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• China Mobile somehow surprised at FCC snub

  13-05-2019 17:46
  There was no squabbling over party-politics here; both the Republicans and the Democrats agree China Mobile should not be allowed a licence to operate telco services in the US.
  Making an entry for the least surprising decision ever made, the FCC has announced it will deny China Mobile, the Chinese state-owned telco, a licence to operate in the US. Despite the outcome being glaringly obvious, China Mobile is irritated at the decision, suggesting there is no reason to deny the application.
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• An exhibition about breathing

  13-05-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Taking a breath, something we do without thinking, until we think about it then we wonder how we can stop thinking about breathing and maybe panic about what would happen if we stopped breathing.
  An exhibition looks at the history of breathing, and the ways physicians sought to deal with the flaws in the human body that make breathing difficult.Breathing isn’t just a biological process though. It enables us to communicate, to speak, to create music. It can have deep cultural and spiritual
  
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• UK rural collaboration back on the table

  13-05-2019 14:17
  Getting competitors to work together for the greater good is a complex and often failed task, but the latest effort to address ‘not spots’ in the UK is holding steady.
  Following a meeting with the Department of Digital, Culture, Media and Sport, the CEOs of the four major UK MNOs have agreed, in theory, on a collaboration plan which will address the not spots in the UK. For those languishing in the rural regions of the UK, this news will come as a welcome boost to digital ambitions.
  
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• St John the Baptist Church, Aldbury

  13-05-2019 14:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A tiny village contains an exceptionally old, and magnificent church. This is St John the Baptist Church in Aldbury, near Tring.The Church of Aldbury was granted to Missenden Abbey by William de Bocland just over 800 years ago. By the end of the 13th century it had probably assumed most of the features that are still here today, although there was some works done in 1866 and the exterior was dressed in flint rubble masonry and stone to give it an older appearance.The church is noted for the Pend
  
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• Facebook financial foray flops face first

  13-05-2019 13:35
  Facebook has killed a feature which allowed users to pay connections through its Messenger app due to a lack of uptake.
  The idea was a relatively simple one; Facebook’s Messenger app could be used to transfer funds between connections. The banks clearly thought it might be a goer, all the major institutions in the UK signed up, though a lack of consumer interest led the social media giant to pull the plug.
  “The Facebook messenger functionality got all of the major UK banks on board w
  
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• Vodafone share price tumbles on dividend cut report

  13-05-2019 13:06
  Share price in Vodafone has taken a 4.3% hit during the opening hours of trading as rumours over a cut in dividend emerge.
  Although several telcos have veered away from the dangers of cutting a dividend, The Sunday Times is reporting Vodafone is on the verge of making the announcement. With fourth quarter results scheduled for tomorrow morning, the team only has a short period of time to fend off unwanted questions.
  Vodafone is currently one of the most attractive investments in the FTSE thanks
  
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• Vodafone share price tumbles after dividend cut report

  13-05-2019 13:06
  Share price in Vodafone has taken a 4.5% hit during the opening hours of trading as rumours over a cut in dividend emerge.
  Although several telcos have veered away from the dangers of cutting a dividend, The Sunday Times is reporting Vodafone is on the verge of making the announcement. With fourth quarter results scheduled for tomorrow morning, the team only has a short period of time to fend off unwanted questions.
  Vodafone is currently one of the most attractive investments in the FTSE thanks
  
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• Europe wants another look at Telia’s move into broadcasting

  13-05-2019 12:26
  Swedish telecoms group Telia wants to buy Bonnier Broadcasting but the European Commission reckons that might be bad for telly in Sweden and Finland.
  Last summer Telia announced it was getting its cheque book out once more to buy Swedish company Bonnier Broadcasting, which runs TV channels in Sweden and Finland. At the time this seemed like a classic multiplay move, in which operators get into content in order to offer more complete communications bundles to their customers.
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• UK mobile lobby group bemoans inactivity from local councils

  13-05-2019 12:22
  Perhaps the preached proactivity of central government will mean little towards the UK’s connected dream if local authorities and councils are creating a mobile bottleneck.
  While it is hardly a surprise to see the lobby group representing the major UKs MNOs complaining the world is not being fair to the multi-billion-pound corporations, it would hardly come as a surprise local councils are not up-to-speed. Firstly, you have to consider the age-old stereotype of slow-moving tides in the pub
  
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• Brussels introduces cap on cost of phone calls between EU states

