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• Damning report into Crossrail delays

  23-04-2019 21:48 via feedproxy.google.com
  A report into the problems at Crossrail has firmly blamed TfL’s Commissioner, Mike Brown, accusing him of withholding information from the Mayor of London.
  The cross-party report, commissioned by the London Assembly says that the Commissioner, who is in charge of TfL, deliberately deleted references to delays at Crossrail from weekly emails to the Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan.
  Some of the correspondence shows clearly that references to delays are being deleted, although it’s not absol
  
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• Huawei increased revenues by 39% in Q1

  23-04-2019 19:41
  Chinese telecoms kit giant Huawei defied its critics by raking in loads more cash in the first quarter of this year.
  In Q1 2019 Huawei brought in CNY179.7 billion in revenue, up 39% year-on-year. It also trousered 8% of that in profit, which was apparently a slightly better margin than last year. As has been extensively documented Huawei isn’t a public company so it technically doesn’t have to say anything publicly about its business, but is serves a few nuggets up compliance with th
  
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• Calnex Releases Multi-Port 25GbE in its Multi-Port SNE Platform enabling High Speed Ethernet Network Emulation

  23-04-2019 15:30
  EDINBURGH, SCOTLAND, April 23, 2019 – Calnex Solutions Ltd today released multi-port 25GbE interfaces in its multi-port, multi-user Network Emulator. The SNE now supports multiple ports of 1GbE, 10GbE and 25GbE making it the industry’s highest port density network emulator supporting up to 16ports 1GbE, up to 12 ports 10GbE and up to 4 ports 25GbE. The Calnex SNE is used in a wide variety of networks and applications including Mobile, WAN verification, IT, Data...Source: RealWire
  
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• Samsung delays launch of foldy phone after bad reviews

  23-04-2019 14:30
  Korean electronics giant Samsung was due to launch the Galaxy Fold this week but after a few of them broke in the hands of reviewers it has changed its mind.
  Exactly how long that delay will be hasn’t been revealed, but Samsung will presumably take as long as it needs to perform the stress testing and due diligence it should have performed before handing over review units. As we previously reported, at least three different kinds of major flaw were uncovered almost immediately by some revi
  
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• Tickets Alert: More rides on the 1938 art-deco tube train

  23-04-2019 14:18 via feedproxy.google.com
  On Sunday 19th May, the London Transport Museum will be operating more trips with the 1938 tube stock train – this time on the Piccadilly Line.The 1938 era tube trains were mainly used on the Northern and Bakerloo lines, with some on the Piccadilly, and yes, of course, some were sent to the Isle of Wight.
  It’s a chance to ride in a train from an era of dark wood and deep padded seats with leather armrests.The museum is offering a choice between two routes: The first runs almost
  
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• UK MNOs suck compared to MVNOs – Which

  23-04-2019 13:35
  Consumer publication Which asked its members to rate UK mobile operators and found the small ones tend to do better across the board.
  Vodafone sucked the most, according to Which, managing only a one-star rating for each of customer service, value for money and technical support. 19% of Vodafone customers surveyed said it was poor value for money, while 18% said its customer service was poor and 13% thought the same about its technical support.
  There are various other unflattering datapoints att
  
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• AT&T will stick with 5GE after settling with Sprint

  23-04-2019 13:08
  US operator Sprint has settled the case it brought against AT&T for unfair competition with the 5GE marketing gimmick with apparently little to show for it.
  The legal trade publication Law360 reported that Sprint and AT&T have reached a settlement of the case Sprint brought to a federal court in New York in February. A short statement was mailed to the media, “The parties have amicably resolved this matter,” it said. A source told Law360 that AT&T will continue to use &ld
  
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• Tickets Alert: Late nights at London Zoo

  23-04-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tickets for this tend to sell out fairly quickly, so if you fancy one of four evenings at London Zoo, then you need to book now.
  New this year, enjoy the strangest animal facts you never thought you needed to know, but will certainly never forget, with a You’ll Never See a Moon-walking Emu guided tour.
  Or, back by popular demand, find out what animals really get up to after dark in their Birds and the Bees tour, where guides will help you unravel the mysteries of sex in the animal kingdom.
  
