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• Westminster Council plans to pedestrianise part of Strand

  30-01-2019 21:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  Having only just cancelled plans to pedestrianize Oxford Street, Westminster Council has now announced plans to pedestrianize part of Strand instead.The £28 million scheme, if approved, could see a section of Strand around Aldwych pedestrianized and road traffic diverted around the former BBC building instead.
  That’ll see the famous St Mary le Strand church become far more accessible as it’ll cease to be marooned in a traffic island.Once the vehicular traffic is largely removed
  
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• AT&T just misplaced 267k DirecTV Now subs, but it’s OK

  30-01-2019 18:51
  The AT&T earnings call was somewhat of a mixed bag of results, with gains on mobile but it somewhat irresponsibly managed to misplace 267,000 DirecTV Now subscribers; its ok says CEO.
  Digging down into the numbers always tends to lead to many twists and turns, but the big one is DirecTV Now, the telcos attempt to blend into differentiation and get ahead of the cord cutting generation. This has not exactly been a rip-roaring success for the business so far but losing 267,000 subscribers in th
  
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• Vodafone’s UK fixed line efforts off to a shaky start

  30-01-2019 15:50
  Ofcom has started including Vodafone’s broadband and landline services among its complaints data and they top both categories.
  The good news for Vodafone is that, while its nascent fixed line efforts are the most complained about (to Ofcom, at least) the lead isn’t that great. TalkTalk isn’t far behind in each case and there isn’t much of a gap to the chasing pack. Ofcom didn’t have anything to say about Vodafone specifically, contenting itself with the standard, ge
  
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• AT&T quarterly sales fall short of analysts’ estimates

  30-01-2019 14:52 via ft.com
  US telecoms group fails to add as many bill paying customers as hoped in fourth quarter
  
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• OECD has decided to go ahead with a global digital tax

  30-01-2019 14:48
  The OECD member states have agreed to move ahead with the plan to reach a global solution by 2020 to harmonise tax regimes on the digital companies.
  The OECD and the G20 have a joint working mechanism, called Inclusive Framework, to address the tax issues related to digital economy, covered under an umbrella concept of Base Erosion and Profit Shifting (BEPS). After the most recent Inclusive Framework meeting held 23-24 January, a Policy Note was published to outline the agreed framework of the f
  
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• Huawei sanctions could hurt global telecom operators

  30-01-2019 14:38 via ft.com
  US ponders punitive steps after Chinese giant indicted for spying and Iran dealings
  
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• Huawei sanctions could hit other telecom operators

  30-01-2019 14:38 via ft.com
  US ponders punitive steps after Chinese giant indicted for spying and Iran dealings
  
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• Facebook can’t seem to keep itself out of trouble

  30-01-2019 13:48
  Facebook has apparently been paying customers $20 each to trade away their privacy to install a VPN which analyses usage, sidestepping Apple’s App Store policies.
  The research initiative is similar to Onavo Protect, which was effectively banned by Apple last year, rewarding teenagers and adults to download the app to give the social media giant root access to network traffic which most likely would have been decrypted otherwise. According to TechCrunch, this is a violation of the App Store
  
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• Qualcomm’s business model hangs in the balance as FTC case concludes

  30-01-2019 13:22
  The US Federal Trade Commission accused Qualcomm of abusing a monopoly two years ago. Now a judge is set to decide if it was right to do so.
  The original accusations coincided almost exactly with the commencement of hostilities between Qualcomm and Apple, with the latter saying the former was getting away with overcharging for its mobile chips thanks to having a monopoly in that market. The FTC case pretty much echoed that claim, with accusations of FRAND patent abuse thrown in for good measure.
  
