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• Newborn kittens found under a London Underground escalator

  25-03-2019 22:44 via feedproxy.google.com
  A mum and her four newly born kittens have been found living underneath an escalator at a London Underground station.
  Staff at Moorgate tube station found the four kittens who are thought to be just a few days old after a woman spotted them, and they called the RSPCA to come and assist.
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  Staff told the RSPCA that they were worried that the escalator had been due to start test runs at 6pm, so the discovery at 5pm had probably avoided a serious accident for the mum and her kittens.
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• Apple announces original content, a credit card and a news subscription service

  25-03-2019 20:43
  Apple’s big services event didn’t disappoint, with a bunch of potentially disruptive launches together with new levels of hyperbole and clapping.
  The headline service was Apple TV+, which marks Apple’s first major foray into original content. We were treated to an interminable procession of Hollywood types, starting with Stephen Spielberg and culminating with Oprah Winfrey, all taking it in turns to come onto the stage and hype their projects. Judging by the line-up Apple has r
  
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• Top Cybersecurity Predictions for 2019

  25-03-2019 19:38
  Cybersecurity is an arms race. Attackers constantly evolve their techniques, and in response, defenders continue to adapt their defenses. With each passing year, we witness the fallout from this in the form of data breaches, malware outbreaks, privacy infringements and other compromising scenarios that in the end affect telecoms customers, both consumers and businesses. These events continue to attract headlines, and rightly so, divert the public’s attention to the importance of cybersecur
  
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• Major Concerns of Telecom Consumers in 2019

  25-03-2019 19:38
  Cybersecurity is an arms race. Attackers constantly evolve their techniques, and in response, defenders continue to adapt their defenses. With each passing year, we witness the fallout from this in the form of data breaches, malware outbreaks, privacy infringements and other compromising scenarios that in the end affect telecoms customers, both consumers and businesses. These events continue to attract headlines, and rightly so, divert the public’s attention to the importance of cybersecur
  
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• $3.4 billion Inmarsat acquisition hype turns out to be true

  25-03-2019 18:43
  British satellite communications company Inmarsat has been the centre of numerous acquisition stories in recent years, and this one is actually progressing.
  Last week, the Inmarsat board released a statement confirming it was in preliminary discussions regarding a takeover, and today it has confirmed an offer is on the table. Not only will this put $3.4 billion into the pockets of the shareholders, it will also take the firm back into private equity, protecting it from the roller-coaster ride wh
  
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• 5G has already yielded 12 phones and five chipset vendors – GSA

  25-03-2019 17:56
  The Global (mobile) Suppliers Association has launched what it claims is the first global database of commercial 5G devices.
  Here’s what they’ve spotted so far:12 phones (plus regional variants)
  5 chipset vendors (Huawei, Intel, Mediatek, Qualcomm and Samsung)
  4 hotspots (plus regional variants)
  8 CPE devices (indoor and outdoor)
  5 modules
  2 Snap-On dongles / adapters
  1 USB terminal“Commercial services need commercial devices, so the momentum behind 5G devices represents an imp
  
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• International Humanitarian Technology NGO to partner with the Datacloud Global Congress in Monaco 4-6 June 2019

  25-03-2019 17:48
  London/Monaco, 25 March 2019 - BroadGroup, the information media technology company, is proud to announce that Télécoms Sans Frontières (TSF) will be participating at the 16th Annual Datacloud Global Congress taking place in Monaco at the Grimaldi Forum 4-6 June 2019 (http://www.datacloudcongress.com/). Conference delegates will have the opportunity to learn more about how TSF helps to provide the world’s disaster zones with much needed access to communications.TSF wil
  
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• The old cottage being restored in Plaistow

  25-03-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  On the other side of the road from Plaistow Station is a set of steps down to a park, and a dilapidated cottage.The cottage was apparently last given a lick of paint in the 1970s, and was rented out ever since, presumably to people with a penchant for 1970s decor.
  However, anyone walking past recently might have noticed wooden shutters going up and fencing, for this old cottage is about to get a heritage makeover.
  The single-storey gabled cottage was built around 1840, and was the gate house lod
  
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• Ofcom outlines plans for 2019/20

  25-03-2019 13:41
  With the country on the verge of realising the promise of the digital economy, the pressure is still on Ofcom to make sure a fair and sustainable landscape is developing. Here, the team outlines its plans for the next twelve months.
  “It’s a great way of being able to explain why our work matters and what some of the areas are we want to give a particular focus to,” said Ofcom CEO Sharon White. “And it’s also a way of being able to be held accountable for those areas
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: cloud gaming, UK infrastructure and Huawei

  25-03-2019 13:36
  Now with added video!
  
