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• Tech giants hit back against GCHQ’s ‘Ghost Protocol’

  30-05-2019 18:26
  GCHQ’s new proposal to supposedly increase the security and police force’s ability to keep us safe has been slammed by the technology industry, suggesting the argument contradicts itself.
  In an article for Lawfare, GCHQ’s Technical Director Ian Levy and Head of Cryptanalysis Crispin Robinson presented six principles to guide ethical and transparent eavesdropping, while also suggesting intelligence officers can be ‘cc’d’ into group chats without compromising se
  
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• See the memorial bust to Sir Simon Milton

  30-05-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This is the Tiger of Sweden. Well, actually, the shop is called that, the man with the wing above is a former politician who used to live above the shop.The building is fairly new, and the shop on the ground floor being a replacement for the legendary Baron of Piccadilly who seemingly survived for decades by offering suits and coats that were themselves a decade out of fashion.
  The bust though is of Sir Simon Milton, a long standing politician who was also the deputy mayor and often described as
  
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• EE launches UK’s first 5G service

  30-05-2019 15:31 via ft.com
  Britain ahead of most of Europe to make new wireless technology commercially available
  
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• American Tower buys African masts group Eaton in $1.85bn deal

  30-05-2019 14:58 via ft.com
  Acquisition could trigger further M&A in market seen as ripe for consolidation
  
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• ProLabs urges operators to look at the management of fibres in order to future-proof networks and be 5G ready

  30-05-2019 14:13
  Cirencester, UK – With ever-growing capacity requirements and the complexity of the future 5G network, it is important for operators to invest in the monitoring and management of networks, in order to maximise network infrastructures and be prepared for 5G.As the demand for increasing bandwidth and higher data rates create increasingly complex networks, more variables are introduced that decrease the average time to failure and increase the average time to repair, if a failure occurs....So
  
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• tyntec Leads the Industry with Tier One Provider Ranking in ROCCO A2P SMS Messaging Performance Report

  30-05-2019 13:53
  Company’s leadership in reliability, monetization, industry expertise and other A2P SMS performance areas stands out among more than 25 worldwide providersMUNICH, May 30, 2019 — tyntec, a global cloud communications provider, today announced it earned a Tier One ranking in ROCCO’s 2019 A2P SMS Messaging Vendor Performance Report. In the report, mobile network operators (MNOs) acknowledged tyntec’s strength in solving key challenge areas, leadership in effective traffic mo
  
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• T-Mobile/Sprint merger might be heading towards a ‘no’ – report

  30-05-2019 13:15
  The merger approval process is heading towards the business-end of proceedings, and the omens are not looking particularly healthy for T-Mobile US and Sprint.
  The longer the process takes to complete, the more of a feeling there is the transaction might be denied. As it stands, the FCC has seemingly lit the green light, though it does not appear the Department of Justice (DoJ) is on the same page.
  According to reports from Bloomberg, the DoJ is considering additional concessions which would forc
  
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• EE spares no expense in hyping official 5G launch but coverage is mixed

  30-05-2019 13:13
  UK mobile operator EE has finally flicked on the 5G switch in six cities but not everyone is as excited about it as Stormzy.
  To commemorate 5G being switched on EE floated a stage out into the middle of the river Thames and put rapper Stormzy on it to perform a special set that culminated in warm sentiments towards EE and 5G, which you can see below. “Big up EE, thank you for letting me launch your 5G network in the UK,” said Stormzy. “Tonight was sick, I’m honoured to be
  
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• Google Loon up-and-floating to aid Peru earthquakes

  30-05-2019 13:05
  Commercial contract negotiations with Telefonica Peru have allowed Google’s Loon to respond to Amazonian earthquakes within 48-hours of receiving the call.
  While the prospect of delivering connectivity via hot air balloons might baffle some, Google’s old-school approach is proving it has a valid and justified place in the digital world. Not only can the balloons deliver connectivity to underserved and commercially-unattractive regions, but the fleet can be quickly mobilised to assist
  
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• Money in board games — a British Museum exhibition

  30-05-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Monopoly is the famous money obsessed board game, but an exhibition now open looks at the much wider appearance of money in games, boards and otherwise.Early board games were more tales of morality and education, designed to teach good behaviour through play — or indoctrinated with appropriate thoughts. It wasn’t until the turn of the 19th century that money and gambling started to appear in board games.
  Unsurprisingly, the rise of games designed to reward material success started in
  
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• NYC public transport finally gets the mobile payments memo

  30-05-2019 11:29
  Despite the US being the leading voice in the technology industry, adoption of some pretty well-established technologies has been lagging across the country.
  That is about to change in New York before too long, as the public transport system gets a much-needed upgrade to include Near-field communication (NFC) payments. Last week, Google announced it had integrated its payments system into the New York public transport system, and now Apple is getting in on the movement.
  The contactless payment r
  
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• STL radically improves customer serviceability through digital transformation

  30-05-2019 11:11
  Enables deep planning to optimise demand-supply across a global customer base Pune, India – May 30, 2019: Sterlite Technologies Ltd (STL) [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], a global leader in end-to-end data network solutions, has invested in an integrated system to radically shift global customer experiences by building robust planning and delivery processes.With customers spanning across countries in Asia, Europe, the Middle East and Latin America, manufacturing facilities in three continents,
  
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• The myth of the famous policeman’s cloak hook

  30-05-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A building near Leicester Square is famous for one small thing that is pointed out by every tour guide who passes it. Can you see it?Yes, there in the corner under the lamp — the hook — the policeman’s hook that is widely claimed to be for traffic police to hang up their heavy cloaks.The story varies a bit, but the crux of it is that traffic police used to wear big heavy cloaks, and on hot days wanted to remove them. A building next to a busy road junction was being built, so t
  
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• Vodafone Idea and Airtel asked to clarify how many subscribers they have

  30-05-2019 02:00
  India's biggest mobile network operators, Vodafone Idea and Bharti Airtel, have been asked to clarify the number of subscribers they have, by the Telecoms Regulatory Authority of India…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• EE switches on its 5G network in the UK

  30-05-2019 02:00
  EE has become the first telco in the UK to offer 5G servicers to its consumers, by switching on its 5G network today. EE will launch 5G services in London, Cardiff, Edinburgh, Belfast, Birmingham and Manchester today…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Dutch 5G spectrum auction delayed over spectrum pricing queries

  30-05-2019 02:00
  Holland's multi frequency 5G spectrum auction has been further delayed, as the country's Ministry of Finance asked for more time to asses the financial impact of 5G on the country's economy…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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