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• 5,120 tonne loading test above Moorgate tube station

  22-02-2019 17:42 via feedproxy.google.com
  Over a number of days last November, Europe’s largest load test was carried out on a series of concrete piles that were installed around Moorgate tube station.
  The piles that needed testing have been installed around the station to hold up a 16-storey office block that is being built above the land that was cleared for the construction of the Crossrail station.Once the new station was completed, works began on constructing the foundations for the office block, but as it sits directly above
  
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• Ignore 5G critics because we need 5G to relieve 4G network congestion

  22-02-2019 13:13
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Ian Fogg, VP of Analysis at OpenSignal, urges the telecoms industry to accentuate the positive when it comes to 5G.
  As 5G arrives in 2019, the early hype is beginning to be replaced by criticism that early 5G deployments will not be so different to 4G. The implication is clear: 5G isn’t a big deal. The problem with this analysis is that it confuses pote
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: MWC 2019 preview

  22-02-2019 12:52
  Now with added video!
  
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• TIM and Vodafone Italia sign 5G network sharing pact

  22-02-2019 12:15
  Competing Italian MNOs TIM and Vodafone Italia have decided it makes sense to pool their resources when it comes to 5G infrastructure.
  Having blown their reserves on the recent 5G spectrum auction, the two have presumably spent the intervening time contemplating awkward concepts like return on investment. Rivals tend not to partner unless they’re so desperate for the return on such a move that it outweighs their instinctive aversion to cooperating with each other.
  Hence they have signed on
  
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• "Customer expectations are driving digital transformation and operators need to react now" says Neural Technologies at MWC 2019

  22-02-2019 10:46
  SINGAPORE, 22 February 2019 – Mobile operators’ IT networks are becoming increasingly complex with the growth of additional services demanded by customers each year. It is now more important than ever before for organisations to digitise their business processes to meet customer demands. To cope with demands previously, IT departments would need to employ an extended workforce to manage both internal and external challenges. From managing current workload, to forecasting and consider
  
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• Newtec Collaborates With Wind River on 5G Technology

  22-02-2019 10:36
  SINT-NIKLAAS, Belgium, 22 February 2019 – Newtec – a specialist in the design, development and manufacture of equipment and technologies for satellite communications – today announced it is collaborating with Wind River to utilize the Wind River Titanium Cloud virtualization platform to develop a Newtec 5G solution based on the Newtec Dialog® multiservice platform. 3GPP has defined a service-based architecture where flexibility and dynamic adjustments are the key drivers to
  
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• Telstra looks to deliver turnround through 5G launch

  22-02-2019 10:30
  Australian telecoms group chief says Canberra ban on Huawei kit could hurt rivals Optus and Vodafone
  
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• Apple and Goldman Sachs may soon issue a credit card together

  22-02-2019 10:09
  The Wall Street Journal reports that the iPhone maker from Silicon Valley and the Wall Street stalwart are mulling over the idea of jointly issuing a credit card to Apple users.
  Quoting people familiar with the situation, the paper claimed that Apple and Goldman Sachs may start a trial of the card on their own staff in the coming weeks before it is launched later in the spring. A similar partnership was earlier reported in May 2018 by the same paper.
  If this does happen, it will not be the first
  
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• Infrastructure commission warns UK government over lacklustre ambition

  22-02-2019 08:00
  The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) has issued a warning to the UK Government over its infrastructure ambitions, seemingly worried that Minister’s think the job is done.
  “There is a real and exciting chance available to ensure the UK benefits from world-class infrastructure, particularly through the forthcoming National Infrastructure Strategy – a first for this country,” said Chairman of the National Infrastructure Commission Sir John Armitt.
  “We cannot af
  
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• TIM and Vodafone Italia sign 5G network sharing agreement

  22-02-2019 01:00
  Telecom Italia and Vodafone Italia have signed a network sharing agreement that will help to increase 4G coverage and streamline the rollout of 5G services in the country, according to a company release.
  The pair signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) which outlined non…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson paves the way for 5G in India with Vodafone Idea LTE deployment

  22-02-2019 01:00
  Swedish tech giant, Ericsson, has been selected by Vodafone Idea to deploy 5G ready equipment across its Indian mobile networks. As part of the contract Ericsson will supply radio access and transport equipment from its 5G…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Deutsche Telekom sees strong growth in Europe and the US

  22-02-2019 01:00
  Deutsche Telekom has reported strong growth in Europe and the US for 2018, as Group revenues rose by 1.0 per cent to €75.7 billion.
  The firm saw particularly strong growth in the last quarter of the year, where revenues surged by 5…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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