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• A glowing greenhouse of distorted stained glass

  06-03-2019 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’re wandering around the streets near Edgware Road one evening, you might spy a glowing confection on a side street and wander over for a better look.
  And outside a tall tower block is this — a remarkable glowing apparition dropped into the landscape.It looks at first glance to be an unusual display of stained glass from old churches put into a new frame, but a closer look and you start to think, hang on a moment, is St Peter an alien? Then you look more and the more confusing,
  
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• France creates new 3 percent tax for internet giants

  06-03-2019 18:57
  Unable to convince the EU to impose a special tax on US tech giants, France has decided to go it alone.
  Today the French Finance Minister, Bruno Le Maire announced the introduction of a bill that will grab 3% of all revenues deemed to have been generated in France by digital companies with sales in excess of €25 million in France and €750 million globally. This seems to cover around 30 companies, but especially Google, Apple, Facebook and Amazon, which is why it’s being called th
  
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• Syniverse says Tata to the IPX blues

  06-03-2019 18:09
  Syniverse and Tata Communications have decided to pool their IPX network interconnection resources in a bid to improve the whole process for their customers.
  Apparently the way Internet Protocol traffic is exchanged between IPX providers is just far too opaque for some operator’s tastes and this new strategic partnership is designed to address that pain-point. Collectively they will offer what they claim is the first fully-managed, end-to-end IPX network interconnection partnership, which
  
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• Telcos need to seriously think about how to sell to consumers

  06-03-2019 18:07
  Following the news that Sky has been slapped on the wrist for misleading claims during a 2018 advertising campaign, marketers need to have a long and hard think about whether they are doing a good job.
  The most recent assault against the marketing strategies of the telcos comes from the Advertising Standards Authority (ASA), with the group ruling Sky’s push to suggest customers would be able to receive stronger wifi signal throughout the house because of its routers, was misleading. The ca
  
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• Huawei Unveils New Digital Inclusion Drive at Mobile World Congress

  06-03-2019 16:49
  [Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2019] Huawei’s Deputy Chairman, Ken Hu, unveiled a new digital inclusion initiative, Tech4ALL, during his speech at ministerial program during this year’s Mobile World Congress (MWC2019). In his speech titled “Redefining Inclusion,” Hu outlined Huawei’s plans to help 500 million additional people around the world benefit directly from digital technology in the next five years. He called on governments, industry organizations and busin
  
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• Huawei Presents Its Simplified 5G and SoftCOM AI Solutions at the MWC Barcelona 2019

  06-03-2019 16:43
  [Barcelona, February 25, 2019] Today marks the opening day of the MWC Barcelona 2019, where Huawei is appearing full force with a host of exhibitions, forums, and keynotes, and holding a wide range of discussions with operator customers and partners from around the world.
  Huawei has been committed to helping operators expand their business boundaries and achieve new growth through innovations in networks, services, and business models. To this end, Huawei is presenting its end-to-end 5G products
  
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• Connect the Unconnected: Huawei Aims to Realize Ubiquitous Coverage in Rural Areas and Bridge the Wide Digital Gap Between Urban and Rural Areas

  06-03-2019 16:40
  While we embrace 5G, 700 million people in rural areas around the world still have no access to the network. Huawei has offered a new solution to this problem.
  Huang Haifeng
  We can experience 4G anytime anywhere, we use 5G applications, and we treat networks as an indispensable part of our daily lives. However, more than 700 million people in rural areas around the world still cannot make phone calls or access the network (according to GSMA statistics). By the end of 2018, nearly 400,000 village
  
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• Huawei Redefines Video Experience with 5G Live Networks and Foldable Phones

  06-03-2019 16:36
  [Barcelona, Spain, February 24, 2019] Huawei kicked off this year’s Mobile World Congress with its Day0 Forum in Barcelona. With the theme of building a fully connected intelligent world, the forum included industry insights of the latest trends.
  At the 5G is ON industry insights, Huawei Executive Director and President of the Carrier Business Group Ryan Ding demonstrated the 4K video-on-demand service on a Huawei 5G foldable smartphone via a Vodafone Spain 5G live network powered by Huawe
  
