Global B2B TECH & TELECOMS NEWS (23/03/2026 - 27/03/2026)
This week’s roundup looked at the top news stories from the Global B2B tech & telecoms industry.
The stories cover topics including 5G expansion, airborne antenna systems, satellite services, emergency data roaming, data centres, artificial intelligence, internet browsers, space technology, cloud infrastructure and device management software.
Here are our highlights:
monday
O2 boasts of 5G+ expansion in Scotland
More than four million residents across 20 Scottish counties can now get access to 5G+ services, covering big cities like Edinburgh and Glasgow and more rural areas like the Highlands, Moray, Lanarkshire, Fife and the Scottish Borders.
Read the full story here.
Viasat, QEST Explore Next-Gen Dual X/Ka-Band Airborne antenna
Viasat and QEST, a leading provider of high-performance broadband satellite antennas, are exploring the development of a next generation dual X-band and Ka-band airborne antenna system.
Read the full story here.
tuesday
Open Cosmos launches earth observation and IoT satellite service
Open Cosmos has launched its broadband, Earth observation and IoT satellite service designed to help organisations monitor critical infrastructure, protect environments, and respond to events faster.
Read the full story here.
Japanese operators join forces to launch emergency roaming
Japan's major mobile carriers are set to launch a nationwide emergency roaming service that would allow subscribers to temporarily access another carrier's 4G LTE network if their primary service is disrupted.
Read the full story here.
Wednesday
Approval given to $20bn data center near Chicago, Illinois
On 19 March, the backers behind the so-called ‘Joliet Technology Center,' which will consist of 24 two-story, 144,500 sq ft (13,425 sqm) data center buildings, received permission from the Joliet City Council to annex a land parcel surrounding S. Rowell Road and Bernhard Road.
Read the full story here.
OpenAI closes Sora video-making app and cancels $1bn Disney deal
OpenAI has shut down its artificial intelligence (AI) video-generation app Sora less than two years after its unveiling made headlines for creating realistic clips based on simple prompts.
Read the full story here.
thursday
Samsung Brings Agentic AI to Windows with New browser launch
Samsung Electronics announced the official launch of Samsung Browser for Windows, extending its popular mobile browser experience to PC with seamless cross-device continuity and new agentic AI capabilities designed to make the browsing experience easier and more intuitive.
Read the full story here.
Rocket stocks soar on report Musk's SpaceX to file for share sale
Shares of space companies soared in US trade on Wednesday following a report that technology multi-billionaire Elon Musk's SpaceX could this week file to list shares on the stock market.
Read the full story here.
Friday
Omdia: Global Cloud Infrastructure Spending Hits US$110.9B in Q4 2025 Amid AI Demand Surge
According to Omdia, global spending on cloud infrastructure services reached US$110.9 billion in Q4 2025, reflecting year-on-year growth of 29%. Growth accelerated from the previous quarter, marking the sixth consecutive quarter in which the market expanded by more than 20%.
Read the full story here.
Motive Expands Global Reach with New HDM Deployments in Italy and Kazakhstan
Motive, a global leader in mobile entitlement, device and service management software, announced significant growth and momentum for its Home Device Manager (HDM) offering, with two new operator contracts.
Read the full story here.