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• Germany raises €6.6bn in hard-fought 5G spectrum auction

  12-06-2019 21:33
  Sum from Deutsche Telekom, Vodafone, Telefónica and Drillisch significantly higher than initial estimates
  
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• TfL to order a fleet of new DLR trains

  12-06-2019 21:12 via feedproxy.google.com
  Transport for London (TfL) has finally awarded a contract to replace the oldest of its DLR trains, although the contract had been due to be awarded last year.TfL first announced its intention to replace its older trains in May 2015 when it sought design ideas. The confirmation that they would go ahead with ordering new trains was made in March 2017, with the intention to award the contract by summer 2018, and delivery 3-years later, in summer 2021.
  Four companies were pre-qualified for the contr
  
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• US-China trade war risks global technology split

  12-06-2019 19:37
  Decoupling will not support American security or economic interests
  
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• Centre Point Tower letters to be sold off

  12-06-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Long a landmark over London, the glowing 1960s letters from the top of the Centre Point tower are up for sale – to raise money for a homeless charity.The tower became controversial when it was left empty for several years, because the government’s tax policies made it cheaper for the owner to do that than to sublet the floors.
  One of the consequences was the formation of a homeless charity, named after the tower, Centrepoint, and now in a fittingly ironic statement, the letters will
  
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• Apple said to be sniffing around Intel’s modem business

  12-06-2019 14:25
  Having recently ditched Intel’s modem business like a bad habit, gadget giant Apple is reportedly now thinking of buying it.
  The rumour comes courtesy of The Information, which says it got the scoop from no less than four unnamed people who we’re told have been briefed on the discussions between Apple and Intel. Specifically Apple is said to be interested in Intel’s German modem operations, which is where much of the 5G R7D will have taken place.
  Intel found itself as an unwitt
  
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• New York rages against T-Mobile/Sprint merger

  12-06-2019 14:00
  Things are already looking dicey for the proposed merger between T-Mobile US and Sprint, and then New York’s Attorney General wades into the saga with scathing opinions.
  “This is exactly the sort of consumer-harming, job-killing megamerger our antitrust laws were designed to prevent,” said Attorney General Letitia James.
  Support for the merger is pretty rare nowadays, though James and California Attorney General Xavier Becerra have filed a multi-State lawsuit to add more fuel t
  
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• First 'Pay As You Go' legal bundling tool for law firms as Zylpha partners with LEAP

  12-06-2019 13:16
  The leading legal systems innovator Zylpha (www.zylpha.com) has partnered with LEAP, the leading practice management software provider (www.leap.co.uk), to launch the legal profession’s first integrated pay as you go (PAYG) document bundling system.This new Zylpha service is helping to drive efficiency across law firms using the cloud-based platform. Priced per ‘bundle project’, the partnership ensures that legal document bundling becomes affordable and that firms are only payi
  
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• We’ve hit the go button on 5G, now what?

  12-06-2019 13:13
  If the years of sleepless nights and hype are actually going to mean anything, 5G has to deliver more than 4G possibly could, and right now it isn’t.
  This might sound like an incredibly negative comment, but it is a realistic assessment of where the industry actually is today. Hitting the on button was simply the first phase, it delivers an enhanced 4G connectivity environment. The big question is what comes next.
  “Is 5G a premium product?” Ovum’s Dario Talmesio asked at
  
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• Thousands of doors to open to the public in September

  12-06-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Over a couple of weeks in September, several thousand buildings will open their doors to the public.
  This is the Heritage Open Days, a fortnight of open days that’s essentially the same thing as Open House London, but (largely) happens outside London.
  Due to the geographically widespread nature of a UK-wide event, I suggest finding something that makes you go “ohhhh!”, then look around what else local is open on the same day that’s worth visiting. Lots of churches mainly,
  
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• DoJ antitrust chief readies for battle against big tech

  12-06-2019 11:45
  There have been plenty of whispers in the back alleys of Silicon Valley of the antitrust boogeyman and now the nightmares are turning into reality.
  Speaking at an industry conference in Israel, Assistant Attorney General Makan Delrahim outlined his views on competitiveness in the technology industry. Those who were anticipating an antitrust battle in the US can feel suitably vindicated, as Delrahim effectively confirms he has Google and Apple firmly in the crosshairs.
  “The digital economy
  
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• US pressure forces UK government rethink about the Huawei situation

  12-06-2019 11:26
  On the opening morning of the 5G World 2019 event in London, the UK Secretary for DCMS Jeremy Wright revealed the Huawei situation has been complicated by events in the US.
  Wright’s keynote address didn’t initially address any specific companies, focusing instead on some fairly scripted stuff about the importance of 5G to the future of the UK. “As a government we see 5G as a great opportunity,” said the Secretary of State for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport.
  He did make
  
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• A mysterious door appears at Bank tube station

  12-06-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  If you were to wait for a southbound Northern line train at Bank tube station you might have noticed that a strange door has appeared on the wrong side of the railway tracks.
  Seemingly hidden behind the metal rings that have very visibly been recently removed.Looking totally out of place on the wrong side of the tracks you might not unreasonably wonder why its there, has it always been there, where does it go.
  The door is in fact brand new, so why has the London Underground put a double-door on
  
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• Will T-Mobile-Sprint ever happen?

  12-06-2019 06:00
  Welcome to Due Diligence, the FT’s daily deals briefing
  
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• West Midlands 5G test bed lands former Nokia exec as chairman of the board

  12-06-2019 02:00
  The newly formed West Midlands 5G group (WM5G) organisation has named former Nokia Global Services president, Igor Leprince, as its new chairman of the board. The West Midlands 5G was set up to act as the UK's first region…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• US States to block T-Mobile and Sprint merger

  12-06-2019 02:00
  Ten US states, including New York and California, have filed a lawsuit to attempt to block the proposed $26 billion merger of T-Mobile and Sprint.
  Attorney Generals from ten US states filed a lawsuit in New York to try and block the move.
  "When it comes to corporate power…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia and DT showcase industrial use cases for 5G at the Port of Hamburg

  12-06-2019 02:00
  Nokia and Deutsche Telekom have announced the completion of a series of 5G field tests in conjunction with the Port of Hamburg, which demonstrate the potential of 5G to revolutionise industrial work processes in ports around the world…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Indian telcos kill off low cost tariffs in a bid to edge up ARPU

  12-06-2019 02:00
  Indian telcos are discontinuing their lowest cost tariffs in an attempt to improve their wafer-thin operating margins, in what remains one of the world's most competitive telecoms markets…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Dutch government confirms 5G auctions at the end of 2019 and 2020

  12-06-2019 02:00
  The Dutch government has confirmed that it will hold its 700MHz 5G spectrum auction between Q4 2019 and Q1 2020, with a further 3.5GHz auction pencilled in for a year later…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• US states sue to block T-Mobile deal for Sprint

  12-06-2019 00:46
  Move could derail merger of telecoms groups, sending shares lower
  
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