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• Huawei Enterprise Introduces Digital Platform at MWC19 Debut, Creating Foundation of Digital World

  06-03-2019 16:33
  [Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2019] Huawei Enterprise Business Group (Huawei Enterprise) is making its first representation at MWC19 Barcelona under the theme of “Building a Fully Connected, Intelligent World” from February 25-28, 2019. Huawei Enterprise introduced its Digital Platform, which it developed based on years of digital transformation insights and practices. With cloud as its foundation, the Digital Platform enables organizations to achieve business synergy and agile inn
  
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• Huawei Releases the Next-Generation Data Center-Level Converged Distributed Storage — FusionStorage 8.0

  06-03-2019 16:28
  [Barcelona, Spain, February 25, 2019] At the Mobile World Congress (MWC) 2019, Huawei released its next-generation data center-level converged distributed storage — FusionStorage 8.0. It leverages mature enterprise-grade storage and public cloud capabilities, helping industry customers such as carriers and financial institutions easily cope with cloud migration challenges.
  The Internet of Things (IoT), 5G, cloud, Artificial Intelligence (AI), and many other cutting-edge technologies pose s
  
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• Another consultation on Shoreditch’s Goodsyard development

  06-03-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Long standing plans to surround Shoreditch High Street station with a cluster of tower blocks have been revised and a new consultation is open.Proposals to redevelop the old goods yard after it was destroyed in a massive blaze in 1964 have been stalled for decades over what to do with the site that stretches across the borough boundary between Tower Hamlets and Hackney.
  The recent, and controversial plans for a mix of tall towers for office and residential was called in by the then Mayor of Lond
  
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• Reports of Google China’s death are greatly exaggerated

  06-03-2019 14:46
  Google engineers have found that the search giant has continued with its work on the controversial search engine customised for China.
  It looks that our conclusion that Google has “terminated” its China project may have been premature. After the management bowed to pressure from both inside and outside of the company to stop the customised search engine for China, codenamed “Dragonfly”, some engineers have told The Intercept that they have seen new codes being added to th
  
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• tyntec Powers Simple, Reliable and Private Conversations for Enterprises on WhatsApp

  06-03-2019 14:00
  WhatsApp Business Solution Now Possible without the Burden of Adding New UI and Applications – Through tyntec’s Chat APIMUNICH, March 6, 2019 - tyntec, a global cloud communications provider, today announced the company is now a WhatsApp Business solution provider. With this introduction, companies using tyntec’s platform-agnostic Chat API can now seamlessly connect and engage in private interactions with their customers on WhatsApp without switching to a new software or UI. To
  
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• Apple will struggle with 5G for years – analyst

  06-03-2019 13:30
  Not only will Apple lag its competitors by at least a year in launching a 5G phone, it might still suck anyway according to a semiconductor analyst.
  Bloomberg apparently got hold of a research note from Matthew Ramsay, who heads up the TMT semiconductor business at Cowen. He seems to reckon Apple has boxed itself into a corner by ditching Qualcomm as a 5G modem supplier and is now seriously short of good options in that area. He also expressed surprised that Apple has allowed this situation to d
  
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• Tickets Alert: Open Weekend at a railway depot

  06-03-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  For one weekend this April, London Transport Museum’s Depot in Acton, west London, will open its doors, giving you the chance to explore its huge collection of transport heritage.The depot is essentially the overflow site for the Covent Garden museum, and is where a lot of their trains and buses are stored, plus a massive collection of old “clutter”.
  To coincide with the District Line’s 150th anniversary, the event will celebrate London’s Underground network. From t
  
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• Australia poised to significantly increase regulation of OTTs

  06-03-2019 12:36
  Australia is the latest country to cast an eye towards Silicon Valley, revamping rules to create a regulatory framework with greater oversight and authority over the booming digital ecosystem.
  While the digital economy has operated in a relatively tether-free fashion to date, various scandals throughout the last 18 months have shown these companies are not mature or honest enough to manage themselves. Facebook has drawn the lion’s share of the headlines, but the social media giant is not a
  
