In this episode of the Digital Digest, we roundup the biggest stories of the new year, from mergers to service launches and internet blackouts. Alan explains why Huawei is willing to fund Swedish security checks and who is heading BT's new digital unit. Natalie covers two of the week's biggest deals: Vodafone's sale of its Cornerstone share and Deutsche Telekom's talks to sell T-Mobile Netherlands. In the world of data centres, Abigail explains why NTT has gone green in Malaysia and why Compute North and Foundry Digital have stepped into bitcoin. Joining this week's conversation, we also welcome cloud evangelist, seasoned CEO and entrepreneur Danielle Royston, who talks about the telco cloud, setting up TelcoDR and why sometimes it's best to skip a G. Season 2, episode 1 features deputy editor Melanie Mingas, editor-at-large Alan Burkitt-Gray, and senior reporters Abigail Opiah and Natalie Bannerman.