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• Huawei launches UK charm offensive while US President Trump is in town

  04-06-2019 18:15
  Embattled Chinese vendor Huawei has picked the middle of the US President’s visit to launch an ad campaign highlighting how important it is to the UK.
  The new Huawei UK corporate ad campaign is themed: ‘A Fully Connected Britain is a Fully United Britain’ (see poster below). While there’s plenty of evidence on the internet and especially social media to call that claim into question, the point Huawei is presumably trying to make is that the country would be worse off with
  
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• Europe told it can force Facebook to do more on illegal content

  04-06-2019 17:01
  An opinion revealed by Advocate General Macief Szpunar, a prominent advisor to the European Commission, has suggested Facebook can be forced to do more to crack down on illegal and offensive content.
  Limiting and blocking content on social media sites is an incredibly difficult topic to address. Not only do you have the risk of alienating individuals by drawing a strict line on what is deemed offensive, there is also the danger of invading freedom of speech rights. Facebook has always tried to s
  
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• Enhanced privacy protection is now at the core of Apple

  04-06-2019 16:16
  At its 2019 developer conference Apple introduced new measures to strengthen user privacy protection, as a point of differentiation from other big tech companies.
  Apple is hosting its 2019 edition of Worldwide Developer Conference (WWDC) in California. On the first day the company announced a number of new products including the iOS13, new version of MacOS (called “Catalina”), the first version of iPadOS, and WatchOS6. At the same time, iTunes, which has been around for nearly two de
  
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• FCC Commissioner Michael O'Rielly and the ITU's Mario Maniewicz confirmed to speak at the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance Global Summit

  04-06-2019 16:08
  Washington D.C., 4 June 2019: The Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) has today announced that representatives from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) and International Telecommunications Union (ITU) will be speaking at its upcoming Global Summit, the premier event for spectrum policy and management. FCC Commissioner Michael O’Rielly and Mario Maniewicz, Deputy-Director of the ITU’s Radiocommunication Bureau, will join representatives from the National Broadcasting Commission, M
  
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• Secret Rivers at the Docklands Museum

  04-06-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Lost plastic toys, medieval toilets, swords, pots, modern relics, giant crosses, bones, skulls, and books galore — all highlight how the rivers of London have captured our imagination and preserved our history.
  The Museum of London Docklands has given over its main exhibition space to the story of what it calls Secret Rivers, although for most the rivers aren’t really that secret. They are however hidden under the streets of London, a veil over their existence, tantalizingly close ye
  
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• Kingsley Napley And Zylpha Collaborate On Bundling Innovation

  04-06-2019 14:06
  Leading legal technology innovator Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) has collaborated with internationally recognised law firm Kingsley Napley to develop an innovative new document bundling toolset. Amongst the all-new functionality is a unique ‘Bundle Import Tool’. This makes it easy for Kingsley Napley to partition incoming bundles, according to specific documents or sections, when adding files to their own bundles. The innovative new toolset, originally designed for use with the practice&rs
  
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• Samsung is already planning for 6G leadership – report

  04-06-2019 13:22
  Samsung has reportedly announced the formation of the Advanced Communications Research Centre, which will have the mission of creating a 6G leadership position for Samsung.
  5G is barely with us and we’re already talking about 6G. This should come as little surprise, such is the length of time it will take to bring the technology to fruition. According to the Korea Herald, Samsung has begun it’s 6G mission as part of the wider Samsung Research business unit.
  A currently un-named offic
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER becomes founding member of IMPI’s new Solid State RF Energy Section, further committing to RF Energy development

  04-06-2019 13:17
  Membership of new group further enhances the company’s work in RF Energy which includes development of a unique portfolio of solutionsHUBER+SUHNER, a leading expert in RF connectivity, has reinforced its commitment to developing products dedicated for solid-state RF Energy applications as it became one of eight companies to found the International Microwave Power Institute’s (IMPI’s) new Solid State RF Energy Section. With significant advantages over existing solutions, such as
  
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• Special events to mark Tower Bridge’s 125th anniversary

  04-06-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  At the end of this month, the famous bridge will mark it’s 125th anniversary, and is offering entry for just £1.25 all weekend.
  Tower Bridge was officially opened on 30 June 1894 by the Prince and Princess of Wales (the future King Edward VII and Queen Alexandra). Over the weekend of 29th and 30th June, the exhibition walkways and boiler rooms will be open for the token price of £1.25, which will also include a a one-off specially designed souvenir bookmark.
  There will also be
  
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• US attempts first step towards breaking up big tech

  04-06-2019 12:53
  The US House Antitrust Subcommittee has formed a bipartisan investigation into competition in digital markets, potentially offering a threat to solid foundation of the technology giants.
  While the technology giants have increasingly become political punching bags over the last few years, the industry has been pretty effective at dodging any material impact. Many politicians have taken aim, but few have landed a shot. This approach, taking in voices from both sides of the US political spectrum mi
  
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• Ericsson promotes from within for new marketing head

