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• US influence on Europe failing as France resists Huawei ban

  17-05-2019 16:52
  The White House might have felt banning Huawei was an appropriate measure for national security, but France does not agree with the drastic action.
  Speaking at a conference in Paris, French President Emmanuel Macron has confirmed the country will not ban Huawei. This is not to say it won’t in the future, but it appears Europe is remaining resolute against the demands of the US. The burden of proof might be a concept easily ignored in the US, but Europe stands for more.
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• Funding secured for new entrance at Stratford tube station

  17-05-2019 16:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  A planned additional entrance to Stratford tube station next to the Jubilee line has secured additional funding from Newham council.The entrance will lead though the existing staff car park to the Carpenters Estate, turning a walk that can take 10 minutes into one taking 30 seconds. It would also offer an alternative route into the Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park.
  The proposed entrance is part of a joint initiative between the council, TfL, who will oversee the work, and London Legacy Development C
  
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• ZTE launches its first cybersecurity lab in China to boost ICT industry security

  17-05-2019 14:58
  17 May 2019, Shenzhen, China - ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, has today verified its commitment to the ICT industry against cybersecurity threats by launching its first cybersecurity lab in Nanjing, China. Following the establishment of the Nanjing complex, the company is already planning to expand across the globe with cybersecurity developments in Italy and Belgiu
  
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• US telecoms and tech firms fear Huawei ban fallout

  17-05-2019 14:12
  White House attacks on Chinese telecoms company may have much wider impact
  
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• New BT logo looks more like a warning than an invitation

  17-05-2019 13:55
  British Telecom has filed for a trademark on a new logo but it’s a bit rubbish and the internet is ridiculing it.
  Whichever brand consultancy BT has hired, presumably at great expense, to refresh its logo presumably either couldn’t be bothered to think about it properly or was given bad advice by its client. The result is simply the letters ‘BT’ with a circle around them. Black letters, black circle, white background, that’s it. Even the font is boring.
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• Microsoft and Sony join up on AI and cloud gaming

  17-05-2019 13:34
  Microsoft and Sony have signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly develop cloud systems for game and content streaming, and to integrate Microsoft’s AI with Sony’s image sensors.
  This is another step on Sony’s journey to transform from a console and title seller to a game streaming service platform. Microsoft’s leadership in both cloud computing, its Azure cloud platform, and the global footsteps of its datacentres makes it an ideal partner to Sony.
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• Don’t ignore Huawei’s ban on buying US components

  17-05-2019 13:32
  While everyone is focusing on the ban on selling in the US, the ban on buying US components is a much more interesting chapter of the Huawei saga.
  President Donald Trump has dropped the economic dirty bomb on China and it’s dominating the headlines. Although Huawei, or China, are not mentioned in the text, the Executive Order is clearly a move to stall progress made in the telco arena. China is mounting a challenge to the US dominance in the TMT arena, and this should be viewed as a move t
  
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• Tickets Alert: Spencer House’s gardens open days

  17-05-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  For a few days this summer, the restored gardens of Spencer House in central London will be open to the public.
  Originally designed in the eighteenth-century by Henry Holland (son-in-law to Lancelot ‘Capability’ Brown), the half acre garden was then and still remains among the grandest in the West End.Restored since 1990, the garden, with a view of the adjacent Green Park, now evokes its original layout. Paths and lawn have been reinstated along with carefully selected plants and shr
  
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• FCC reveals glacial progress on the resale of location data by operators

  17-05-2019 12:42
  US operators have been reselling the location data they accumulate about their subscribers and have been slow to deliver on promises to stop.
  This practice was already well-known by the time it was highlighted in an expose at the start of this year. At the time operators were quick to stress that they’re pulling out all the stops to protect their customers’ personal data but Federal Communications Commissioner Jessica Rosenworcel was apparently skeptical. Frustrated by their deafenin
  
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• LG muscles in on competitive AI chip space

  17-05-2019 12:09
  LG has unveiled has developed its own artificial intelligence chip in an attempt to muscle in on this increasingly competitive segment of the semiconductor market.
  The AI market is proving to be rewarding for those who can prove their worth, and each day there seems to be a new ‘thought leader’ entering the fray. While there is a feeling AI could benefit application developers (Uber, Cruise, Waymo etc.) and internet companies (Amazon, Google, Microsoft etc.) more than the semiconduct
  
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• Are the days of the full MVNO numbered?

  17-05-2019 11:19
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece, Darren King, Head of Business Development for Three’s wholesale division, assesses the future for MVNOs.
  For as long as there have been MVNOs there has always been the received wisdom that a full MVNO was the best strategy to adopt. Having full control of your brand, the marketing and the technology is of great comfort when you are launching a new operator to ma
  
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• T-Mobile and Sprint plot last ditch asset sale to save $26bn merger

  17-05-2019 02:00
  US carriers T-Mobile and Sprint are considering selling off their respective prepaid business units in a last-ditch attempt to gain regulatory approval for their proposed $26.5 billion merger.
  T-Mobile and Sprint are currently the third and fourth largest telcos in the US, but their proposed merger would create a new entity capable of challenging the US’ big two players of AT&amp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia wins 5G cloud core contract in Qatar

  17-05-2019 02:00
  Nokia has been awarded a contract to build a 5G cloud native core network for Ooredoo’s next generation networks in Qatar. The solution will be deployed in Ooredoo’s ultra modern data centres in the Qatari capital, Doha.  Nokia’s cloud based…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei doubles down on security in France with €35m OpenLab investment

  17-05-2019 02:00
  Huawei has pledged to invest €35 million in its Paris OpenLab over the next five years, according to a company statement. During his keynote address at the VivaTech Conference in Paris…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Can we really expect telcos to foot the bill for boosting rural connectivity?

  17-05-2019 02:00
  Earlier this week, the UK's mobile network operators (MNOs) announced that they had agreed an alternative deal with the UK government to boost rural connectivity and eliminate Britain's notorious connectivity notspots.
  Yes, just 72 hours after I published last week's Friday Review calling for the UK's MNOs to get their act together on rural connectivity, the announcement came that a solution had been reached. Who ever would have guessed that our #BringingBritainTogether campaign would make such
  
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