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• Sorrell’s merger shows why he prefers peanuts to WPP

  04-12-2018 21:13 via ft.com
  S4 Capital’s deal for MightyHive part of attempt to build media group for a new era
  
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• London Museums open over Christmas

  04-12-2018 16:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  With many people taking an extended break over Christmas, it helps to know which museums are going to be open so that you can have some ideas of where to visit.
  Below is a list of the museums that I thought of, and their opening hours, where known. Maybe it’ll inspire you to visit some of the smaller museums over Christmas.
  Opening hours also may vary, so if going early/late, check their website first as well. Fri 21stSat 22ndSun 23rdMon 24thXmas DayBoxing DayThur 27thFri 28thSat 29thSun 3
  
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• Europe is missing the tech trick

  04-12-2018 15:58
  Technology is constantly being billed as the saviour of sluggish economies, but as the industry continues to grow Europe appears to be struggling to evolve.
  The claim comes in the form of Atomico’s latest report, The State of European Tech. The venture capitalist firm has been producing the report for a number of years now, though with the 5G bonanza creeping closer and closer, the importance of this edition is perhaps compounded. Companies and governments need to have a technology-first m
  
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• AT&T won’t let Verizon have its moment in the 5G limelight

  04-12-2018 15:56
  Just a day after Verizon announced plans with Verizon to launch a 5G-compatible device in the H1 2019, AT&T has romped in to steal attention with its own, pretty similar announcement.
  It must sound like a bit of an echo, but during the first six months of 2019, AT&T will bolster its 5G devices line-up with a Samsung smartphone. This is the second device which will be available through the AT&T portfolio, having announced a 5G Mobile Hotspot, in partnership with Netgear back in Octobe
  
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• A 4-Step Plan to Cloudification

  04-12-2018 14:00
  A recent blog by McKinsey poured scorn on the concept of “digital transformation” as a panacea for telecom operators struggling to remain relevant in the 21st century. As the article points out “labelling an initiative ‘digital’ is counterproductive since it often alienates more-experienced managers and results in a handful of pilots that are eventually too abstract to drive change”.
  Part of the problem with the term digital transformation is that it
  
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• Arqiva and CityFibre look to 5G-ready small cell wholesale

  04-12-2018 13:15
  Arqiva and CityFibre have unveiled the details of a new partnership which will see the pair create a wholesale, 5G-ready small cell infrastructure for backhaul in the London Borough of Hammersmith & Fulham.
  With Hammersmith & Fulham fifth in the list of London’s most densely populated borough’s, the demand for mobile connectivity has been aggressively increasing in recent years. With multi-media trends continuing to strain the networks, this challenge will only be compounded
  
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• BT loses case over switching to cheaper pension index

  04-12-2018 12:34 via ft.com
  Company wanted to change from RPI to CPI measure for calculating payouts
  
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• BT loses case over switch to cheaper pension index

  04-12-2018 12:34 via ft.com
  Telecoms group had wanted to change inflation measure for calculating payouts
  
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• Google is expanding eSim reach beyond Fi

  04-12-2018 12:03
  With connectivity taking a more prominent role, Google has tied more partnerships to support eSim on the Pixel 3, taking the business into international markets.
  While the eSim functionality on Pixel 2, claimed by Google to be “the first major smartphone with eSIM”, only worked on Google’s own MVNO, Project Fi (now Google Fi), the internet giant just announced it has built more support for eSim on its new Pixel 3 phones. The partners listed in the Google statement included Spri
  
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• T-Mobile’s Tele2 acquisition is not a sign of changing attitudes from Europe – Lawyer

  04-12-2018 11:47
  While some might view European Commission’s decision for T-Mobile Netherlands acquisition of Tele2’s Dutch business as a softening approach to consolidation, White & Case, one of the law firms working on the deal, warned you shouldn’t get too excited.
  With the European Commission historically taking an aggressive view against any acquisition which would take a market from four to three operators, T-Mobile Netherlands acquisition of Tele2 Netherlands looked doomed to failure
  
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• Small Cell Forum Research Shows Ease of Deployment a Key Factor in Densification Essential for 5G Networks

  04-12-2018 10:00
  Operator small cell deployments set to surge with 92% annual growth in North America and 74% in South-East Asia as restrictions ease following SCF and partner effortsLondon, UK & Santa Clara, CA - 4th December 2018 Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization driving universal cellular coverage, today announced the results of its latest in-depth survey of more than 60 mobile operators from around the world. The research shows that the small cells are currently...Source: RealWire
  
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• The mystery of the London skeleton still wearing his boots

  04-12-2018 09:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A skeleton, lying face-down deep in the Thames mud, still wearing a pair of thigh-high leather boots has been discovered by archaeologists in Bermondsey.
  The skeleton was discovered at Tideway’s Chambers Wharf site in Bermondsey, and is thought to have died some 500 years ago.The river was a hazardous place even in the late 15th century, so perhaps his occupation was the cause of his death and the reason he came to be discovered. Could he have been a fisherman, a mudlark or perhaps a sailo
  
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• The curious stone tower on Queen Victoria Street

  04-12-2018 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Right outside the front door of the new Bloomberg Building is a curious unmarked stone tower.Although it sat inside the building site when the office block was being built, yet survived suggests it’s of interest, but what is it? Is it an ancient monument, or something else?
  The stone rectangular column is surmounted by what looks like vents, and then a dome. Maybe it’s from Victorian underground toilets as used to be dotted around the area then?
  Nope, it’s actually quite modern
  
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• Orange Business Services showcases offshore connectivity prowess in the Arctic

  04-12-2018 01:00
       Orange Business Services has signed a key contract with the Arctic Shipping Company (ASC), to provide a range of offshore connectivity solutions for its fleet of shipping vessels in the Arctic Circle…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• CityFibre and Arqiva launch UK's largest 5G small cell pilot

  04-12-2018 01:00
  CityFibre and Arqiva have announced plans to conduct the UK's largest 5G small cell pilot trial in London's Hammersmith and Fulham borough.The multi million pound initiative will involve the building of a brand new 15km high density fibre network. The network will be multi operator capable and will allow mobile network operators to explore advanced technologies such as centralised C…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Airtel and Vodafone Idea mull FTTH deal to steal a march on Jio

  04-12-2018 01:00
  Bharti Airtel and the newly formed Vodafone Idea are considering the possibility of launching a new company to oversee their combined fixed line full fibre network rollouts…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Africa's biggest wealth fund ups its stake in MTN Group

  04-12-2018 01:00
  One of Africa's largest investment funds has increased its stake in MTN Group, following the continued decline in the telcos share price. The Public Investment Corporation (PIC) increased its stake in MTN Group from 24 per cent to over 26 per cent…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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