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• Ericsson CEO refuses to be drawn on Huawei

  23-01-2019 18:18
  Börje Ekholm, Ericsson’s head honcho, did an interview with CNBC at the Davos forum and declined to comment on the Huawei situation despite repeated questioning.
  The World Economic Forum has become the main event of the year for the global elite to get together and decide how the world should be run, while us mere mortals look on in awe. A major theme this year for the telecoms industry is the growing distrust of Huawei by the US and its allies, with its Chairman using the opportunity
  
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• All data-roads lead to Tokyo after EU’s thumbs up

  23-01-2019 18:04
  The European Commission has given its nod of approval for data protection rules drawn up in Japan, effectively extending GDPR protections for European citizens to the Asian country.
  On top of the current data protection regulations in Japan, an additional set of rules have been created adding safeguards to guarantee that data transferred from the EU will be subject to the same protection as European standards. The supplementary rules will be binding on Japanese companies importing data from the
  
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• Liberty LATAM bails out of convergence ambitions

  23-01-2019 13:55
  Liberty Latin America has terminated its conversations regarding a potential acquisition of Millicom International.
  Details are relatively thin on the ground, though the pair has been in discussions over a possible acquisition which would have made Liberty LATAM the largest convergence player in the Americas. What this means for the Liberty business, which has targeted growth in Latin America in recent years, remains to be seen.
  “The Company remains focused on its growth strategy to delive
  
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• Huawei uses Davos to defend itself

  23-01-2019 13:32
  Huawei Chairman Liang Hua has turned up at the World Economic Forum jamboree in Davos to defend his company over security concerns.
  Addressing widespread allegations that Huawei is under pressure to collude with the Chinese government, Liang said “We operate our business globally, and in every country we fully comply with local laws and regulations,” according to Reuters. “We don’t see any evidence … to say that Huawei is not safe. Cybersecurity is a common challen
  
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• Funding for groups marking the sailing of the Mayflower to America

  23-01-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A funding pot worth £140,000 is available for local projects in Southwark marking the 400th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower to America which will be marked in 2020.
  The Mayflower set sail for America from Rotherhithe in Southwark in July 1620 making stops in Southampton, Dartmouth and Plymouth along the way. Captain Christopher Jones and many of his crew also lived in Rotherhithe, making London central to the historic voyage.
  A global programme of events is being organised for
  
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• Vodafone and O2 UK buddy up over 5G infrastructure sharing

  23-01-2019 12:55
  Vodafone UK and Telefonica UK (O2) will be entering into a new infrastructure-sharing relationship ahead of the much-anticipated 5G rollout.
  The duo already has an existing relationship for shared infrastructure activities, managed through the Cornerstone Telecommunications Infrastructure Limited (CTIL) joint venture, with this extension to include 5G at joint radio network sites. In theory, such a tie-up will allow the pair to accelerate 5G rollout plans over the coming months.
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• Lobbying on the up as Silicon Valley feels the regulatory squeeze

  23-01-2019 11:24
  The internet giants have started filing their lobbying reports with the Center for Responsive Politics with records being shattered all over the place.
  Each quarter US companies are legally required to disclose to Congress how much has been spend on political lobbying. Although the figures we are about to discuss are only for the US market, international players will certainly spend substantially more, it gives a good idea of the pressure which the internet players are facing. Governments are at
  
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• Vodafone and O2 signal potential sale of mast joint venture

  23-01-2019 09:12 via ft.com
  Telecom groups agree to expand tower controller CTIL to build 5G network
  
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• London’s Petrie Museum secures upgrade funding

  23-01-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of London’s best hidden, yet perfectly sized museums is to become a bit easier to find as it gets a new entrance.The Petrie Museum of Egyptian Archaeology houses one of the greatest collections of ancient Egyptian and Sudanese archaeology in the world, but is not the sort of museum you would stumble upon, being down a cul-de-sac behind a gate inside the UCL complex near Euston.It’s also got a small door, and you have to walk up a flight of stairs to get to it — which can be
  
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• Vodafone and O2 sign 5G network sharing agreement

  23-01-2019 01:00
  Vodafone and Telefonica UK (O2) have signed a new 5G network sharing agreement, in an attempt to streamline 5G rollout for the two operators in the UK.
  The agreement will build on the current 4G network sharing agreement that the pair have in place for their 4G offering…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Deutsche Telekom retains its crown as Europe's most valuable telco

  23-01-2019 01:00
  Deutsche Telekom has been ranked as the most valuable telecoms brand in Europe, by a leading firm of analysts.
  Brand Finance's Global 5OO report valued Deutsche Telekom at $46…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Amazon agrees to take a fibre pair on the MAREA subsea cable

  23-01-2019 01:00
  US web giant, Amazon, has agreed a deal with Telxius for the use of a fibre pair on the trans-Atlantic MAREA subsea cable. With its 200Tbps capacity, MAREA is the world's highest capacity subsea cable…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Airtel begins LTE rollout in 10 major Indian cities

  23-01-2019 01:00
  Indian telco Bharti Airtel is to launch LTE on the 900MHz spectrum band in 10 cities across India, according to reports in the press.
  Speaking to The Economic Times of India, Bharti Airtel's chief technology officer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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