--- title: B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (30/08/2022 - 02/09/2022) 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(3)-2.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 (30/08/2022 - 02/09/2022) [![](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News%20(3)-2.gif)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hubfs/Copy%20of%20Tech%20%26%20Telecom%20News%20(3)-2.gif) In this week's roundup, we looked at the top news stories from the B2B tech & telecoms industry. The stories cover topics including: Cloud, Satellites, Data Centres, SMS, 6G, Cyber Security and eCommerce.  Here are our highlights:   # Tuesday: ![Equinix Infrastructure with Tim Banks - Software Engineering Daily](http://softwareengineeringdaily.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Equinix.jpg) Orange and Equinix Bring Cloud Agility to Telco Infrastructure Through Groundbreaking "as a Service" Capability [Orange](http://orange.com) and [Equinix](http://equinix.co.uk) announced today a collaboration to expand the Orange Telco Cloud footprint, using Equinix's Bare Metal as a Service capability—Equinix Metal®—to speed the deployment of Orange's New Generation International Network. Read the full story here; [https://prn.to/3R1rcNf](https://prn.to/3R1rcNf)     ![SpaceX Fires Employees After They Criticized Elon Musk](https://static0.gamerantimages.com/wordpress/wp-content/uploads/2022/06/spacex-logo.jpg)   # [T-MOBILE](http://tmobile.com) TAPS [SPACEX](http://spacex.com) TO PLUG COVERAGE GAPS WITH SATELLITE CONNECTIVITY The new partnership aiming to use the former’s low Earth orbit (LEO) satellite constellation, Starlink, to plug movile coverage gaps across the USA. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3dVppKO](https://bit.ly/3dVppKO)    # Wednesday: ![Home - Africa Data Centres](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/undefined-Aug-31-2022-08-13-20-70-AM.png?width=318&name=undefined-Aug-31-2022-08-13-20-70-AM.png) # Africa Data Centres commences work Samrand expansion [Africa Data Centres](http://africadatacentres.com) (ADC) has broken ground on the expansion of its Samrand facility in South Africa. The upgrade will see the company grow its data centre from 10MW to 40MW with Africa Data Centre’s entire platform capacity expected to surpass 100MW once the Samrand expansion is complete. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3AVZEDf](https://bit.ly/3AVZEDf)    ![Vista to invest Rs 11,367 crore in Jio Platforms for 2.32% equity stake - Exchange4media](https://www.exchange4media.com/news-photo/104503-jiologo.jpg) # Meta, Jio Platforms Collaborate to Launch JioMart on WhatsApp [Meta](https://about.facebook.com/) and [Jio Platforms](http://jio.com) announced the launch of the first-ever end-to-end shopping experience on WhatsApp, where consumers can shop from JioMart right within their WhatsApp chat. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3B2sT7D](https://bit.ly/3B2sT7D)      Thursday: ![franck-DoWZMPZ-M9s-unsplash](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/franck-DoWZMPZ-M9s-unsplash.jpg?width=318&name=franck-DoWZMPZ-M9s-unsplash.jpg) # Vox Solutions partner Jawwal on international A2P SMS The partnership between Vox Solutions and Jawwal will see the secure delivery of A2P messages for Jawwal's clients as well as international businesses, by controlling the entry and delivery of A2P SMS traffic.  Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3KBnjfn](https://bit.ly/3KBnjfn) ![img_7524](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/img_7524.jpg?width=318&name=img_7524.jpg) # Nokia says it is spearheading 6G conversation in the US The vendor has been selected to lead major 6G initiatives in the US around spectrum, AI-native air interface, network as a sensor technology, extreme connectivity, security and cognitive and specialised architectures. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3Q6SPD2](https://bit.ly/3Q6SPD2)   Friday:  ![The Secret History of the Google Logo](https://blog.hubspot.com/hs-fs/hubfs/image8-2.jpg?width=318&name=image8-2.jpg)[Google](http://google.com) SVP Says Android Is Getting Satellite Phone Tech   Chatter about the iPhone 14 getting satellite connectivity support is already out there, and in August 2022, Elon Musk made waves by announcing that [Starlink](http://Starlink.com) satellites will beam internet to mobiles phones hooked to [T-Mobile](http://T-Mobile.com)'s network. Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3RxfWrC](https://bit.ly/3RxfWrC)    ![adi-goldstein-EUsVwEOsblE-unsplash-jpg](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/hs-fs/hubfs/adi-goldstein-EUsVwEOsblE-unsplash-jpg.jpeg?width=318&name=adi-goldstein-EUsVwEOsblE-unsplash-jpg.jpeg)UK TELCOS TO FACE STRICTER CYBERSECURITY OBLIGATIONS UNDER NEW GOVT RULES   COMPANIES THAT DO NOT ADHERE TO THE RULES COULD BE SUBJECT TO FINES OF UP TO 10% OF THEIR TURNOVER OR £100,000 PER DAY The Telecommunications (Security) Act (TSA) became law back in November 2021, laying the groundwork for the UK government to impose stronger cybersecurity obligations from mobile and fixed broadband operators.   Read the full story here: [https://bit.ly/3eheJ9M](https://bit.ly/3eheJ9M)      Posted on 02nd September 2022 in [Cloud](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cloud), [Cyber Security](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cyber-security), [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre), [Tech](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/tech), [Telecom](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecom), [satellite](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/satellite), [6G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/6g), [SMS](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/sms), [ecommerce](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ecommerce) - [Cloud](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cloud) - [Cyber Security](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/cyber-security) - [Data Centre](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/data-centre) - [Tech](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/tech) - [Telecom](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/telecom) - [satellite](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/satellite) - [6G](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/6g) - [SMS](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/sms) - [ecommerce](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/tag/ecommerce) [B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (05/09/2022 - 09/09/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-05-09-2022) [B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (22/08/2022 - 26/08/2022)](https://blog.ilexcontent.com/blog/b2b-tech-telecoms-news-22-08-22) ### 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.