m semiconductor assembly facility in India
Tata Group is reportedly in talks with three Indian states to potentially build a $300 million semiconductor assembly and test unit. Specifically, the group is in discussions with the southern Indian states of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka and Telangana.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3rkd9Iq
wednesday:
UK competition watchdog orders Meta to sell Giphy
Facebook's parent company, Meta, has been ordered to sell Giphy by the UK's Competition and Market Authority. Facebook planned to integrate Giphy with another of its existing social-media platforms, Instagram. But the CMA ruled the purchase unfair to competing social-media platforms.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/3Ed3N52
Telefonica bringing industrial 5G services to market in 2022
The offerings will reportedly include 5g-powered robots, drones, and remote assistance equipment powered by a standalone (SA) 5G network. Telefonica will move to commercialise three specific 5G use cases for industry: AGV's, remote assistance solutions and drone solutions.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3pgv8gj
thursday:
TWITCH Unleashes AI tool to spot banned users
Twitch has launched a tool that uses machine learning to detect users trying to rejoin chat channels from which they have been banned for abusive behaviour. But the new system would warn streamers and chat moderators if a user was a "likely" or "possible" ban evader. It is part of Twitch's long-running efforts to reduce hate and harassment.
Read the full story here: https://bbc.in/32U61IP
tech firm zaps cow slurry with artificial lightning to cut methane emissions
A Norwegian technology company has invented a way to stop slurry (the fertilising mixture of manure, hay and water) emitting so much methane - by zapping it with artificial lightning.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3DfLT0a
Friday:
TPG telecom sets 148km record for 5g link as founder sells shares
Australian group TPG Telecom, which merged with Vodafone Hutchison Australia (VHA) last year, has claimed a world record for 5G video and voice calls. At the same time, TPG founder David Teoh, who stepped down from the board after the merger, has sold a $238 million stake in the expanded group.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3ruZoH9
ionian subsea cable to tap grid telecom for athens connection
The cable, set to link Italy to Greece, will be extended to Athens and Thessaloniki via Grid Telecom’s national fibre backbone.The cable, which will span around 320km across the Ionian Sea, is due to come into service in Q4 2022.
Read the full story here: https://bit.ly/3pgPPc4
