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• US chipmakers hit after Trump blacklists Huawei

  16-05-2019 23:41 via ft.com
  Chinese group may be prevented from buying or selling parts in US as trade war escalates
  
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• How US suppliers have been hit by Huawei news

  16-05-2019 17:32
  President Trump’s Executive Order and the decision to place Huawei on the US ‘Entity List’ is going to dominate the headlines over the next couple of days, but what will be the impact on US suppliers?
  During the ZTE saga last year, where the firm was banned from using US components in its supply chain, several US firms faced considerable difficulty. With Huawei potentially facing the same fate, the next few days will certainly make for uncomfortable reading for some.
  Although t
  
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• A look at how US suppliers have been hit by Huawei news

  16-05-2019 17:32
  President Trump’s Executive Order and the decision to place Huawei on the US ‘Entity List’ is going to dominate the headlines over the next couple of days, but what will be the impact on US suppliers?
  During the ZTE saga last year, where the firm was banned from using US components in its supply chain, several US firms faced considerable difficulty. With Huawei potentially facing the same fate, the next few days will certainly make for uncomfortable reading for some.
  Although t
  
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• London Underground shows off South Kensington tube station upgrade plans

  16-05-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The slightly delayed upgrade of South Kensington tube station is to be discussed next week in a couple of open-day events.Attempts to upgrade the station have been proposed several times since the late 1980s but have struggled to reconcile the cost of the upgrade being funded by over site developments and the vocal local lobby concerned by over development of the site. One exceptionally controversial proposal called for the demolition of the Victorian era shopping arcade entirely and a new round
  
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• MTN lists Nigerian business at $5bn valuation

  16-05-2019 15:20 via ft.com
  Lagos float part of settlement over failure to disconnect Sim cards used by militants
  
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• Monetize 5G with New Business Models

  16-05-2019 15:00
  Communication service providers (CSPs) that want to become digital service providers (DSPs) need to be able to innovate in digital time. That starts by putting the right business support systems (BSS) in place so they can engage with new partners and tap into the new use cases business models that will be made possible by 5G.
  In the lead-up to 5G’s deployment, CSPs who start evolving their monetization solutions today will be in a much better position to capitalize on and monetize new oppo
  
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• BT unveils plan to hand staff £50m of shares a year

  16-05-2019 14:44 via ft.com
  Move to give each employee stocks worth £500 annually aims to improve customer service
  
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• Facebook restricts Live streaming access

  16-05-2019 13:50
  Facebook has introduced new restrictions on its video streaming platform, Live, suggesting those who break other Facebook policies will be banned for a period of time.
  The move comes in response to the live broadcast of the terrorist attack in Christchurch, New Zealand. The social media platform broadcast the incident for 29 minutes, with around 200 people viewing the content, before it was cut. After heavy criticism, Facebook needed to act in an attempt to prevent a repeat of such a broadcast.
  
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• Samsung confirms UK launch-date for Galaxy S10 5G

  16-05-2019 13:02
  Although it is easy to get lost in the 5G hype, this is an important announcement to take note of; Samsung’s 5G device will be available in the UK from June 7.
  According to the latest statistics from Strategy Analytics, Apple is leading the smartphone market share rankings, while Samsung sits in second place. The duo has created a clear gap between everyone else, collecting just over 60% of all smartphone shipments over the final quarter of 2018.
  Samsung and Apple are the two most trusted
  
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• The daftest image of Big Ben you will ever see

  16-05-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A PR person contacted me on behalf of a money website with one of the daftest images I have seen in a long time.
  They produced a range of “cross-section illustrations that reveal what goes on beneath the surface” of some famous buildings.
  But oh my god, what on earth are they playing at.
  They all have significant errors, but Big Ben, what have they done to Big Ben?
  They show it with a huge boiler room in the base, a warehouse, what looks like two libraries, and two meeting rooms, the
  
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• UK is the tech start-up centre of Europe – research

  16-05-2019 12:16
  A new report from Tech Nation has crowned the UK as the European hotspot for technology start-ups, and fourth worldwide for scale-up investment after US, China and India.
  While the US led the rankings by a considerable margin, the UK managed to attract 5% of global high-tech scaleup investment, with capital investments in UK firms topping £6.3 billion for 2018. Digging down into the details, Tech Nation estimate the fintech firms are doing even better, attracting £4.5 billion of inve
  
