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• TfL’s Oyster Card stretches into Hertfordshire

  02-04-2019 21:55 via feedproxy.google.com
  Travelling using Pay as you go with Contactless and Oyster arrived at Hertford North, Bayford and Cuffley stations on the Great Northern line this week.
  Great Northern’s parent company Govia Thameslink Railway has worked with TfL and the Department for Transport to extend the system to the three Hertfordshire stations. Besides the installation of card readers, at least half of the ticket machines at each station have also been converted to allow customers to top up their Oyster card. Custo
  
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• Vodafone not bothered by EC objections to Liberty Global deal

  02-04-2019 19:29
  The European Commission has apparently notified Vodafone of some concerns it needs to be addressed before it will approve its acquisition of Liberty Global assets.
  The acquisition was announced almost a year ago but such is the way of these things that the EC has only just got around to flagging up its issues with it now. The objections haven’t been published but they have been widely reported and are presumably not a million miles away from those flagged up at the end of last year.
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• Orange chief secures union support after jail demand

  02-04-2019 19:05
  Prosecutors seek three-year term for Stéphane Richard’s role in alleged fraud case
  
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• Google wins first round in the battle for the living room

  02-04-2019 17:52
  Smart speakers were only about developing a new dynamic in the relationship between the OTTs and the consumer, and Walmart’s new ‘Voice Order’ feature is a taste of things to come.
  The new initiative from Walmart is perfect for the Google smart speaker ecosystem, as it plays to the strengths of the internet giant. By simply saying ‘Hey Google, talk to Walmart’ consumers will be able to use their voice to build shopping lists with the grocery mammoth, using any devic
  
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• Brussels offers Vodafone hope over Liberty Global deal

  02-04-2019 17:38
  Statement of objections sent by regulators to the companies not regarded as a deal breaker
  
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• Tickets Alert: London’s crafts shown off for a week in May

  02-04-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  London Craft Week returns in a few weeks time, as London’s craftsmen and craftswomen show off what can be done when not relying on factory made goods.
  The an awful lot happening in just a few days, from short demonstrations to long exhibitions.
  I’ve raked through the lot looking out for the prize gems, and have listed them below. Most are modestly priced or free, and most do need booking in advance as they have fairly limited space in their workshops.
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• City gives the thumbs up to the Tulip Skyscraper

  02-04-2019 15:28 via feedproxy.google.com
  The controversial Tulip skyscraper has been approved by the City of London, despite complaints from various heritage lobbies and the Mayor of London’s office.
  The tulip will be unlike any tower in the City in that it wont have any office space whatsoever and is purely a viewing platform on a stem.Although the City of London has now approved the plans, the Mayor of London has the opportunity to call in the planning application as well for review, and that could see the permission revoked.
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• The politics of technology

  02-04-2019 14:32
  The latest mutiny at Google illustrates what a political game technology has become and it’s only going to get more so.
  Last week Google announced the creation of ‘An external advisory council to help advance the responsible development of AI.’ In so doing Google was acknowledging a universal concern about the ethics of artificial intelligence, automation, social media and technology in general. It also seemed to be conceding that the answers to these concerns need to be univer
  
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• Verizon hits reset button with 2.0 launch

  02-04-2019 14:28
  Verizon has announced it is now a new business, one which is customer centric and ready for the digital world of tomorrow. Smells like a polite way of announcing a restructure.
  It might sound like a PR plug to stay relevant, heavily relying on friendly buzzwords such as customer centric and corporate social responsibility, but there is some pragmatism in behind the fluff. Like many telcos around the world, Verizon appears to be prepping for a restructure to refocus the business on tomorrow&rsquo
  
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• INCA rolls-out rural roadshow to highlight full fibre potential for regions and enhance synergy between contributors

  02-04-2019 13:07
  The INCA Rural Gigabit Future Events Programme will enable national and local government and network providers to collaborate and share insight into the most effective ways to deliver rural connectivity London, UK, April 02, 2019 – The Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) today announced its Rural Gigabit Future Events Programme, a unique events roadshow aimed at developing projects and initiatives to bring ultrafast connectivity to the UK’s hardest to reach and most
  
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• Controversy over restoration of Waterloo Station poem

