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• Dish/Sprint/T-Mobile: fourth in July

  02-07-2019 19:31 via ft.com
  The Feds are insisting on a market with 4 players
  
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• A cast iron Victorian men’s urinal

  02-07-2019 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  On a small side street can be found one of London’s few remaining cast iron pissoirs — or mens urinals.It’s also fully restored — although not to working condition. It turned out the urinal smell when I visited came from a homeless man sleeping nearby.
  Referred to as Temples of Convenience by Lucinda Lambton, the ornately decorated cast iron street urinals used to be commonplace in urban areas, but slowly feel out of favour and the few that remain are more often either de
  
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• Google is now leading the European smart home segment

  02-07-2019 18:20
  The smart home is increasingly becoming normalised in the eyes of the consumer, and Google is leading the way in Europe.
  According to IDC’s Quarterly Smart Home Device Tracker, the smart home segment is growing healthily though there doesn’t seem to be any one manufacturer dominating the space. Google is holding down the largest market share, thanks to its smart speaker products, though there are gains for a quite a variety of products.
  “Google had a stellar quarter and was the
  
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• Three UK has a great 5G opportunity but needs to do some growing up first

  02-07-2019 17:45
  Three is positioning itself to fully exploit the 5G opportunity, but you have to wonder whether it can deliver the high standards it is setting itself by just repeating what it has always done.
  “We are going to take 5G by storm, we believe it is ours to own,” said Shadi Halliwell, CMO of Three UK, at a London briefing this week.
  There is certainly an element of truth to this statement; the UK connectivity market has pleasantly evolved into the environment which will allow Three to fl
  
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• UK broadband slower than Madagascar and Malaysia

  02-07-2019 14:32
  Price comparison site Cable.co.uk has released its latest data for worldwide broadband speeds and it doesn’t paint a flattering picture about the UK.
  According to the data gathered by M-lab the UK is 35th in the world when it comes to average broadband download speed. Our 22 Mbps average puts us just behind Madagascar, while even Malaysian punters can reasonably expect speeds in the region of 24 Mbps. Winner for the past two years – Singapore – has been relegated into second pl
  
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• Trump’s Huawei de-escalation plans face broad domestic opposition

  02-07-2019 13:25
  President Donald Trump might be about to find out, once again, that he cannot do whatever he pleases in the Oval Office, especially when it comes to national security.
  A few tweets have emerged over the last couple of days which indicate prominent Senators are going to be standing in the way of the Trump grand plan. Republican Senator Marco Rubio and Democrat Senator Chuck Schumer have both voiced opposition to Trump’s plans to let Huawei off the hook to get trade discussions with China ba
  
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• Bank tube station upgrade project reaches half-way mark

  02-07-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A massive project to upgrade Bank tube station has reached a landmark stage, with over half of the construction work now complete.
  Digging out the new Northern line tunnels (c) TfL
  When the project is complete in 2022, there will be a new tunnel for the southbound Northern line, allowing the existing platform to be converted into a new customer concourse in order to reduce overcrowding.
  A new travolator will also link the Northern and Central lines, and a brand new entrance on Cannon Street will
  
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• Apple CEO triggered by reports of design decline

  02-07-2019 12:58
  When Apple’s famous head of design decided to call it a day last week, there was widespread speculation around what may have caused such a move.
  The most Juicy gossip came from the Wall Street Journal, which wrote a piece contending that Jony Ive started the process of clearing off long ago and that it was motivated, at least in part, by CEO Tim Cook’s relative disinterest in the design process. This in turn demoralised Ive who, according to the account, became an increasingly distan
  
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• Threat of nationalisation continues to hover over BT

  02-07-2019 12:36
  The prospect of a Labour Government over the next couple of years seems to be an increasing possibility, which could be bad news for BT and other telcos in the UK.
  This is not the first time the nationalisation conversation has swirled around former state-owned monopoly BT, but now sources in the office of Labour Leader Jeremy Corbyn suggest the concept is once again being considered. Corbyn has managed to avoid any form of commitment, a position which increasingly seems to be the norm, but is n
  
