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• Major disruption to c2c trains this July-August

  11-04-2019 20:22 via feedproxy.google.com
  Due to works on the London Overground extension to Barking Riverside, services on the c2c railway lines in the area are going to be hit with several weeks of serious disruption.
  Work starts on Saturday 20 July and finishes on Sunday 4 August.
  The engineering work will close the London-bound track between Purfleet and Barking.
  In order to keep trains into London running, the services will be diverted via Ockendon, which in turn means that that line will be one-way only, towards London.
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• Turns out real people sometimes hear what you say to smart speakers

  11-04-2019 18:32
  The revelation that Amazon employs people to listen to voice recordings captured from its Echo devices has apparently surprised some people.
  The scoop comes courtesy of Bloomberg and seems to have caught the public imagination, as it has been featured prominently by mainstream publications such as the Guardian and BBC News. Apparently Amazon employs thousands of people globally to help improve the voice recognition and general helpfulness of its smart speakers. That means they have to listen to
  
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• Apple under more antitrust scrutiny in Europe

  11-04-2019 17:40
  The Netherlands Authority for Consumers and Markets (ACM) has launched an investigation into whether Apple is abusing its power through the App Store, favouring its own apps over rivals.
  The Dutch regulator has reported back after receiving several complaints regarding Apple’s behaviour surrounding the App Store, suggesting there might be some foul play afoot. The initial foray has led the ACM into a larger investigation to understand whether Apple, and Google for that matter, are abusing
  
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• The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance emphasizes the need for dynamic spectrum access in order to connect millions of people in Africa to internet access

  11-04-2019 16:00
  Johannesburg, South Africa, 11 April 2019: Utilizing alternative spectrum technologies is key to connecting millions of people in Africa to the internet, as the amount of bandwidth available will increase whilst costs are reduced, according to the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA). Speaking on the second day of the Industry Forum for Converged Digital Media, the high-level industry event for stakeholders to discuss the latest developments in spectrum technologies, DSA Treasurer Mark Rotter emphasi
  
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• LEGO is launching a Trafalgar Square model kit

  11-04-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you fancy an architectural model of Trafalgar Square, made from LEGO, then you’ll be able to have one in just a few weeks time.
  The set includes Nelson’s Column, the (heavily stylised) lions and fountains around it, the National Gallery behind and obviously, a couple of double-decker buses.
  Limited details are available, but the designer, LEGO’s long-time Architecture designer Rok Zgalin Kobe will be at their Leicester Square shop on 27th April signing copies of the box
  
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• Rivals get Rogered in Canadian 600 MHz spectrum auction

  11-04-2019 14:54
  Canada made 70 MHz of 600 MHz spectrum available nationally in a recent auction and Rogers got nearly half of it.
  Low frequency spectrum such as this is especially handy in huge countries such as Canada due to its long range. Canada split the band, which covers 614-698 MHz including the guard band and duplex gap, into seven chunks of 10 MHz. Each of those in turn was divided into 16 regions, making 112 licenses in total. As you can see in the table below Rogers got 52 of those, dropping C$1.725
  
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• All four operators are awarded 5G licences in Japan, with security conditions attached

  11-04-2019 14:51
  NTT DoCoMo, KDDI, Softbank, and Rakuten have all received the 5G licences they applied for, but they come with coverage obligations and security commitment.
  The Ministry of Internal Affairs and Communications announced on 10 April (in Japanese) that all the four applicants have been awarded radio frequencies and licences to rollout 5G services. Each licensee is awarded 400MHz spectrum on the 28GHz frequency, while three of them are awarded 200MHz on 3.7GHz except Rakuten, which has requested 100
  
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• A Brutalist London chess set

  11-04-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The people behind chess sets based on city skylines have turned their attention to London’s brutalist icons.The pawns are the terraced housing of the Alexandra Road Estate in north London.
  The Rooks are One Kemble Street
  The Knights are Trellick Tower
  The Bishops are 102 Petty France
  The Queen is Centrepoint
  The King is Cromwell Tower in the Barbican
  The playing board features the window fenestrations from Centre Point and One Kemble Street, both designed by the architect George Marsh.
  Unf
  
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• Politics is broken, and the net neutrality conflict proves it

  11-04-2019 12:38
  The sceptics and cynics might be right; politics is nothing but pageantry and theatre with the idea of serving the greater good dying with the invention of teeth whitening services.
  Yesterday saw the House of Representatives, of which the Democrats have a majority, pass the pompously named ‘Save the Internet’ bill by 232-190 votes. This bill proposes the re-introduction of net neutrality rules, undermining and unravelling the equally pompously named ‘Restoring Internet Freedoms
  
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• Technology, data science and talent leadership joins Sterlite Tech to drive the future of data networks

  11-04-2019 10:00
  Pune, India – April 11, 2019: As Sterlite Tech [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], a global data network solutions company, continues its exponential growth, it is attracting some of the best talent in the world. In the last few quarters, the Company has recruited best-in-class technologists, scientists, strategists, marketers and sales leaders. It now announces the joining of four new leaders./Dr. Jitendra Balakrishnan, Chief Technology Officer – Optical Communications, will drive the tech
  
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• InfiNet Wireless partners with Maicrotel SAS to complete major security overhaul at South American port

  11-04-2019 10:00
  Success of Colombian project paves the way for future portside deployments to reinforce effectiveness of data handlingCartagena, Columbia - 11 April 2019 - InfiNet Wireless, the global leader in fixed broadband wireless connectivity, has successfully completed a radical overhaul of a local port security system in South America. Puerto de Mamonal, Cartagena, Columbia, has become the first sea terminal to adopt InfiNet Wireless technology as part of a project to showcase the diverse range of...Sou
  
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• You can now stand inside Trajan’s Column

  11-04-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Ever since it was built in 1873, there’s been a tantalizing door inside the V&A Museum that normally locked, and only very occasionally opened — but now is open all the time.This is the door at the base of Trajan’s Column, a plaster cast replica of the original that still stands in Rome. The 30 metre high column was built to commemorate Emperor Trajan’s two successful campaigns against the Dacians in AD 101 – 2 and 105 – 6. It is thought to have been desig
  
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• Subcom wins contract for new Hong Kong to Australia subsea project

  11-04-2019 02:00
  Subcom has won a contract to supply and install the H2 subsea cable system, according to a company release. H2 will be the first cable to connect Hong Kong and Australia with direct access to mainland China…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Rogers leads the way as Canadian telcos splurge $3.5bn at 5G auction

  11-04-2019 02:00
  Canadian telcos have spent close to $3.5 billion on 5G spectrum at the country's recent auction, following 54 rounds of bidding. Canada was auctioning off spectrum in the 600MHz band…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• German 5G auction beats analysts' expectations, passing €5bn

  11-04-2019 02:00
  Germany's 5G spectrum auction has raised more than €5 billion, exceeding analysts' expectations.
  Germany is auctioning off spectrum in the 2.0GHz and 3.6GHz spectrum, which will underpin the rollout of 5G network services across Germany in the first half of 2020…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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