--- title: B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (30/05/2022 - 01/06/2022) description: In this week's news roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. image: https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News%20(1).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) # B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (30/05/2022 - 01/06/2022) [![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News%20(1).gif)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News%20(1).gif) In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including:  Satellites, Solar Energy, Data Centres, Flying Cars and 5G. Here are our highlights:   # Monday: ![File:Starlink Logo.svg - Wikimedia Commons](https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a8/Starlink_Logo.svg/1200px-Starlink_Logo.svg.png) Musk’s [Starlink](http://starlink.com) to disrupt ISP market as hope rises for 25m unserved Nigerians • [SpaceX](http://spacex.com) gets six licences from NCC, may spend $30b on coverage • To battle MTN, Airtel, Globacom, 9mobile, others for market share • Rural-Urban telecoms service to witness new growth Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3N2633g](https://bit.ly/3N2633g) €230m Spanish data centre to be 100% solar powered The €230 million project will be powered 100% by photovoltaic energy generated by solar cells, and it will also be eco-sustainable, say the developers, “since it has large-scale batteries to reduce the energy cost in peak hours, aerothermal for cooling and will use construction materials with a neutral carbon footprint”.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3awdLEH](https://bit.ly/3awdLEH)   # Tuesday:   SKT's entry sets up 3-way race to flying car business in Korea The race for leadership of South Korea's flying car market intensified on Tuesday, with [SK Telecom](http://sktelecom.com) announcing its bid by forging a consortium with local companies.     Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3wXL4rR](https://bit.ly/3wXL4rR)   Iceland trials green hydrogen for data centre backup Iceland's national powerco has teamed up with Verne Global to trial and deploy hydrogen fuel cells as a sustainable back-up option for its Icelandic data centre campus. Iceland's grid is already almost 100% green with the country's government confirming it has the highest share of renewable energy in any national total energy budget. However, for data centre backup, fossil fuels are still required. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3GG7LVW](https://bit.ly/3GG7LVW) # Wednesday: ![bt](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/bt.jpeg?width=318&name=bt.jpeg)BT and Ericsson Enter Private 5G partnership [BT](http://bt.com) and [Ericsson](http://Ericsson.com) announced a multi-million-pound new partnership to provide commercial 5G private networks for the UK market. Under a multi-year contract, BT will sell Ericsson's mobile network technology products to businesses and organizations in sectors such as manufacturing, defense, education, retail, healthcare, transport and logistics. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3wZGTvA](https://bit.ly/3wZGTvA) ![The Astrocast Nanosatellite IoT Network Goes Live | Business Wire](https://mms.businesswire.com/media/20210125005237/en/853847/23/LOGO_ASTROCAST-02.jpg) Satellite IoT companies Astrocast and Hiber merge Swiss-based satellite company [Astrocast](http://astrocast.com) has bought Netherlands rival [Hiber](http://hiber.global) for an undisclosed sum, in a deal that sees an extra €10.45 million invested in Astrocast.   Both Astrocast (pictured), which has a market capitalisation of €71.9 million, and Hiber specialise in satellite-delivered internet of things (IoT) services.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3GGD6YE](https://bit.ly/3GGD6YE)   Posted on 01st June 2022 in [5G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/5g), [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre), [Network](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/network), [solar energy](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/solar-energy), [satellite](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/satellite), [Digital Infrastructure](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/digital-infrastructure), [Flying Cars](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/flying-cars) - [5G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/5g) - [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre) - [Network](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/network) - [solar energy](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/solar-energy) - [satellite](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/satellite) - [Digital Infrastructure](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/digital-infrastructure) - [Flying Cars](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/flying-cars) [B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (06/06/2022 - 10/06/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-06-06-22) [B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (23/05/2022 - 27/05/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-23-05-22) ### 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.