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• The UK’s “Sistine Chapel” – Greenwich’s Painted Hall to reopen in March

  18-01-2019 16:19 via feedproxy.google.com
  After two years of being hidden from view under mountains of scaffolding, Greenwich’s magnificent Painted Hall is to reopen to the public in March. The Painted Hall has been referred to as the ‘Sistine Chapel of the UK’ and its decorated interior, extending to 4,000 square metres, is the masterpiece of English baroque art.Over the past couple of years, a £8.5 million conservation project, supported by a £3.1-million grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund (HLF), has re
  
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• Nike has made some shoes that you can lace up with your smartphone

  18-01-2019 13:29
  The dark days of having to tie your shoelaces manually may finally be behind us thanks to the latest innovation from trainer-maker Nike.
  It’s all down to the advanced power-lacing system in the Nike Adapt BB you see, coupled with some firmware and an app. The shoe actually has a motor and gear train, apparently, which are able to impart no less than 32 pounds of force through the underfoot lacing, as shown below.But that’s not the half of it. “That’s where the brain, or F
  
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• Netflix doubles profit but Wall Street not very happy

  18-01-2019 13:25
  Netflix has increased its annual revenues by 35% and doubled profits over the course of 2018, but that didn’t prevent a 3.8% share price drop in overnight trading.
  Total revenue across the 12-month period stood at $15.7 billion, though growth does seem to be slowing. Year-on-year revenue increases for the final three months were 27.4%, with 21.4% for the first quarter of 2019, though this compares to 40.4%, 40.3% and 34% in Q1, Q2 and Q3 respectively. However, when you consider the size, s
  
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• London Underground plans upgrade for Marylebone tube station

  18-01-2019 11:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  London Underground is planning to partially demolish its tube station entrance within Marylebone station in order to add a third escalator and expand the number to ticket gates it has.The plans call the replacement of the current staircase between the two escalators with a third escalator, and that requires the ticket gateline to also be expanded.
  The two escalators at Marylebone station are now life expired, hence, the project plan to replace them and the central staircase with two brand new HD
  
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• Newtec Dialog® and SATSOL Heighten Efficiency and User Experience for Solomon Islands Satellite Customers

  18-01-2019 10:43
  SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, and HONIARA, SOLOMON ISLANDS, 18 JANUARY 2019 – Newtec, a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of equipment for satellite communications, has provided a Newtec Dialog® hub system to SATSOL, a teleport and Internet Service Provider (ISP) on the Solomon Islands.The Newtec Dialog platform will deliver IP connectivity for the Solomon Islands government, with a single hop service from remote islands to the capital, Honiara. SATSOL is currently rolling
  
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• China warns Canada against blocking Huawei from 5G

  18-01-2019 09:52 via ft.com
  Ambassador’s statement further raises tensions between Beijing and Ottawa
  
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• VXFiber continues UK expansion with key strategic appointment

  18-01-2019 01:00
  Swedish fibre to the home (FTTH) specialist VXFiber has continued its expansion in the UK by appointing Steve Drake as the company's senior project manager for the Midlands and the North of England…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TIM issues profit warning as boardroom tensions flare

  18-01-2019 01:00
  Telecom Italia (TIM) has warned of a fall in profits this year, as a spat between its two largest shareholders rumbles on. TIM reported organic core earnings of $9.2 billion, around a 5 per cent drop on last year's figures…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Singtel and Ericsson launch live 5G test facility in Singapore

  18-01-2019 01:00
  Singtel, Ericsson and Singapore Polytechnic have joined together to launch the country's first live 5G facility. The '5G Garage' will utilise Singtel's 3.5GHz trial 5G network and will aim to develop 5G use cases for enterprise customers…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Reliance Jio to boost 4G network reach to 1.3 billion Indians

  18-01-2019 01:00
  India's disruptive mobile network ioperator, Reliance Jio, says that its 4G networks will soon be available to 99 per cent of India's 1.3 billion population. Reliance Jio first launched 4G mobile services across India in September 2016 and has been rapidly expanding its coverage since then…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Netflix growth chills as international competitors gather momentum

  18-01-2019 01:00
  Shares in US content streaming giant Netflix fell by 5 per cent yesterday as the company released a challenging set of figures for the fourth quarter of 2018. Netflix posted revenues of $4.19 billion, narrowly missing industry estimates by around $20 million…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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