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• Huawei frustration shows as CIA allegedly shows the goods

  23-04-2019 12:27
  In China, Huawei cybersecurity bosses vented their frustrations, while in the US, the CIA has reportedly produced evidence of Chinese Government investment in the telco vendor.
  According to The Times, the CIA has produced strong, but not concrete, evidence of the Chinese Government investing in Huawei. The investment is allegedly from the People’s Liberation Army, China’s National Security Commission and a third branch of the Government’s investment network, perhaps demonstrati
  
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• Huawei frustration boils over as CIA allegedly shows the goods

  23-04-2019 12:27
  In China Huawei cybersecurity bosses vented their frustrations, while in the US, the CIA has reportedly produced evidence of Chinese Government investment in the telco vendor.
  According to The Times, the CIA has produced strong, but not concrete, evidence of the Chinese Government investing in Huawei. The investment is allegedly from the People’s Liberation Army, China’s National Security Commission and a third branch of the Government’s investment network, perhaps demonstratin
  
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• Rajant and Extronics Announce Strategic Partnership to Bring Intrinsically Safe Wi-Fi Tags to IIoT Industries

  23-04-2019 12:09
  Visit Tessco Booth #324 During ENTELEC in Houston, April 23rd-25thMalvern, PA – April 23, 2019: Rajant Corporation, the exclusive provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, has entered into a strategic partnership with Extronics, a UK-based company dedicated to making hazardous areas safer. Extronics provides a wide range of Wi-Fi tags for personnel and assets tracking. Combined with Rajant’s latest firmware, 11.19.1, Extronics’ AeroScout tags are now intrinsically safe a
  
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• Beyond 400G – ECOC Exhibition 2019 reveals new topics for Dublin event as tech Innovator IBM Canada (Assembly and Test division) confirms sponsorship and IIVI signs up to exhibit

  23-04-2019 10:00
  The hugely popular Market Focus is now accepting speaking applications, with transportation sensing, optics in cloud computing and 5G among other forward-looking topics Dublin, Ireland, 23 April 2019: 100G, 400G and 400+G transmission standards, 5G and transportation sensing will play a starring role at this year’s annual ECOC Exhibition (ECOC) as part of its must-attend Market Focus.ECOC Exhibition 2019 – taking place at the RDS venue in Dublin, Ireland, from Monday, September 23 to
  
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• Quarter of people “feel awkward” giving up a seat on the London Underground

  23-04-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s the annual Priority Seating Week — an event that shouldn’t need to exist — to encourage London commuters to offer their seat when they see someone else is in need of it.
  A survey of 1,000 customers found that around one in four passengers feels awkward about offering their seat to someone who might need it more. It could be the worry that someone isn’t actually pregnant, or that they are offering a seat only to have the offer declined.
  As part of their refurbis
  
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• T-Mobile US downplays mmWave's usefulness as FCC completes 24-GHz auction

  23-04-2019 02:00
  T-Mobile US has downplayed the usefulness of millimetre-wave (mmWave) spectrum for 5G, just days after the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) concluded its 24-GHz auction.In a blog post that was typically critical of rivals AT&amp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• More evidence emerges that senior BT execs knew of Italian accounting scandal

  23-04-2019 02:00
  Fresh evidence that senior BT executives in the UK knew of, and were complicit in, fraudulent accounting at the telco's Italian unit emerged on Tuesday.The damning police report, seen by Reuters, claims to have uncovered emails from head office asking managers in Italy to use &quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei trumpets 39% revenue growth in Q1

  23-04-2019 02:00
  Huawei does not seem to have suffered much from the US-led campaign to stop telcos using its products: the Chinese vendor this week reported a 39% surge in first quarter revenue.The company said in a statement on Monday that it turned over 179…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• China Unicom extends 5G trial network to 40 cities

  23-04-2019 02:00
  China Unicom on Tuesday revealed it has expanded the footprint of its 5G test network to 40 cities.C114 reported that the network covers the main areas of seven locations – Beijing, Shanghai…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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