This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover topics including the eSim demand, subsea cables across the Atlantic, IoT connectivity, global AI and cloud expansion, cyber attacks in the NHS, light-based chips for 5G targeting and bringing AI learning tools to classrooms.
Here are our highlights:
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Proximus Global Report Reveals Surging Consumer Demand for Travel eSIM Solutions
The agreement will link MEO’s Portuguese data centres with Angola Cables’ AngoNAP Fortaleza Data Centre in Brazil, using the South Atlantic ring of subsea cables.
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Amazon to invest $54 billion in Britain over next three years
Amazon has deepened its commitment to Britain, with the e-commerce giant saying it plans to invest 40 billion pounds over the next three years, a move the UK government hailed as a vote of confidence in its economic policies.
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Singtel Debuts Multi-Domestic IoT Connectivity with flolive
Singtel has announced the launch of its enhanced Multi-Domestic Connectivity solution that enables seamless, secure and regulatory-compliant global IoT deployments with floLIVE, a cloud-native IoT connectivity provider.
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Watchdog outlines changes it could force on Google
Google has said the outcome could have significant implications for firms and consumers as the competition regulator's announcement "presents clear challenges to critical areas of our business in the UK".
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Vultr secures $329m to boost global AI and cloud expansion
Telxius, Ciena achieve 1.3 Tb/s data transmission across the Atlantic
Telxius and Ciena have made transatlantic connectivity history by successfully executing the world’s first live 1.3 Tb/s single-wavelength data transmission across the Atlantic Ocean.
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Patient's death linked to cyber attack on NHS, hospital trust says
King's College Hospital NHS Foundation Trust says the patient died "unexpectedly" during the cyber attack after a "long wait for a blood test result".
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Vodafone to develop light-based chips for ultra-fast 5G targeting
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Pearson and Google team up to bring AI learning tools to classrooms
Pearson has entered a multi-year partnership with Alphabet's Google cloud service, providing students with AI learning tools that also make teachers' jobs easier.
Read the full story here.
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