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• INNO Instrument Inc. to showcase world’s most advanced fiber optic connectivity solutions at FTTH Conference 2019

  06-03-2019 11:20
  The View 12R and View 7 fusion splicers offer the world’s highest magnification rates on the market Amsterdam, Netherlands, 6 March – As demand for full-fiber networks continues to grow exponentially, INNO Instrument Inc, global developer of leading optical communications products and testing solutions, will present its most powerful and innovative fusion splicers at FTTH Conference 2019. The technology showcase at booth G03 will include exclusive demonstration of two yet-to-be launc
  
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• Inoapps Interviews Oracle Blockchain Guru For Latest Podcast

  06-03-2019 10:27
  For its latest Thought Leadership podcast, leading Oracle Platinum Partner Inoapps (www.Inoapps.com) interviews Antony Welfare, Oracle’s Innovation Strategy Director and acclaimed Blockchain expert. The highly insightful podcast moves quickly from definitions of Blockchain and its essential benefits through to predictions of how the technology will transform lives once it is tested, trialled and fully operational. Of particular note, is Welfare’s specific views on how blockchain migh
  
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• GSA Calls on Industry to Adopt Security Best Practice to Make 5G a Success

  06-03-2019 10:23
  Industry association issues white paper on 5G security detailing key issues and approaches required to secure next generation networksLondon, UK – 6th March 2019 The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA), today issued a 5G Security Primer whitepaper, providing the industry with a top-level overview of the security considerations and required approaches necessary for securing next generation networks. 5G is expected to see huge growth in both the number of different types of application
  
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• A hidden chapel and roof terrace to open to the public

  06-03-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Hidden under scaffolding lies one of East London’s marvels, and soon it will be unveiled once more. This is Oxford House, a Grade II Listed building that originally housed student volunteers from Oxford University in a “settlement” that served to enhance the poverty stricken local community.At the time it was built, the area was made up of narrow terraced houses for workers, and the arrival of this huge building would have been a bit of a landmark.
  Sir Arthur Blomfield, archite
  
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• Vodafone’s alchemy in biggest sterling convertible bond

  06-03-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  UK group raises £3.4bn in eye-catching deal to fund Liberty Global network acquisition
  
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• Vodafone launches convertible bond to back Liberty deal

  06-03-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  UKgroup raises £3.4bn in deal laden with eye-catching financial-market alchemy
  
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• Vodafone to raise €4 billion to finance acquisition of Liberty's Eastern European assets

  06-03-2019 01:00
  Vodafone Group has announced that it intends to raise €4 billion through the issuance of Mandatory Convertible Bonds, according to a report in the Financial Times…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• US lawmakers to meet next week over Sprint and T-Mobile merger

  06-03-2019 01:00
  The US House of Representatives plan to hold an official hearing to discuss the proposed merger between US telecoms heavyweights T-Mobile and Sprint as early as next week…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telia and Nokia to launch FWA 5G offering in Finland

  06-03-2019 01:00
  Pan European telco Telia Group is to step up its focus on 5G fixed wireless access (FWA), by launching Nokia's FastMile technology in Finland.  The FastMile gateway is compatible with both 4G and 5G spectrum and is fully compliant with the 3GPP New Radio release 15 standards…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Tata and Syniverse combine to create world’s first 5G ready IPX network interconnection

  06-03-2019 01:00
  Tata Communications and Syniverse have extended their collaboration to launch the world's first end-to-end IPX network interconnection partnership.
  The agreement will provide operators with better visibility and data management capabilities across their interconnected networks.
  “Syniverse is the world&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• STC and Huawei complete Middle East's first 3.5GHz 5G trial

  06-03-2019 01:00
  The Saudi Telecom Company and Huawei have completed the Middle East's first indoor 5G testing using 3.5GHz spectrum, according to regional press reports. During the tests in the Saudi city of Dammam…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Jio calls on govt to incentivise rollout of gigabit India

  06-03-2019 01:00
  The Indian government should provide financial incentives for telcos looking to rollout gigabit capable, fibre to the home (FTTH) services, according to the president of the country's disruptive telecoms operator…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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