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Written by Ilex Community Manager | 01-Aug-2025 09:08:48

This week's roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.

The stories cover topics including digital awareness in the UK, digital infrastructure upgrades in Syria, subsea cables, AI chip mega deals, the EU’s AI code, route market growth, Abu Dhabi’s G42, machine-learning and 5G network connectivity.

Here are our highlights:

monday_____________________________

Vodafone Joins Digital Awareness UK in Promoting Healthy Screen Habits

Vodafone has partnered with Digital Awareness UK to highlight the online risks children could face this summer, alongside helpful advice for parents on how to set a healthy, digital routine.

Read the full story here.

Salam to Upgrade Syria's Digital Infrastructure with International IP PoPs

As part of the Saudi-Syrian Investment Forum held under the patronage of Syrian President Ahmed al-Sharaa, Salam signed a MOU with the Ministry of Communications and Technology in the Syrian Arab Republic.

Read the full story here.

tuesday___________________________

nokia to power Medusa subsea cable connecting Africa & Europe

Nokia will power the Medusa submarine cable system, a project led by AFR-IX Telecom. The new subsea fibre-optic network will link the Atlantic coast, Mediterranean Sea and Red Sea.

Read the full story here.

Tesla taps Samsung for $16.5bn AI chip megadeal as Texas fab ramps up

Tesla has confirmed it is the unnamed client behind Samsung Electronics’ landmark $16.5 billion chip contract, in a move set to reshape the AI semiconductor landscape and fortify supply chains in the United States.

Read the full story here.

Wednesday___________________________

Google to sign EU's AI code of practice despite concerns

Google will sign the European Union's code of practice which aims to help companies comply with the bloc's landmark AI rules, its global affairs president said in a blog post on Wednesday, though he voiced some concerns.

Read the full story here.

EE to launch phone plans which restrict internet for teens

EE is introducing new phone plans next month which it says will restrict the internet for teens - so long as they don't use wi-fi. Its new Sim-only mobile plans will filter the web at different levels depending on the age of the child using it.

Read the full story here.

thursday____________________________

Router Market to Hit $73B as AI Infrastructure Drives Core Router growth

According to a recently published report by Dell’Oro Group, demand for High End Routers and Aggregation Switches is projected to increase at a five-year compounded annual growth rate (CAGR) of 4 percent.

Read the full story here.

Northern Data to provide compute capacity to Abu Dhabi's G42

As reported by Bloomberg, the agreement could see Northern Data give G42's cloud computing unit Core42 access to nearly half of its 23,000 Nvidia GPUs.

Read the full story here.

Friday______________________________

Google is experimenting with machine learning-powered age-estimation tech in the US

Google is testing a machine learning-powered tech in the U.S. to determine the age of users and filter content.

Read the full story here.

Kaleido Intelligence: Over 40,000 Private Networks by 2030, Driven by NaaS & 5G Growth

New research from Kaleido Intelligence expects over 40,000 private networks to be active in 2030.
Read the full story here.

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