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• Apple iPhone sales are reportedly flagging

  19-11-2018 19:47
  Gadget giant Apple has apparently cut its orders with suppliers in response to lower-than-expected demand for its latest iPhones.
  The scoop comes from the WSJ, which spoke to the usual, shady people close to the matter in the Apple supply chain. They’re apparently bent out of shape because they have planned according to a previous, more bullish Apple forecast and are now faced with over-capacity problems.
  Of the new models it seems that the cheaper XR is the one that is most undershooting
  
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• Xiaomi apologises for misleading UK consumers

  19-11-2018 15:28
  Chinese smartphone vendor Xiaomi says an apparent £1 smartphone offer was meant as a raffle, blaming marketing message lost in translation.
  At its launch event in London, Xiaomi announced that for a limited period, users would be able to buy Mi A2 and Mi 8 Lite,  both launched earlier this year, for only £1 from its web-shop. When the time came however, social media was flooded by complaints from frustrated hopefuls who have failed to scoop the jackpot.
  Some users decided to tak
  
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• Making the UK a world leader in 5G

  19-11-2018 15:25
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Adam Leach, Director of Emerging Technology at Nominet takes a look at some of the things the UK things to do in order to compete globally in the 5G era.
  It may be just one digit up in the numbered ‘generations’ of mobile communications, but 5G presents a heady leap beyond its predecessors when it comes to capabilities and capacities. This next generation c
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Africa, Italia, UK and US

  19-11-2018 14:59
  Now with added video!
  
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• Investigation claims most mobile VPN apps are run by dodgy companies

  19-11-2018 14:24
  An investigation by Top10VPN.com has concluded more than half of the most popular VPN apps are run by ‘secretive companies with Chinese ownership’.
  The whole point of VPN apps is to protect your mobile online behaviour from third party snooping. Chinese companies, however, are regularly accused of collaborating with the Chinese state in order to facilitate espionage activities. While there is limited concrete proof of this kind of activity, VPN users are entitled to know who it is th
  
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• TIM announces Elliott-proposed board member Gubitosi as new CEO

  19-11-2018 13:18
  As anticipated by Telecoms.com last week, Telecom Italia (TIM) has appointed current board member Luigi Gubitosi as its new CEO.
  Gubitosi has been given the gig less than a week after the former CEO Amos Genish was unceremoniously shown the door, having been reassured his job was safe. His replacement is a member of the TIM board nominated by Elliott, the activist investor group that wrested control of the TIM boardroom from Vivendi. Genish was a Vivendi appointee and remains on the board.
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• TIM announces Elliot-proposed board member Gubitosi as new CEO

  19-11-2018 13:18
  As anticipated by Telecoms.com last week, Telecom Italia (TIM) has appointed current board member Luigi Gubitosi as its new CEO.
  Gubitosi has been given the gig less than a week after the former CEO Amos Genish was unceremoniously shown the door, having been reassured his job was safe. His replacement is a member of the TIM board nominated by Elliott, the activist investor group that wrested control of the TIM boardroom from Vivendi. Genish was a Vivendi appointee and remains on the board.
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• The Fan Museum, Greenwich

  19-11-2018 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Some of the best museums can be the smallest, the one’s devoted to a single topic that few would otherwise think to collect.
  Such a museum, and a world leading one, can be found in Greenwich, specialising in collecting the decorative fans we’ve all seen ladies using in period dramas on the telly.It’s a modest sized museum, housed in a Georgian house, and on my visit, a very quiet museum — although my visit was in the morning, before their rather well regarded Afternoon Te
  
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• Is China’s AI industry much ado about nothing?

  19-11-2018 11:50
  Investment in China’s AI companies has plummeted after hitting a high in 2017, amid inflated valuation and unfulfilled promises.
  In July the research firm ABI Research released a report tracking investment in AI. China’s AI industry attracted $4.9 billion private sector investment in 2017, overtaking the US for the first time as the world’s biggest AI investment destination. Barely four months have passed when the firm published an update to show that the investment in China&rs
  
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• InfiNet Wireless delivers fast and reliable CCTV connectivity in Guaymas port, improving Mexico’s national security

  19-11-2018 10:44
  The upgraded system has improved public safety and helped decrease theft of goods, and drugs and weapon traffickingGuaymas, Mexico - 19 November 2018 - InfiNet Wireless, the global leader in fixed broadband wireless connectivity, today announced the successful deployment of a video surveillance system solution in Guaymas, a port in north-western Mexico.In recent years, the previous network infrastructure had been severely affected by environmental factors such as hurricanes and corrosion due to
  
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• iDENprotect™ Launches Android Version of its Leading Authentication Technology for BlackBerry Users

  19-11-2018 09:30
  London, November 19th, 2018: iDENprotect (www.idenprotect.com) has today announced that its ‘iDENprotect for BlackBerry’ app is now available for BlackBerry managed devices running the Android operating system. ‘iDENprotect for BlackBerry’ on Android can be downloaded from the Google Play Store or from the BlackBerry Marketplace.In the recent months, there has been another spate of highly publicised data breaches and case of identity theft all of which could have been pre
  
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• Space-age tower planned for the City of London

  19-11-2018 08:45 via feedproxy.google.com
  A dedicated viewing tower that looks like something out of a science-fiction movie could be coming to the City of London.
  Designed by Foster+Partners, it’s a response to the difficulty that the current owners of “The Gherkin” found in opening up their top floor to the public as a viewing platform.The top floor of the Gherkin (officially 30 St Mary Axe) is stunning, but designed for events rather than tourists. With more people wanting to stand on the top of skyscrapers, an alte
  
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• London’s Alleys: St Alfege Passage, SE10

  19-11-2018 07:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  Next to St Alfege’s church in Greenwich is a passage, not surprisingly named after the church, but that’s a relatively recent name for a much older path.The passage runs around the edges of the church, and there’s been a church on this site since medieval times, and reputedly marks the spot where the Archbishop of Canterbury, Alfege was killed by the Danes. The current church building is by Nicholas Hawksmoor and dates to 1711-14 after the old one fell down.
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• TIM appoints new CEO to steady the ship

  19-11-2018 01:00
  Telecom Italia's board of directors has appointed Luigi Gubitosi as its new chairman and chief executive officer, with immediate effect.
  Gubitosi replaces former CEO Amos Genish, who was sacked last week following a boardroom row with his peers…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Omantel expands ultrafast FTTH network in the Middle East

  19-11-2018 01:00
  Omantel has announced that it has expanded it fibre to the home network throughout the Sultanate of Oman. The nationwide expansion will improve services in the capital, Muscat, as well as the southern city of Salalah…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• New Filipino telco will rollout superfast broadband to 84% of the country

  19-11-2018 01:00
  The government of the Philippines has officially confirmed that its long awaited third telco will be headed up by China Telecom and a consortium of Filipino business partners.Mislatel, as the telco will be known, will be comprised of representatives from China Telecom…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MARS cable brings connectivity to Mauritius' remote Rodrigues Island

  19-11-2018 01:00
  Project partners Huawei Marine and PCCW Global have announced that they have landed the Mauritius and Rodrigues Submarine cable system (MARS) on the remote Rodrigues Island in the Indian Ocean…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei has Samsung in its sights as it eyes global smartphone top spot

  19-11-2018 01:00
  Chinese tech giant, Huawei, is aiming to become the world's most prolific smartphone producer by the end of 2020, according to senior company representatives.
  Having recently surpassed Apple to become the world's second biggest smartphone producer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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