  13-05-2019 12:22 via ft.com
  Maximum cost of intra-EU calls set at 19 cents per minute
  
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• Why unlocking 5G’s value depends on its security

  13-05-2019 11:00
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Michael Downs, Director Telecoms Cyber Security, EMEA at Positive Technologies, looks at the security concerns that need to be addressed as we roll out 5G.
  With the recent launch of commercial services in the US and South Korea, it looks as though 5G has finally arrived. Its promises of superfast connection speeds, ultra-low latency, and greater capacity represent
  
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• Nuvias awarded distribution for Poly

  13-05-2019 10:57
  Building on its successful collaboration with Polycom, Nuvias Unified Communications (UC) is extending its remit to cover the entire Poly range - following the Plantronics acquisition of Polycom 13/05/19: Nuvias, the EMEA high-value distributor, is extending the reach of its UC vendor portfolio by achieving Distributor status for the Poly headset range across the UK, France and the Benelux. Poly, combining excellence in voice and video communication technology from Polycom and Plantronics, offer
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: 5G, edge computing and Huawei

  13-05-2019 10:24
  Now with added video!
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to demonstrate essential connectivity solutions for the Connected Train at Railtex 2019

  13-05-2019 10:00
  The company’s industry leading RADOX® enabled cabling portfolio is to be one of the many Connected Train preferred solutions on displayAs rail systems develop and become more sophisticated, so do customer expectations. It is essential for operators to deploy solutions which are the most ideal combinations of technology for each application, and this is especially true in the ever-changing rail industry.Utilising a combination of technologies and devices across radio frequency, low freq
  
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• Cerillion to demonstrate agile cloud billing solution as enabler for new IoT services at Digital Transformation World

  13-05-2019 09:30
  Driver Connect catalyst project brings together telematics, smart cities, AI and augmented reality to fuel a more personalised customer experience London, 13th May 2019 – Cerillion (AIM: CER), an innovator in digital monetisation and customer management solutions, today announced that its cloud billing and subscription management solution, Cerillion Skyline, will be showcased in a pioneering ecosystem catalyst project at the TM Forum’s Digital Transformation World event in Nice from
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER to showcase offshore lightweight cable portfolio to Australia and New Zealand at APPEA 2019

  13-05-2019 09:00
  RADOX® cable reduces weight by up to 60% and space up to 70%, as well as providing a minimum 25 year lifetime guarantee and the lowest Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) available on the market todayThe benefits of the HUBER+SUHNER cost-effective RADOX® solution for Oil & Gas applications will be showcased for the first time in the Australia and New Zealand regions at the APPEA Conference and Exhibition 2019, the premier annual event for the...Source: RealWire
  
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• London’s Alleys: Sebright Passage, E2

  13-05-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This is an alley way leading to a well known local pub, and was named after a rich philanthropist who left land around here to charity.It’s a narrow space, with shops on one side, and a large house on the other, so it marks the boundary between developments, from residential to commercial.
  The alley is likely named after Sebright Street, which is today Coate Street.
  Sebright Street was named after William Seabright (1541–1620), Town Clark of London, who among his many properties, own
  
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• The FCC blocks China Mobile's application for a US telecoms licence

  13-05-2019 02:00
  America's telecoms regulator, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), has blocked a request by China Mobile to provide telecommunications services in the US.
  China Mobile had applied for a licence that would allow it connect calls to and from US mobiles to numbers overseas…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• More bad news for Apple as US Supreme Court rules to allow antitrust suit

  13-05-2019 02:00
  Californian tech Giant, Apple, has been dealt another blow, as the US Supreme Court ruled to allow an anti-monopoly suit to progress.
  The suit has been filed by a group of consumers who accused Apple of overcharging for apps bought and sold over its App Store platform…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei CFO thanks colleagues for continued support during Canadian ordeal

  13-05-2019 02:00
  Huawei's Chief Financial Officer, Sabrina Meng Wanzhou, has expressed her heartfelt thanks to her company's 188,000 employees, for their continued support during her incarceration in Canada.
  Wanzhou is currently being held in Canada, following a request from US officials for her to be extradited to the States, where she faces charges of fraud…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three agree deal to eliminate Britain’s notorious connectivity not-spots

  13-05-2019 02:00
  The UK’s four mobile network operators have agreed a deal to allow shared access to their mobile network infrastructure, in a bid to boost connectivity in rural and hard to reach locations.
  Senior representatives from EE, Vodafone, O2 and Three agreed to allow access to one another&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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