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• SSE sells 50% stake in telecoms network to Infracapital

  21-12-2018 20:37
  Deal with M&G Prudential arm values business at more than £700m
  
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• TIM 5G Innovation Hub launch: TIM

  21-12-2018 19:53
   
  
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• TIM 5G Innovation Hub launch: Demonstrations

  21-12-2018 19:25
   
  
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• Some tube trains will run on Christmas Day

  21-12-2018 18:03 via feedproxy.google.com
  Although we’re told that the public transport network shuts-down on Christmas Day, a handful of tube trains do in fact run on the 25th December.
  Just not particularly convenient ones.
  They’re the late night trains that’ll be carrying the Christmas Eve revelers and late finishing workers home, and many will make their final call long after Santa has started his present delivery run around the UK.
  Most of London Underground’s last tube trains will run on Sunday times,
  
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• O2 to test Huawei 5G equipment in London

  21-12-2018 13:46
  UK mobile operator presses ahead with Chinese manufacturer despite recent security concerns
  
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• Infracapital reached agreement to buy 50% stake in SSE Enterprise Telecoms

  21-12-2018 13:31
  Infracapital, the infrastructure equity investment arm of M&G Prudential, has reached an agreement with SSE plc to buy a 50 per cent stake in SSE Enterprise Telecoms for a total consideration of up to £380m. The consideration comprises:£215m to be paid on completion of the transaction which is expected by the end of June 2019; andup to £165m to be paid in a series of instalments, subject to future performance SSE Enterprise Telecoms is one...Source: RealWire
  
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• London Overground extension to Barking Riverside gets go ahead

  21-12-2018 11:24 via feedproxy.google.com
  TfL has formally awarded the contract that will let construction of the London Overground extension to Barking Riverside commence next year.The roughly £263 million 4.5km extension of the Gospel Oak to Barking line, one of the major projects in TfL’s Business Plan, is an intrinsic part of the Barking Riverside development, a 180-hectare site on the northern bank of the River Thames.
  Of this, £91 million is coming from TfL and £172 million from the housing developer. It is
  
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• A bunch of telecoms predictions for 2019

  21-12-2018 10:00
  It’s that time of year again and before we set about the food, booze and pressies with shameless abandon we decided to collate some predictions from the cognoscenti of our industry.
  2019 will be the year of rhetoric – William Webb, Telecoms Consultant
  A lot of talking, not much doing. Everyone will be talking about their 5G deployments but many will be trials, not many handsets will be available, and there will be many teething problems with initial deployments. With 5G taking up so
  
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• Why 2019 will be a huge year for telcos and mobile financial services

  21-12-2018 01:00
  The world of mobile financial services is ever evolving, and as we prepare for the year ahead, we considered what some of the biggest trends shaping 2019 will be and how they will affect the world’s unbanked population on a global scale. The most significant trends and opportunities will come from mobile operators and financial service providers beginning to compete, partner and engage in different ways throughout the year.  Let’s take a look: Telcos Moving Into Financial
  
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• Vodafone seeks new auditors as Phones 4U spat lingers over PWC

  21-12-2018 01:00
  Vodafone is to seek new auditors, following a protracted spat with its current provider PWC, according to a company release…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Rural connectivity will remain a key priority in 2019

  21-12-2018 01:00
  “The emergence of 5G connectivity has been spoken about for a good few years now, but what we can say with great confidence is that 2019 will be the year we finally see 5G!“However, this will realistically be on a restricted basis…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia: 2019 – A year of 5G launches across the world

  21-12-2018 01:00
  In the UK
  Security – "We would expect to see an increasing focus on the security of networks, and in particular access, which would incorporate not just 5G, but FTTx as well. This is tied to the realisation that the communications networks are a key element of CNI…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EE revealed as the UK's best mobile network operator

  21-12-2018 01:00
  EE has been named as the UK's leading mobile provider for the fifth consecutive year, by industry benchmarking firm, P3.In its annual Mobile Benchmark UK report, P3 compared the performance of the UK's big four mobile network operators…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• America Movil fined $128m by Mexican regulator

  21-12-2018 01:00
  Mexican telco America Movil has been fined $128m by the country's telecoms regulator, according to a Reuters report.
  The company confirmed that its Telmex subsidiary had been fined by Mexico's Federal Telecommunications Institute for failing to meet minimum quality standards in 2013…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AI in the arms race, the arrival of 5G, and the future of digital identity

  21-12-2018 01:00
  A lot can happen in a year, especially in a telecoms year. The industry has seen consolidation, disruption and innovation, all at a dizzying pace. 2018 saw the hype around technologies such as AI and blockchain reach fever pitch, and in 2019, we will see their promises fulfilled.Other constants plaguing the industry, such as telecoms fraud, will continue to pervade, while the advancement of 5G will present both opportunities and challenges. Here, Daniel Kurgan, CEO, BICS, outlines how breakthro
  
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