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• City of London blocks huge adverts on Cannon Street railway bridge

  25-03-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Network Rail’s plans to put two 12-metre wide video display screens at Cannon Street’s railway bridge have been blocked by the City of London’s planning authority.
  TfL expressed concerns as the adverts would be above Upper Thames Street, which forms part of the Transport for London Road Network (TLRN), and is also part of Cycle Superhighway (CS3).
  TfL has installed advertising at the underpass on the A3 at New Malden and the Euston underpass. In both of these cases there are no
  
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• US set to lose Huawei propaganda game in Europe

  25-03-2019 12:39
  The US has been investing a lot of energy and time attempting to prove the value of banning Huawei, but it seems a failed quest as the European Commission readies itself to rule out a ban.
  According to Reuters, Andrus Ansip, European Commissioner for Digital Single Market, will unveil new plans tomorrow (Tuesday 26). These plans will distance the Commission from the idea of an outright ban across the bloc but heighten security protocols and monitoring requirements for 5G. This is only a recommen
  
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• Which pans UK broadband leaders for woeful service

  25-03-2019 12:13
  Consumer publication Which has slammed the UK broadband scene, pointing towards the unacceptable and consistently poor performance of market share leaders for customer service and performance.
  According to its latest broadband satisfaction survey, BT, Sky, TalkTalk and Virgin Media supply broadband services to almost nine in ten of UK broadband customers, but these are the worst performers when it comes to meeting customer expectations. The satisfaction score has been built on whether customers
  
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• GSA launches first global database of commercial 5G devices

  25-03-2019 12:08
  33 5G devices have been confirmed with seven variant form factorsLondon, 25 March 2019 – The Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA) today launched the industry’s first database tracking worldwide 5G devices. Part of the GSA Analyser for Mobile Broadband Devices (GAMBoD) database, the new 5G device tracking and reporting represents an important milestone for the 5G ecosystem as it moves from service trials and prototype user equipment to commercially available services and devices.
  
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• Q&A with Sunil Lingayat, Chief of Cyber Strategy and Technology at T-Mobile

  25-03-2019 12:07
  Sunil Lingayat leads the cybersecurity strategy architecture and cybersecurity technology functions for T-Mobile and is responsible for driving next generation cyber strategies and capabilities and positioning products and services into an effective cyber resilience posture. The Big 5G Event team interviewed Sunil ahead of the event to gain a sneak peek of what we can expect at our upcoming conference.
  What are the unique security requirements for 5G networks?
  At a high level there are two
  
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• Toob joins the UK alt-net revolution

  25-03-2019 11:16
  Portsmouth start-up Toob is the latest to cash in on the consumers fibre appetite with £75 million of initial funding, backed by Amber Infrastructure.
  Focusing on Portsmouth, the firm will aim to build a network to support 100,000 fibre connections by 2021, with the first to be hooked up by the end of 2019. The start-up was founded by former Vodafone executives Nick Parbutt, who will act as CEO, and Mike Banwell, CFO, while experienced executive Charles McGregor will act as Chairman.
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• Private equity consortium to buy Inmarsat in $6bn deal

  25-03-2019 08:37
  Group led by Apax and Warburg Pincus swoops for UK satellite communications company
  
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• Private equity consortium to buy Inmarsat for $3.4bn

  25-03-2019 08:37
  Group led by Apax and Warburg Pincus to scoop up UK satellite communications company
  
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• London’s Alleys: Abel’s Buildings, E1

  25-03-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This is an unmarked alley that runs under the DLR and railway tracks into Fenchurch Street and somehow survives as a narrow smelly dank alley way. So obviously, it’s marvelous.The first this was to find out if the alley has a name, and how long it has been here.
  The Fairthorn map of 1658 shows a row of houses lining the road with fields behind, and no alley or path. John Rocque’s map of 1746 shows the first indication of the alley, as the area is built up with warehouses and just beh
  
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• Brussels faces clash with US over Huawei 5G plan

  25-03-2019 05:33
  European Commission favours risk management rather than ban on Chinese company
  
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• UK's most innovative players revealed as Total Telecom releases shortlist for Connected Britain Awards 2019

  25-03-2019 01:00
  Total Telecom has released the shortlist for the Connected Britain Awards 2019. The awards will celebrate the UK's most ambitious digital infrastructure projects, as the country looks to continue the rollout of 5G and FTTH services. Spread across 10 categories, the awards will celebrate innovation and accomplishment across the UK's fixed line and mobile telecommunications sectors. This year saw a sharp increase in the number of entries received, with 74 companies making the final shor
  
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• The UK's newest FTTH start-up lands £75m investment

  25-03-2019 01:00
  Britain's newest fibre to the home (FTTH) broadband provider, toob, has received a £75m investment from the UK government, according to a company release.  The investment was made by the National Digital Infrastructure Fund…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Inmarsat accepts $3.4bn takeover bid

  25-03-2019 01:00
  UK satellite and telecommunications firm Inmarsat has accepted a takeover bid of $3.4 billion from an international consortium, according to reports in the UK press.
  The Guardian reported that a consortium headed up by London based Apax…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei and ZTE to expand manufacturing operations in India

  25-03-2019 01:00
  Chinese tech giants Huawei and ZTE are both looking to increase their manufacturing capabilities in India, according to reports in the Indian press.
  The Economic Times of India reported that the Chinese network equipment and smartphone producers were exploring strategies to increase production levels on the sub…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EC to remind the US that it cannot dictate Europe's 5G security policy

  25-03-2019 01:00
  The European Commission will ask EU member states to work more collaboratively on 5G network security and share information, in an attempt to ramp up network security across the continent. The Commission will also ignore US calls for a ban on Huawei in the continent's 5G network rollout plan…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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