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• Mobile networks to collaborate on rural ‘not spots’

  10-05-2019 20:21 via ft.com
  Plan to share masts an alternative to Ofcom requirements to extend coverage
  
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• Social media censorship is a public concern and needs a public solution

  10-05-2019 20:06
  With much of public discussion now taking place on the three main social platforms the time has come to take editorial control away from their owners.
  Even before the Cambridge Analytica scandal it had become apparent what a major role social media was already playing in public life. Politicians use Twitter to communicate directly with the electorate and spend billions on Facebook’s targeted advertising. Meanwhile a new generation of political and social commentators have been given their
  
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• See a sailing ship at Liverpool Street station on Wednesday

  10-05-2019 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  An 18-foot replica of the famous 17th century ship, the Mayflower, is to make an unusual voyage from Harwich to London next week.The 1/8 scale model will be part of the nationwide ‘Community Rail in the City’ event on Wed 15th May which will see more than 42 groups joining forces across the country to showcase some of Britain’s most scenic rail journeys.
  The Essex and South Suffolk Community Rail Partnership is transporting the replica Mayflower to London Liverpool Street stati
  
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• US official overseeing country’s frequency strategy has resigned

  10-05-2019 15:02
  David Redl, heading National Telecommunications and Information Administration (NTIA), responsible for the US’ strategy on frequency and 5G, abruptly resigned from his post.
  The circumstances of his resignation were not disclosed, but the Wall Street Journal reported that Redl has had conflicts with other political appointees at the current administration, including officials at the FCC. Redl, together with the Commerce Secretary, was tasked by President Trump to develop the country’
  
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• The new Emergency Services Network is a predictable mess

  10-05-2019 14:42
  The National Audit office has delivered a scathing assessment of the UK’s latest public project failure.
  The delayed Emergency Services Network (ESN) is yet another waste of public funds, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). Designed to replace the legacy Airwave system run by Motorola with a new ESN using EE’s 4G network, the whole thing was delayed last year due to reasons and the NAO has just got around to working out what this is costing Joe Public. Here’s the summ
  
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• UK and Latin America gave Telefónica a steady Q1

  10-05-2019 14:04
  Telefónica’s otherwise flat quarter was bolstered by strong performance in its UK and Latin America South units, which delivered 5.3% and 15.2% organic growth rates, taking the group level growth rate to 3.8%.
  Telefónica reported its first-quarter results, with the total revenue at €12.611 billion, an increase of 3.8% in organic terms. This means adjustments were made to the reported numbers considering impacts of exchange rate moves, regulation and reporting standard ch
  
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• Ericsson and DT manage 100 Gbps over microwave

  10-05-2019 12:30
  A trial of wireless backhaul over microwave jointly conducted by Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson has managed to top the 100 Gbps mark.
  Current commercial microwave backhaul rigs only manage a mere 10 Gbps, we’re told, so this is a fairly substantial increase, albeit in a trial environment. This mega-fast data rate was transmitted over a distance of 1.5 kilometres, which isn’t a bad effort. It involved an 8×8 line-of-sight MIMO with cross polarization interference cancellation (of
  
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• Hyperoptic appoints new CFO and CPO as it prepares to step up gigbit rollout in the UK

  10-05-2019 02:00
  UK gigabit broadband specialists, Hyperoptic, has made two strategic appointments to help expedite the rollout of its fibre to the home services.
  Peter White has been appointed to the position of chief financial officer, while Naleena Gururani will serve as the company's new chief people officer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Hyperoptic appoints new CFO and CPO as it prepares to step up gigabit rollout in the UK

  10-05-2019 02:00
  UK gigabit broadband specialists, Hyperoptic, has made two strategic appointments to help expedite the rollout of its fibre to the home services.
  Peter White has been appointed to the position of chief financial officer, while Naleena Gururani will serve as the company's new chief people officer…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• DT and Ericsson break the 100Gbps barrier for wireless backhaul

  10-05-2019 02:00
  Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have achieved data transfer speeds in excess of 100Gbps over a microwave link, in a live test that highlights the potential of wireless backhaul. The test saw the pair consistently top speeds of 100Gbps over a microwave link spanning 1…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Dear telcos – Why are connectivity blackspots still a thing in 2019?

  10-05-2019 02:00
  Today’s Friday Review comes to you from a coffee shop in rural Kent.
  As I sit tapping away at my keyboard, life is pretty good: The coffee is flowing and outside on the village green the local church is holding its bank holiday weekend fete. A little slice of rural England at its finest. There is one thing spoiling this bucolic scene, however, I have no mobile reception and neither does anyone else in the coffee shop. In fact, no one in the entire village is able to get a good enough sign
  
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• 5 years behind schedule and £3bn over budget – the UK's disastrous 4G emergency services network

  10-05-2019 02:00
  Britain's long-awaited 4G Emergency Services Network (ESN) is now reportedly 5 years behind schedule and £3 billion over budget. The Emergency Services Network is a proposed 4G replacement for the existing Airwave radio system…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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