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• National roaming back on mobile agenda

  15-03-2019 23:00
  Government and industry are at odds over how to fix longstanding connectivity problem
  
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• See a vintage tube train on the London Underground this Sunday

  15-03-2019 16:52 via feedproxy.google.com
  The venerable 1938 era little red tube train will be passing through Central London on Sunday in an increasingly rare visit.Soon the train wont be able to make the trips* as modern signals wont work with its 80 year old kit, so this is a sight you wont be able to see soon.
  This Sunday (17th March), there will be two trips, one in the morning running from Northfields in West London  via South Kensington out to Upminster in the East, and then back again in the afternoon via Baker Street and W
  
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• Is the VR market primed to pluck?

  15-03-2019 16:36
  For all the promise of virtual reality (VR) the consumer appetite remains as somewhat of an unknown. Theoretically the technology could revolutionise the entertainment space, but we’re currently in a bit of a waiting game.
  HTC is ready to gamble the consumer appetite, supporting ecosystem and product portfolio has evolved to such a position to provide the fuel for a subscription-based library of premium VR content.
  “We have built a new model for VR that shines a light on the great li
  
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• Last chance to book for tours of building sites

  15-03-2019 15:26 via feedproxy.google.com
  Open Doors is next week – a chance to go behind the scenes of building sites across the UK and see how buildings are built.
  It’s aimed at people interested in the building trade, as a career, or just curious about what goes on behind the wooden hoardings that hide the world of the building site.There’s 34 sites left in London with places left to go on tours – ranging from Heathrow Airport, to hotels, office blocks and new residential towers.
  The tours vary, but usually in
  
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• Apple issues weak response to Spotify’s claims of discrimination

  15-03-2019 13:43
  Apple has presented its side of the dispute with Spotify, claiming it is treating the latter the same as other apps and it is reasonable to charge 30% of premium payment to apps.
  Shortly after Spotify filed a claim at the EU against Apple for being discriminated by the latter’s App Store rules and practices, Apple released a statement to deny these claims and throw the accusations back at Spotify.
  Apple argued for the 30% charge of premium paid to apps on App Store platform with a few just
  
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• TIM board slaps down Vivendi moans

  15-03-2019 13:17
  It took the TIM board a few days to respond to a bunch of accusations thrown at it by Vivendi, but the result was pretty comprehensive.
  At the start of the week we reported that the battle between French conglomerate Vivendi and activist investor Elliott for control of Italian operator group TIM had degenerated to the point of resembling an acrimonious custody battle. The latest initiative from Vivendi was to accuse the TIM board of bad behaviour and state that this was the result of it bei
  
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• Rediscovered portrait of Dickens to go on display for one week in April

  15-03-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A “lost” portrait of Charles Dickens, recently re-discovered after 174 years, will go on public display for one week this April in the Charles Dickens Museum.The portrait miniature by Margaret Gillies, showing a beardless young Dickens will be displayed from 2-7 April in the Study at 48 Doughty Street, the room in which Dickens wrote Oliver Twist, Nicholas Nickleby, completed The Pickwick Papers and began Barnaby Rudge.
  The Museum is in the middle of a campaign to raise the necessary
  
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• Oracle reports flat growth as cloud segment booms

  15-03-2019 11:51
  As a late-comer to the increasingly profitable cloud segment, Oracle has yet to make more than a minor dent, and this quarter appears to be another demonstration of mediocrity.
  The company stopped reporting its cloud business revenues as a standalone during last year, so it is difficult to give a complete picture, though total revenues tell a part of the story. Total Revenues were $9.6 billion, down 1% year-on-year, though once constant currencies are applied the boost was 3%. Combined with a ou
  
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• Funding for homes and a new railway station in North London

  15-03-2019 11:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  Two major new housing communities will be built in London alongside new railway stations, the government has announced.
  The larger investment will see £320 million being spent on a new Brent Cross West Thameslink station which will lead to a new community of 7,500 properties being built. This is in addition to the £97m grant awarded in the 2016 budget bringing total government investment £416.5 million.
  The new station is planned to be on the current Cricklewood maintenance dep
  
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• Telecom groups fail in attempt to halt German 5G spectrum auction

  15-03-2019 10:29
  Trio of operators had argued conditions imposed by regulators were too onerous
  
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• D Telekom, Telefónica and Vodafone fail to halt German 5G auction

  15-03-2019 10:29
  Operators had argued that conditions imposed by regulators are too onerous
  
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• The Philippines delays the launch of its third telco until 2021

  15-03-2019 01:00
  The Philippines' has delayed the launch of its third telco, Mislatel, until 2021, according to stakeholders in the firm.
  Representatives from Chelsea Logistics Holdings Corporation released a statement to the media…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telecom Italia backs Gubitosi ahead of boardroom showdown

  15-03-2019 01:00
   The board of Italy's incumbent telecoms operator, Telecoms Italia (TIM), has thrown its weight behind current CEO, Luigi Gubitosi, ahead of a boardroom showdown scheduled for later this month. The TIM boardroom is split between directors representing the company's largest shareholder…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telecom Italia back Gubitosi ahead of boardroom showdown

  15-03-2019 01:00
   The board of Italy's incumbent telecoms operator, Telecoms Italia (TIM), has thrown its weight behind current CEO, Luigi Gubitosi, ahead of a boardroom showdown scheduled for later this month. The TIM boardroom is split between directors representing the company's largest shareholder…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Reliance Jio more than twice as fast as its nearest competitor in February

  15-03-2019 01:00
  Reliance Jio retained its crown as India's fastest mobile network, averaging download speeds of 20.9Mbps in the month of February, according to a report in the Economic Times of India.In second place…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• German watchdog brushes aside objections from MNOs to proceed with 5G spectrum auction

  15-03-2019 01:00
  Germany's spectrum auction will go ahead as planned on Tuesday the 19th March, despite legal objections from all three of the country's mobile network operators.
  The country's telecoms regulator…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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