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• Dovaston Law's LEAP Up And Running with Zylpha Bundling

  02-07-2019 12:09
  Dovaston Law, an experienced family law practice based in Southend, has chosen Zylpha’s widely acclaimed document bundling to work with its LEAP case management software. The deal represents the first fruits of a recent partnership between Zylpha (www.Zylpha.com) and LEAP based on Zylpha’s all-new software integration.The software, which contains everything needed to create the highest quality document bundles is accessed from a single-view dashboard-like screen, making it clear, con
  
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• Mobileum further strengthens executive team

  02-07-2019 11:00
  CP Murali joins as President – India Operations2nd July 2019, Cupertino, California: Leading mobile network software and solutions company, Mobileum, has today further strengthened its senior management team, appointing CP Murali to the new role of President – India Operations. Murali’s strategic responsibilities will also include global delivery, managed services, and providing insight and guidance to global engineering. Prior to joining Mobileum, Murali was the president and
  
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• A chance to go inside the derelict Smithfield Meat Market

  02-07-2019 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Although Smithfields is still a functioning meat market, about half of the Victorian buildings are derelict and this weekend is a chance to go inside.The opportunity is because the Museum of London plans to move to the buildings, and is showing off their plans. And what could be more catnip to you dear reader than to go inside a derelict building to see plans for a museum about London?
  Visitors will be able to see and comment on the latest plans and ambitions for one of the biggest cultural proj
  
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• London Overground moves closer to building a West London extension

  02-07-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  A long running campaign to open up a freight railway in West London for passenger use has received a boost from a supportive TfL report into the line.
  If built, it could link up Hounslow to Old Oak Common and up through Neasden and then to Brent Cross and/or West Hampstead.The plan is to convert a little used freight railway line that runs from just north of Cricklewood on the Thameslink line and loops around West London, ever so slightly just missing aligning with a number of stations on existi
  
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• Nokia boss warns against tougher telecoms security rules

  02-07-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  European governments grapple with concerns about using Huawei in 5G networks
  
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• Nokia boss warns against tougher security rules

  02-07-2019 05:00 via ft.com
  European governments grapple with concerns about using Huawei in telecoms networks
  
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• TIM, Vodafone finalising towers tie-up

  02-07-2019 02:00
  TIM and Vodafone will announce the merger of their Italian telecoms towers businesses in early August, according to press reports this week.TIM's INWIT business is working with a group of banks to line up as much as &euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telia brings low-cost MVNO in house

  02-07-2019 02:00
  Telia Company has acquired Swedish virtual operator Fello, a move that gives it a new low-cost brand within its portfolio.The Swedish incumbent, which has hosted Fello on its network since the latter launched in 2013…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Safaricom announces passing of CEO Collymore

  02-07-2019 02:00
  Safaricom CEO Bob Collymore died on Monday after a battle with cancer.The Kenyan telco shared that Collymore had been suffering from Acute Myeloid Leukemia…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Over half of smartphones shipped in 2023 will be 5G, driven by China

  02-07-2019 02:00
  5G devices will account for more than half of all smartphones shipped worldwide in just five years, according to new research published this week.Close to 800 million 5G-enabled handsets will ship in 2023, which equates to 51.4% of all smartphones shipped, putting 5G devices ahead of 4G for the first time…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Liquid Telecom rolls out fibre broadband network in South Sudan

  02-07-2019 02:00
  Liquid Telecom is rolling out a fibre broadband network in South Sudan that will provide connectivity for the east African country's 13 million inhabitants.The operator inaugurated the network build at an official ceremony on Monday and said phase one will be completed by the end of the year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT uses 5G launch to push converged offerings

  02-07-2019 02:00
  BT plans to roll out 5G services in the autumn and will use the launch of the next generation of mobile technology as a way to draw customers to its converged fibre and mobile offering…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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