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• Weak iPhone sales take bite out of Apple revenues

  30-01-2019 13:20
  It might not come as a huge surprise, but the Apple financials are not as glorious and fruitful as the quarterly bonanza of yesteryear.
  The devices market is plateauing, China’s economy is slowing, Indian consumers are more interested with other brands, iPhone sales are down, as is revenue and operating income, expenses are up. It doesn’t exactly paint a picture of serenity and profitability, but share price increased more than 5% in overnight trading.
  CEO Tim Cook and his team did m
  
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• Secondary mobile market tops $25b - exceeding demand for new products - and trend set to continue, says B-Stock

  30-01-2019 13:02
  Ahead of Mobile World Congress, B-Stock releases iPhone X trade-in and used pricing report and urges providers to ensure consumer data is protected before re-sellingB-Stock – the world’s largest B2B marketplace for trade-in and overstock mobile phones and devices – is reporting that the used phone market is currently worth $25 billion and growing faster than the primary market. Today, the average mobile phone will be used by two to three people before it is...Source: RealWire
  
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• See the Flying Scotsman in London during 2019

  30-01-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The dates for tours by the world famous steam train, the Flying Scotsman during 2019 have been announced, and it’s possible to be on the train as it travels around the UK.
  As considerably more people watch from the sidelines than pay to be on board, I’ve listed the London visits below.The railway people like to remind bystanders to be careful and not to trespass on the tracks to get a better photo — as it’s surprising how many do that sort of dangerous thing. Watch from s
  
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• ProLabs "Still blindly buying OEM components? Compatibles are king for 2019"

  30-01-2019 12:57
  Cirencester, UK, 30 January – As the industry begins its journey to 400G and beyond, it is more important than ever before for organisations to select the right technology for the job at the right price-point. Cost optimisation is crucial for businesses planning their networking infrastructure for the future and by choosing compatibles over OEM (original equipment manufacturer) products, organisations will make exponential savings. A report by Gartner in 2017 exposed that organisations are
  
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• Aareon Housing Technology Chosen to Drive Efficiency and Customer Self-Service at Magna

  30-01-2019 12:35
  Magna Housing has chosen a comprehensive housing technology system from Aareon UK (www.aareon.co.uk). The new solution comprises the Aareon QL housing management system, Aareon 1st Touch mobile workforce technology and a new customer portal.Magna Housing, which has around 10,000 homes across Dorset and Somerset, plans to go live with the first phase of the QL system in summer 2019 followed by the customer portal shortly afterwards.Having reviewed the market, Aareon was chosen as it offered...Sou
  
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• London’s last Tudor Great Chamber to be restored

  30-01-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hidden behind high walls near the Barbican can be found the last surviving Tudor Great Chamber in London, within the Charterhouse estate.The Great Chamber was originally built by Edward North in the 1540s, and referred to as the ‘Throne Room’ after Elizabeth I held her first Privy Council there before being crowned Queen of England.
  The Chamber was the backdrop to decades of Tudor intrigue and plotting and remained the jewel in this grand Tudor Mansion until it suffered serious bomb
  
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• Huawei is too great a security gamble

  30-01-2019 06:00 via ft.com
  There is no proof that the telecoms equipment company helps China to spy but its loyalty is clear
  
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• Vodafone emerges as the UK's most complained about telco

  30-01-2019 01:00
  UK telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has released the latest instalment of its league table for the most complained about telcos in the UK, with Vodafone being awarded the dubious honour of being the UK's most griped about operator…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telenor expands 5G trials in Norway

  30-01-2019 01:00
  Norway's biggest telco, Telenor, has announced plans to expand its 5G pilot scheme, ahead of an intended 5G commercial rollout in 2020. The pilot will be conducted in partnership with Ericsson and will build on the success of the company's existing 5G trials in Kongsberg…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T's stock dips 3% as the US' biggest telco misses new subscriber target

  30-01-2019 01:00
  AT&T met analysts' expectations for its fourth quarter earnings but fell short of the predicted benchmark for new customer sign ups, prompting the US telco's stock to dip 3 per cent in pre-market trading today…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Apple sees 15% drop in iPhone revenues

  30-01-2019 01:00
  US tech giant, Apple, has reported a 15 per cent drop in revenues from the sale of its iPhone handset, according to the company's own financial report. iPhone revenues for the fourth quarter of 2018 stood at $51.9 billion, down from $61.1 billion during the same period in 2017. Apple was quick to point out that while iPhone sales had slumped…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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