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• Huawei suffers hammer blow with Android ban

  20-05-2019 21:10 via ft.com
  Chinese phonemaker has its own operating system but consumers are unlikely to switch
  
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• Google has another run at the AR world

  20-05-2019 19:22
  Google is taking another crack at the growing augmented reality segment with the launch of Glass Enterprise Edition 2.
  While the first enterprise product has seemingly trundled along without fanfare, Google will be hoping the segment is ripe enough to make the desired millions. Although this is a technology area which promises huge prospects in the future, sceptics will suggest society, networks and the supporting ecosystem isn’t quite ready to make this dream a reality.
  “Over the pa
  
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• FCC Chairman convinced by T-Mobile/Sprint concessions

  20-05-2019 18:57
  FCC Chairman Ajit Pai has publicly stated he believes the concessions made by T-Mobile US and Sprint are enough to ensure the merger would be in the public interest.
  Over the course of the weekend, rumours emerged over concessions the pair would have to make to get the support of the FCC, though rarely are sources so spot on. The merged business will now have to commit to a nationwide 5G deployment within three years, sell Sprint’s prepaid brand and promise not to raise prices during the r
  
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• Find Gilpin’s Bell – Edmonton

  20-05-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Not far from a famous football stadium is the Gilpin’s Bell, a large pub that is packed on match days. And further up the road is a less famous stone bell.Gilpin’s Bell is named after John Gilpin, the subject of a comic ballad penned in 1782 by William Cowper, entitled The Diverting History of John Gilpin.
  Gilpin was said to be a wealthy draper from Cheapside in London, who owned land at Olney, Buckinghamshire, near where Cowper lived. Gilpin’s spouse decides she and her husban
  
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• FCC chairman backs $26bn Sprint and T-Mobile merger

  20-05-2019 15:31 via ft.com
  Head of US regulator recommends approval after telecoms groups make concessions
  
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• The reality of mobile SD-WAN – what 4G LTE made possible

  20-05-2019 14:43
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. This is the first of a two piece series in which Simon Pamplin, EMEA Technical Sales Director for Silver Peak, looks at some of the enterprise benefits of the latest generations of wireless networking technology.
  5G, also known as the fifth generation of mobile wireless technology, is one of the hottest topics in wireless circles today. Indeed, you can’t throw a stone without
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Digital transformation, Huawei and BT’s logo

  20-05-2019 14:32
  Now with added video!
  
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• UK MNOs set to claw back £200+ million in licence fees

  20-05-2019 13:47
  A UK court has ruled in favour of the telcos in an on-going battle with regulator Ofcom over licence fees paid on spectrum assets between 2015 and 2017.
  The legal battle concerns the process which was undertaken by Ofcom prior to increasing licence fees paid by each of the telcos for access to the airwaves. The decision to increase the licence fees was met by much criticism during the initial announcement, and you can see why.
  The licence fees concern 900 MHz and 1800 MHz spectrum assets awarded
  
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• US supply ban threatens to cripple Huawei’s global business

  20-05-2019 13:46
  Another day, another escalation as Google heads a stampede of US companies apparently refusing to do business with Huawei.
  As escalations go, however, this is a pretty big one. Reuters was the first to report that Google has suspended some business with Huawei in response to the company being put on the US ‘entity list’, which means US companies need explicit permission from the US state before they’re allowed to sell anything to them. It seems that permission has been denied.
  
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• Google/Huawei: androids and aliens

  20-05-2019 13:34 via ft.com
  Obstacle could become an opportunity for China’s smartphone makers
  
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• A mixed display of Artificial Intelligence at the Barbican

  20-05-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  At a time when humans are still struggling to define intelligence in machines, an exhibition about the same could be heading into controversial territory.
  So they’ve avoided the question at the Barbican, preferring to put on a display of the instruments of intelligence and leaving any existential questions alone.
  An interesting opener to an investigation into the future of intelligence looks deep into the past though, to a time when inanimate objects were thought to be able to have souls a
  
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• T-Mobile and Sprint ponder concessions to force through merger

  20-05-2019 12:26
  T-Mobile US and Sprint are weighing up the sale of one of the pair’s prepaid brands in an attempt to woo decision makers into greenlighting the divisive merger.
  Dating back to April 2018, you will be forgiven for forgetting this saga is still an-going debate in the US. With privacy scandals, the Huawei drama and BT’s dreadful logo stealing all the column inches, the debate over whether T-Mobile US and Sprint should be allowed to merge their operations has been relegated below the fol
  