  04-06-2019 12:50
  Swedish kit vendor Ericsson opted to draw on in-house talent to fill the vacancy left by the departure of Helena Norrman.
  Ericsson’s new Head of Marketing & Corporate Relations is Stella Medlicott. She has spent the past couple of years performing the same function for the Europe and Latin America  market area and prior to that spent seven years running the marketing for Red Bee Media, the media services business Ericsson acquired in 2013, but tried and failed to sell a few years
  
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• Emtelle, HellermannTyton & Senko Launch FibreTap - The Ultimate Plug & Play Ruggedised Drop Solution to the FTTX Market

  04-06-2019 12:14
  Cologne, Germany, June 4, 2019 – Today at ANGA COM in Cologne, Germany, Emtelle, HellermannTyton & Senko Advanced Components revealed the fruits of a collaborative project and launched a brand-new solution into the Fibre-to-the-X (FTTX) market. Unveiled at the Emtelle booth on the first day of the exhibition, the three leading companies explained the collaboration and the benefits of FibreTap, the ultimate plug and play ruggedised drop solution.FibreTap is a pre-connectorised plug and
  
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• Tango Networks and ASC Team to bring Compliant Mobile Communications to Enterprises

  04-06-2019 11:00
  Hoesbach, June 4th, 2019 – Tango Networks and ASC are partnering to bring enhanced compliant mobile communications recording solutions to enterprises.The joint solution leverages the strengths of both Tango Networks’ new Mobile-X service and ASC’s recording capabilities to enable partners to offer compliance solutions to their enterprise customers that capture, record, archive and analyze mobile communications.Tango Networks recently unveiled Mobile-X, the industry’s firs
  
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• LINX Announces CEO’s Retirement and Names Successor

  04-06-2019 10:36
  The London Internet Exchange (LINX) announced today that their long-standing CEO, John Souter, has announced his intention to retire at the end of 2019. John has served as LINX CEO for the last 18+ years, whilst the exchange point has grown from around 100 to the 885 ASNs that are connected today.Current CMO, Kurtis Lindqvist, has been confirmed as his successor. In announcing his impending retirement, John said: “It has been a great privilege to...Source: RealWire
  
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• Huawei gets out of the subsea game

  04-06-2019 10:23
  A filing with the Shanghai Stock Exchange has revealed Huawei will be selling its marine cabling business, the first divestment since relationships turned sour with the White House.
  Hengtong Optic-Electric is the kind recipient of the marine business, according to Reuters, claiming a 51% stake. Although the business is profitable, $16.66 million in 2018 according to Huawei’s annual report, removing a distraction of a capital-intensive unit might be what the wider business needs in this ten
  
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• TEOCO Acquires QoE Measurement Experts CIQUAL Limited

  04-06-2019 10:22
  Combining analysis of mobile handset and network data to determine true customer experience Fairfax, VA., USA – 4 June 2019. TEOCO, the leading provider of planning & optimization, assurance and analytics solutions to over 300 communication service providers (CSPs) worldwide, today announced the acquisition of CIQUAL Limited, a quality of experience (QoE) measurement solutions provider to global CSPs, regulators and enterprises. By integrating CIQUAL assets across its solutions portfol
  
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• Airtel Africa targets $750m fundraising in London IPO

  04-06-2019 08:42
  Continent’s second-largest mobile operator to list at least 25% of shares on LSE
  
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• A look inside the 42-story Manhattan Loft Gardens

  04-06-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The tallest tower in Stratford is either slightly late, or very late, depending on how you calculate it.It was due to have the lower level hotel open in time for the Olympics, but that never happened, then the building was redesigned and due to open late last year, but they are still polishing the interiors.
  As it’s the London Festival of Architecture, there was a chance to see the building in its final fit-out stages, with exhortations not to take photos of the unfinished bits.
  What could
  
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• UK decision on Huawei 5G faces fresh delay

  04-06-2019 05:00
  Officials weigh up implications of US blacklisting Chinese telecoms equipment maker
  
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• Samsung begins 6G research at new R&D facility

  04-06-2019 02:00
  Korean technology giant, Samsung, has confirmed that its research and development teams have started work on the initial research that it will use to develop sixth generation (6G) mobile networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC reveals winners of US' $2.7bn 5G mmWave auction

  04-06-2019 02:00
  The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced the results of its 24GHz and 28GHz auctions, with over $2.7 billion being raised in the process.
  Millimetre wave (mmWave) spectrum will be used by telcos to deliver the hyperfast…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT announces England sponsorship deal with the FA

  04-06-2019 02:00
  BT has signed a 5-year sponsorship deal with the English FA which will see the UK's incumbent telecoms operator become the England football team's lead sponsor, as well as the main partner of the country's iconic national stadium at Wembley…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Airtel Africa eyes $750 million IPO in London

  04-06-2019 02:00
  Indian telco, Bharti Airtel, has confirmed that its African subsidiary, Bharti Airtel, will raise $750 million at its forthcoming IPO in London. Airtel Africa is to proceed with the Initial Public Offering (IPO) on the London Stock Exchange later this month…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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