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• UK government grapples with bias in artificial intelligence

  20-03-2019 18:04
  Artificial intelligence (AI) has enormous potential for good, but with applications processing data faster than we can comprehend, how do you protect against bias?
  To address this issue, the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) has unveiled the Centre for Data Ethics and Innovation, with one of the first project focusing on the idea of programmed or learned bias in the algorithms which power AI.
  “Technology is a force for good and continues to improve people’s lives
  
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• Money is piling up in the US 24 GHz auction

  20-03-2019 16:02
  Over 30 companies have put more than $560 million in bid money on the table at FCC’s auction for the 24 GHz frequency. And this is only the beginning.
  Following the underwhelming auction of the 28 GHz (dubbed Auction 101) spectrum, which only returned $703 million, the new auction of the 24 GHz (dubbed Auction 102) is heating up quickly. The auction started last Thursday and has gone through 11 rounds of the first phase of the auction, or the “clock phase”, when participants bi
  
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• Ticket Alert: Tours of Canada House

  20-03-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Canadian High Commission occupies a newly-renovated grand building overlooking Trafalgar Square, and is not generally open to the public to wander in.
  However, they do offer occasional Friday afternoon tours — which are very good.The next available dates on their website are Friday 12th April and Friday 10th May, both starting at 3:30pm.
  In addition to seeing the inside of the building with the grand state rooms and a number of province rooms, it has been fitted out with a range of mod
  
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• Europe fines Google another €1.5 billion after belated Android concession

  20-03-2019 13:28
  US search giant Google has received yet another fine from the European Commission, this time for abusing its dominant position in online advertising.
  Specifically this ruling refers to ads served against Google search results embedded in third party websites. The EC doesn’t like the way Google used to go about this and, having reviewed loads of historical contracts between Google and these other websites, found the following:Starting in 2006, Google included exclusivity clauses in its cont
  
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• Inmarsat once again in the acquisition crosshairs

  20-03-2019 13:13
  Acquisition rumours are once again swirling around British satellite company Inmarsat, this time to take the company back to private equity control for £3.3 billion.
  The consortium, featuring Apax, Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan Board and Warburg Pincu, comes at a time where the firm has been facing investor pressures. Over the last six months, poor performance from Inmarsat share price decline by 26%, while acquisition rumours have caused this t
  
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• Suggestions for things to do outside London in April 2019

  20-03-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  (After a lengthy hiatus, I am restarting this monthly series)
  My regular look ahead to events happening next month that would probably be in my events guide, if only they weren’t happening outside the psychological barrier of the M25 motorway.
   
  Lady Anne Clifford’s dole ceremony
  2nd April
  Annual service and handing out of bread and money for the poor at a stone pillar where it’s said Lady Anne said farewell to her mother.
  Brougham, CumbriaWinter Dressage Championships
  3rd
  
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• ADLV Broadens Remit To Offer Fleets: Licence, Insurance, Training, International and Grey Fleet Data Online

  20-03-2019 12:59
  The ADLV (Association for Driving Licence Verification & Vehicles) has significantly broadened its remit to build on its success to date from automating driver licence checking and supplying Tacho information. In future, ADLV will seek to enable its members to access a wide range of online datasets, including:Driver Insurance InformationDriver Training Accreditation Driver information for EU countries &Grey Fleet DataThe ADLV believes that the combined data offering will help fleet manag
  
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• Germany pushes back against US Huawei threats

  20-03-2019 12:21
  It tried scaring her, to convince her with niceties, the diplomatic approach and finally threats, but the US cannot seem to break the will of German Chancellor Angela Merkel over Huawei.
  Speaking at the Global Solutions Summit this week, Merkel has continued to defy the desires and demands of the US over China and its telco champion Huawei. Germany is not only standing resolute against the political propaganda, but this message seems to be more of a push back against the White House.
  “Ther
  
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• Huawei Launches the 5G-Ready Converged Transport Network Solution, Helping Operators Jump Start 5G

  20-03-2019 12:08
  Huawei’s 5G-ready converged transport network solution will help build a transport network that supports all services, helping operators jump start 5G development through simplified 5G transport and fast deployment. So far, Huawei has won over 40 commercial 5G transport contracts.
  GSMA predicts that by 2025, there will be 1.3 billion 5G users and 1.36 billion 5G mobile devices around the world, with 40% 5G network coverage. To build 5G networks, transport networks should get prepared in ad
  
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• Tata Communications Transformation Services partners with Zeetta Networks for Next-generation Network Services

  20-03-2019 12:00
  The partnership will drive early adoption of new user-centric networks using cross-layer Network Slicing and Splicing®Mumbai – 20th March 2019 – Tata Communications Transformation Services (TCTS), partner of choice for the world’s leading Communication Service Providers (CSPs) and a wholly owned subsidiary of Tata Communications, a leading global digital infrastructure provider and Zeetta Networks, a leading network slicing and splicing® company, today announced a globa
  
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• Another Sky Garden for London

  20-03-2019 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  They’re popping up like mushrooms, as another “sky garden” gets planning approval for the City of London.
  This one is however right next to the River Thames and London Bridge, so will offer a somewhat different perspective over London from 120 Fenchurch Street or “the” Sky Garden just down the road at 20 Fenchurch Street.When completed, the new building at Seal Lane will offer a publicly accessible roof garden on the 12th floor and a restaurant on the 11th floor.
  Th
  
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• No trains out of Euston Station over the Easter weekend

  20-03-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you’re planning an weekend break out of London via Euston station this Easter, think of a different place to visit.
  Significant work along the route from London Euston to Glasgow — the West Coast Main Line — will mean closures of the line at London Euston, and also near Preston and Glasgow.
  As a result, there will be no trains running to or from London Euston station from Friday 19 April to Monday 22 April.
  In addition, replacing two bridges and renewing the track will mean
  
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• Hyperoptic wins contract with UK housing association to deliver 20,000 FTTH connections

  20-03-2019 01:00
  Hyperoptic has secured a contract to connect 20,000 properties to its full fibre network from UK housing association, Network Homes.   Hyperoptic has secured a number of contracts in the social housing sector in recent months, helping the UK to reduce tits digital divide…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Gigaclear delivers gigabit fibre broadband to Britain's worst connected street

  20-03-2019 01:00
  A street in Gloucestershire, hailed as Britain's worst connected street, has now been connected to cutting edge fibre to the home fibre to the home (FTTH) services, thanks to a network expansion by Gigaclear. Green Meadows Park in Bamfurlong previously averaged download speeds of just 0…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson to deliver 5G and Digital Denmark initiative after TDC contract win

  20-03-2019 01:00
  Danish service provider, TDC, has selected Ericsson to rollout 5G across the country, according to a company release.
  Ericsson will also provide managed services at TDC looks to overhaul its telecoms network.
  TDC is looking to rollout 5G mobile services across Denmark in 2020 and Ericsson will begin deploying its 5G New Radio (NR) hardware and software products in 2019 in line with the country's 5G licencing agreements…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• CityFibre identifies 1m homes as Bournemouth and Northampton get the green light for FTTH

  20-03-2019 01:00
  UK fibre to the home (FTTH) specialist, CityFibre, has confirmed that it will add the cities of Bournemouth and Northampton to its full fibre roll out programme.
  Bournemouth and Northampton are the eleventh and twelfth cities to be added to CityFibre's rollout roster, and complete phase one of the company's plans…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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