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• Tata Communications Transformation Services partners with Africa Development Solutions to bridge the digital divide in Africa

  20-05-2019 11:35
  Partnership will help accelerate access to ICT, enabling equitable distribution of digital know-how, job creation and enhanced socio-economic developmentMumbai, Kigali and Dakar 20th May 2019 – Tata Communications Transformation Services Limited (TCTS), a leading Telco transformation and managed services provider, is partnering with Africa Development Solutions (ADS Group) to facilitate building the fibre infrastructure backbone across Africa and enable a digital economy that can empower s
  
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• The Ultimate 150 Points of Opportunity: A Playbook for Digital Readers

  20-05-2019 11:00
  Your customers use their mobile devices over 150 times per day and each of those moments is an opportunity to drive revenue and to create advocates. Download the ebook to learn about the potential use cases in a digital economy, including:On-demand personalization
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  Gifting and charityPlease fill in the short form below to receive a copy of this whitepaper.Name*FirstLastCompany name:*Job title*Organisation Type*---Please select---Fixed/Cable operatorMobile
  
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• Senators call for 5G slowdown because weatherman won’t be accurate

  20-05-2019 10:48
  Two US Senators have asked President Trump and the FCC to halt spectrum usage on the 24 GHz spectrum brands as it would decrease the accuracy of weather forecasts.
  Democrat Senators Ron Wyden (Oregon) and Maria Cantwell (Washington) have jointly penned a letter for the Oval Office suggesting use of the 24 GHz spectrum brands should be blocked as it would interfere with the accuracy of weather forecasts. The pair claim accuracy of these forecasts could be impact by as much as 30%, similar to the
  
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• T&W becomes one of the first companies in China to announce development of a 5G Small Cell powered by the Qualcomm® FSM100x 5G Platform

  20-05-2019 10:10
  T&W to expand its existing Qualcomm FSM99xx based LTE Small Cells with Qualcomm FSM100xx 5G to support 5G-NR sub-6GHz and mmWave productsMonday 20th May 2019 - T&W, a prominent LTE Small Cell provider and a broadband access product manufacturer, will expand its existing Small Cell product line by supporting 5G Small Cell solutions powered by the Qualcomm FSM100xx 5G Platform.By building on its mature product portfolio and existing large-scale LTE deployments at tier one operators,...Sour
  
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• London’s Alleys: George Court WC2

  20-05-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A short alley near Charing Cross that is today probably more famous for its sole commercial occupant, the Retro Pub.It sits on the site of the former York House, a grand mansion, and as with the whole area between Strand and the Embankment, the alley’s existence is a consequence of a decision to chop up York House and its gardens into streets and alleys.
  George Court is named after George Villiers, 1st Duke of Buckingham, the 17th century courtier, who acquired York House. He was a favouri
  
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• UK MNOs set for £220m windfall, as court rules against Ofcom on spectrum fees

  20-05-2019 02:00
  UK mobile network operators could be in line for an enormous £220 million rebate, following a court ruling against the country's telecoms regulator, Ofcom.The High Court ruled that Ofcom's decision to quadruple its Annual Licence Fees (ALFs) for spectrum between 2015 and 2017 was illegal…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sprint and T-Mobile merger takes a huge step towards completion, as FCC chairman backs the deal

  20-05-2019 02:00
  The chairman of the Federal Communications Commission (FCC), Ajit Pai, has backed the proposed $26 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint in the US.
  The FCC's five-member voting committee is yet to officially rule on the merger, but chairman Pai's endorsement bodes extremely well for America's third and fourth biggest telcos.
  “In light of the significant commitments made by T-Mobile and Sprint as well as the facts in the record to date…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• MTS Group and KT join forces ahead of 5G rollout in Russia

  20-05-2019 02:00
  Russia's biggest telco, MTS, has joined forces with Korea Telecom (KT) to fast track the rollout of 5G services in Russia, according to reports in the press…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei: US blacklisting will have limited impact, despite Google and Qualcomm bans

  20-05-2019 02:00
  Huawei’s founder, Ren Zhengfei, has said that the US government’s decision to blacklist his company will have only a minimal impact on its projected growth in 2019. Huawei has managed unparalleled, double digit growth for many years, however, the company’s founder conceded that the US blacklisting could see his company’s projected growth rate dip below 20 per cent in 2019.“It is expected that Huawei’s growth may slow, but only slightly,&rdquo…read
  
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