  02-04-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In 1999, an artist was commissioned to help improve a subway leading from Waterloo Station. In 2019 the same artist protested about efforts to restore the art.
  The artist is Sue Hubbard, and the work of art is Eurydice, a long poem that was stenciled into the walls of a subway linking the station to the IMAX cinema by Railtrack, with the Arts Council and the BFI.
  Written in a series of three-lined stepped stanzas the poem was set out so that it could be read whilst walking through the tunnel. Us
  
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• Microsoft and BMW pair up for IoT Open Manufacturing Platform

  02-04-2019 12:27
  Microsoft has partnered up with the BMW Group to launch a new initiative aimed at stimulating growth for IoT in the smart factory segment.
  The Open Manufacturing Platform (OMP) will be built on the Microsoft Azure cloud platform, aiming to have four to six partners by the end of the year, to help grow an ecosystem and build future Industry 4.0 solutions. The smart factory segment is promising much with the emergence of 5G, but with every new concept there is scepticism; someone always needs to d
  
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• Intel VC arm plugs its disruptive vision

  02-04-2019 11:28
  Intel has seemingly learned a lesson from the woes of stumbling giants, announcing it has invested $117 million in ‘disruptive’ start-ups at its annual VC conference.
  There is a very good reason investors are so keen to pump cash into the likes of Google and Amazon, despite recent criticism and the threat of regulatory reform; these are companies which never sit still. The likes of Jeff Bezos and Sundar Pichai are constantly pushing the boundaries, expanding the business into new seg
  
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• South Korean consumers will get 5G service starting from $48 a month

  02-04-2019 11:25
  5G for consumers is expected to launch late this week in South Korea. The three mobile operators in the market have published their 5G packages, starting from 55,000 won and going up to 130,000 won.
  After launching the pilot B2B 5G services simultaneously in December, South Korea annouced it would launch consumer 5G service by the end of March. But there was a minimum delay. When the Samsung Galaxy S10 5G hits the retail market on Friday 05 April, all three mobile operators in the country, SKT,
  
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• Sterlite Tech to create optical transport controller for Voyager and Cassini platforms in collaboration with the Telecom Infra Project

  02-04-2019 10:26
  Once developed, the solution will manage and control TIP members’ Voyager and Cassini platforms, bringing operating flexibility and reduced costs for operators London, United Kingdom and Pune, India – April 2, 2019: Sterlite Tech [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], a global data network solutions company, today announced a collaboration with the Telecom Infra Project (TIP) to enhance data networks of the future. The collaboration will see the creation of an optical transport controller to m
  
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• Map of London’s miniature steam train rides

  02-04-2019 08:15 via feedproxy.google.com
  We all love a steam train, and while the big beasts make occasional weekend trips though the city, there are a surprisingly large number of miniature steam trains chugging along little railways around parts of London as well.
  Operated by local model railway enthusiasts, these miniature railways offer trips for the public for a nominal fee most weekends throughout the summer.While almost certainly aimed at children, we big people get as much delight from them as the kids, and many parents seem to
  
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• Vodafone Idea: 50% spectrum cap will stifle 5G in India

  02-04-2019 02:00
  India’s newly merged telco, Vodafone Idea, has warned that a government initiative to impose a 50 per cent market cap on 5G spectrum ownership could stifle competition in the sub-continent.
  The Indian government has proposed limiting the amount of 5G spectrum that an operator can own to 50 per cent…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Operators can’t afford to keep wasting money on copper networks

  02-04-2019 02:00
  Telecoms operators need to acknowledge the commercial opportunities presented by full fibre networks and stop wasting money on the maintenance and renovation of their legacy copper infrastructure, according to a host of industry experts.
  Speaking exclusively at the Gigabit Access and Networks 4.0 event in Cologne…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia reveals the killer app for delivering gigabit Europe

  02-04-2019 02:00
  The killer app for delivering gigabit services across Europe is human impatience, according to a senior representative from Nokia.
  Speaking at the Gigabit Access and Networks 4.0 event in Cologne on Tuesday, Nokia&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Europe could learn from Australia's example in delivering gigabit connectivity

  02-04-2019 02:00
  European operators should follow the lead of the National Broadband Network (NBD) deployment in Australia, as they look to deliver gigabit capable services to consumers across the continent.Speaking at the Gigabit Access and Network 4.0 event in Cologne on Tuesday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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