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• Huawei hints at legal retaliation to Trump executive order

  16-05-2019 11:34
  US President Trump has issued an executive order calling for major restrictions on technology suspected of assisting ‘foreign adversaries’.
  In the Executive Order on Securing the Information and Communications Technology and Services Supply Chain Trump states that he reckons “foreign adversaries are increasingly creating and exploiting vulnerabilities in information and communications technology and services.” In response to that perceived threat he is empowering state of
  
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• Can Huawei survive US blacklisting?

  16-05-2019 11:33 via ft.com
  Chinese telecoms group will need to look elsewhere to procure key components
  
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• Sandwell Council Selects Telensa to Provide Smart Streetlight Infrastructure

  16-05-2019 10:00
  West Midlands Council’s 2030 vision includes connection of over 11,000 lights by 2022Cambridge, UK 16th May 2019: Telensa, the world leader in smart street lighting and smart city applications, today announced that it has been selected by Sandwell Council to provide a smart street lighting solution as part of the region’s 2030 Vision Initiative. The Council plans to install nearly 4,000 lights by 2020, with the intention to increase this to over 11,000 by 2022,...Source: RealWire
  
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• intec presents ARGUS® G.fast testers for 212 MHz and new accessories at ANGA COM

  16-05-2019 10:00
  Lüdenscheid – intec, the leading European supplier of telecommunications measuring technology, is once again presenting its ARGUS® brand multifunction testing instruments at this year’s ANGA COM in Cologne, Europe’s premier business platform for broadband and content providers.intec is presenting the ARGUS®163 and the ARGUS®166 – ideal all-rounders for trouble-shooting and identifying interferers on copper pairs, in networks and wireless; thanks to their
  
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• Have you seen the Victoria Cross memorial in Euston station

  16-05-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  In the middle of Euston station is a memorial to a brave man who was awarded the Victoria Cross for his actions in WW1.John Alexander (Jock) Christie was a parcels clerk employed by the London and North Western Railway (LNWR) at Euston Station, and like a lot of young men, in September 1914, he enlisted to fight in World War One.
  In August 1915 he landed with the Battalion at Suvla Bay during the Gallipoli campaign, and was wounded in the head by shrapnel at Chocolate Hill. He was evacuated to E
  
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• UK Gov names members of AI Council

  16-05-2019 07:59
  The UK government will be hoping its AI advisory board is a bit more successful than Google’s as it names the full line-up.
  Bringing together experts from industry, academia and data rights organisations, the ambition is to provide a guiding light for the future of artificial intelligence. Tabitha Goldstaub, co-founder of CognitionX, will chair the council which will feature the likes of Ocado CTO Paul Clarke, Kriti Sharma, the founder of AI for Good and Deepmind’s co-founder Mustafa
  
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• ZTE signs MoU with Ooredoo to fast track 5G in Myanmar

  16-05-2019 02:00
  ZTE and Ooredoo have signed a deal to develop and launch 5G mobile network services in Myanmar. The Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) signed between the pair is part of Ooredoo Myanmar's extensive network modernisation programme.One of the continent's fastest growing economies…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Trump ups the ante in his 5G trade war with China

  16-05-2019 02:00
  US president Donald Trump has passed a new law, effectively banning Chinese telecommunications firms from doing business with American companies.
  Chinese tech firms will now be required to apply for a special licence if they wish to do business with American companies…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• eir signs deal to build out FTTH network, delivering 1.4m connections in Ireland

  16-05-2019 02:00
  Irish telecoms provider, eir, has agreed a deal with KN Circet to build the Optical Distribution Network (ODN) that will underpin the rollout of full fibre services to 1.4 million people in Ireland…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT CEO launches £50m shared ownership model

  16-05-2019 02:00
  BT's new chief exec, Philip Jansen, has outlined plans to invest £50 million per year in a scheme that would make BT's employees shareholders in the company.
  The scheme is part of BT's plans to create a leaner…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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