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• BT moves ahead with sale of Irish division

  24-04-2019 23:44
  Telecoms group continues to revamp international arm after Italian scandal
  
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• Fury over Huawei 5G ‘leak’ sparks call for inquiry

  24-04-2019 22:41
  Cabinet secretary ‘deeply unhappy’ over disclosure of sensitive discussions
  
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• Prices announced for the Didcot to Oxford Railway’s 175th Anniversary

  24-04-2019 22:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This year marks the 175th anniversary of the railway between Oxford and Didcot, and they’re having a special day of celebrations on 15th June 2019.
  There will be events at or near all five stations along the line – Didcot, Appleford, Culham, Radley and Oxford – and you’ll be able to buy a special “hop-on/hop-off” GWR ticket to take you from one station to the next
  They’ve now confirmed that an unlimited all day ticket will cost… just £19.50.
  
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• US cyber chief warns UK against Huawei ‘loaded gun’

  24-04-2019 20:06
  Washington spells out concerns over UK decision on 5G mobile network access
  
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• UK telecoms group KCom agrees to £504m takeover by pension fund

  24-04-2019 16:24
  Hull-based business becomes latest listed UK telecoms company to fall into private hands
  
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• KCom agrees to £504m takeover by pension fund

  24-04-2019 16:24
  Hull-based business becomes latest listed UK telecoms company to fall into private hands
  
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• Queen Victoria’s sapphire and diamond coronet goes on display

  24-04-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In this the 200th anniversary of the births of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert, the V&A museum has put Queen Victoria’s famous coronet on display after it was saved from being sold overseas.One of Queen Victoria’s most treasured jewels, it was designed for her by Prince Albert in 1840 – the royal couple’s wedding year. Albert played a key role in arranging Victoria’s jewels, and he based the coronet’s design on the Saxon Rautenkranz, or circlet of rue, wh
  
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• STL delivers superlative growth with a strong future outlook

  24-04-2019 14:08
  Reports stellar FY’19, and an excellent start to FY’20 with an all-time high order book of over $1,500 MillionFinancials at all-time high: PAT up 68%, Revenue up 59%, EBITDA up 48% YOY; ROCE at 34% Highest-ever patents filed in a single yearStrengthened position in Europe with acquisitionCapacity expansion to 50 million fkm for optical fibre and 33 million fkm for cable on track London, United Kingdom – April 24, 2019: Sterlite Technologies Ltd - STL...Source: RealWire
  
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• AT&T revenues miss as it loses TV and streaming subscribers

  24-04-2019 13:54
  US telecoms group says it is on track to meet its deleveraging goals
  
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• EE to extoll the virtues of its 5G signal at Glastonbury

  24-04-2019 13:37
  As a regular sponsor of the Glastonbury Festival UK MNO EE is going to use the opportunity to bang on about 5G this year.
  Continuing its rich tradition of claiming every incremental 5G ‘first’ it can, EE has announced this year’s Glasto will be the UK’s first 5G-connected festival. It won’t be mobile 5G mind, just a 5G-powered wifi hotspot, but you can’t have everything can you? On top of that EE will be doing its usual thing of installing temporary masts to b
  
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• The UK may allow Huawei to get involved in its 5G after all

  24-04-2019 13:32
  The UK government is said to have agreed to let Chinese telecom kit maker Huawei join the building of non-core parts of the country’s 5G network.
  The Telegraph reported that the country’s highest security decision-making body, the National Security Council, chaired by the Prime Minister, has agreed to open the “non-core” parts of 5G to Huawei’s equipment, for example antennae. The report said the Prime Minister was in favour of the decision, despite concerns ra
  
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• Macquarie/smartphones: digital dumpster dive

  24-04-2019 13:18
  Nu Mobile is more likely to be a triumph for recycling than shareholder value
  
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• See Sir Joseph Bazalgette made from Lego

  24-04-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Just around the corner from the Houses of Parliament, an exhibition about water opens with a model of the sewer king, Sir Joseph Bazalgette – made from Lego.Also, shown as a super-hero, for this is an exhibition about the engineering that delivers clean drinking water to homes, carries away our waste, and corrals nature to do mankind’s bidding.
  This exhibition explores the hidden depths of water engineering and the work of behind-the-scenes heroes, who fight fatbergs and flooding, an
  
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• May approves Huawei for UK 5G in snub to US

  24-04-2019 12:31
  Chinese telecoms group barred from most sensitive parts of project on security concerns
  
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• Apple boss wants more state intervention in tech business

  24-04-2019 12:15
  Tim Cook, CEO of the world’s largest tech company Apple, has once more called for greater regulation of the sector.
  Speaking at an event organised by Time magazine, Cook said “We all have to be intellectually honest, and we have to admit that what we’re doing isn’t working. Technology needs to be regulated. There are now too many examples where the no rails have resulted in a great damage to society.”
  Now it must be stressed that Cook was referring to privacy and da
  
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• SatADSL and Türkmen hemrasy team up to deliver flexible voucher-based satellite services to Europe and the Middle East

  24-04-2019 10:00
  Cloud-based Service Delivery Platform (C-SDP) provided by SatADSL will be used via Türkmenistan’s first satellite Brussels, Belgium, April 24, 2019 – SatADSL, a provider of professional VSAT services via satellite, and the national satellite operator of Turkmenistan, Türkmen hemrasy, have signed a new partnership to deliver SatADSL’s cloud platform to territories in Europe and the Middle East.The agreement will involve SatADSL providing its C-SDP solution, which is a
  
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• May approves Huawei involvement in UK 5G network

  24-04-2019 08:29
  Chinese telecoms group banned from most sensitive parts of project on security concerns
  
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• Your name in an art-deco cinema

  24-04-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Fancy having your name inscribed on the walls of a restored art-deco cinema? There’s a chance in Bromley, South London.
  Picturehouse Cinema has taken over the 1936 George Coles’ designed Odeon, which more recently has operated as an Empire and then Cineworld cinema and is restoring it to its art-deco grandeur.George Coles (1884-1963) was one the most famous, and certainly most prolific, architects of the Golden age of Cinema building. Growing up in Leyton, East London he attended Ley
  
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• Virgin Media promotes operating chief Lutz Schüler to CEO

  24-04-2019 02:00
  Virgin Media has announced that COO Lutz Schüler will become its new chief executive, as Tom Mockridge prepares to step down after six years at the helm.Schüler took up his position as COO of Virgin Media in September, moving from parent company Liberty Global's German operation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• UK MVNOs outshine their host networks in Which survey

  24-04-2019 02:00
  UK MVNOs generally offer better value for money and customer service than their host networks, according to the results of a survey published by consumer group Which.Vodafone came last, achieving one-star ratings for customer service…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telia bags biggest ever NB-IoT deal with ONE Nordic

  24-04-2019 02:00
  Telia on Wednesday announced its biggest NB-IoT contract to date, signing a smart meter deal with energy services firm ONE Nordic.The 10-year deal will see the Swedish incumbent provide low…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei welcomes UK green light on 5G involvement

  24-04-2019 02:00
  Huawei on Wednesday welcomed reports that UK Prime Minister Theresa May will allow it to supply equipment for 5G networks, despite repeated warnings that the Chinese vendor represents a security risk."While we await a formal government announcement, we are pleased that the UK is continuing to take an evidence…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EE will use Wi-Fi to show off 5G at Glastonbury Festival

  24-04-2019 02:00
  EE on Wednesday announced plans to trial 5G at this year's Glastonbury Festival, under a renewed technology partnership that has now been going for six years.The mobile operator said festival goers will have the chance to experience 5G for themselves…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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