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• Accenture gets better at telecoms with acquisition of Northstream

  05-08-2019 19:04
  Business consulting giant Accenture has decided this is a good time to raise its telecoms game and is doing so by snapping up specialist firm Northstream.
  Founded by former Ericsson exec Bengt Nordström (whose surname translates to Northstream in English – see what he did there?) in 1998, Northstream focuses on the business side of telecoms. Its strengths include industry research, technology assessment and business transformation programmes. Nordström himself regularly appears i
  
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• Rare watch goes on display in the Science Museum

  05-08-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  An intricate British-made watch which sold in 2017 for £3.2 million has gone on display in the Science Museum for the next few years.
  (c) Science Museum
  Handmade by watchmaker George Daniels in 1982, the Space Traveller II was named in honour of the Moon landings, and has been loaned by its private owner for display in the Clockmakers’ Museum at the Science Museum.
  Established in 1814, the Clockmakers’ Collection is the oldest collection of clocks and watches in the world, with
  
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• "Affordable and sustainable spectrum sharing technologies are crucial for digital inclusion and rural connectivity" says DSA President Martha Suárez

  05-08-2019 15:34
  Buenos Aires, Argentina, 5 August 2019: Competitive access to spectrum resources will result in a thriving fixed and mobile marketplace that can deliver new, innovative services, according to Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) President Martha Suárez.Speaking at the TVWS workshop in Buenos Aires, co-organised by the DSA and the Secretary of Information and Communication Technologies (SeTIC) in Argentina, Suárez highlighted that harnessing spectrum sharing technologies like TV White Sp
  
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• Telia CEO hands in his notice

  05-08-2019 14:16
  Johan Dennelind, CEO of Swedish telco group Telia Company, had decided to call it a day after six years at the helm.
  Dennelind has a 12-month notice period, however, so he’s going nowhere in a hurry. But he’ll presumably be hoping they find his replacement sooner rather than later so he can have a nice big chunk of gardening leave and get some serious sauna time in.
  “It is a true privilege to serve as President and CEO of Telia Company, one of Sweden’s oldest and largest
  
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• MVNOs view European market as most prosperous for growth

  05-08-2019 13:47
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this article Helen Gaden of the MNVNOs events series talks us through some of the finding of a recent survey they conducted into the European MVNO market.
  The European MVNO market is the oldest, most established MVNO market in the world, and that brings with it its fair share of challenges. Mobile phone subscriptions are close to saturation point, with an estimated 467m unique mo
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Smartphones, industry crisis and Africa

  05-08-2019 13:29
  Now with added video!
  
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• New entrance opens at West Hampstead station

  05-08-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Nealy a year later than planned, the cramped old ticket hall leading down narrow stairs at West Hampstead station have been replaced with a huge new entrance building and much wider staircases.The new entrance is of necessity next to the old, and also set back from the narrow pavement to create a bit more public space. Build in a modern utilitarian style, the glass and steel is unlikely to win any architectural awards, but it is very functional for the majority of people who just want to catch a
  
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• Telco lobby tells BoJo to show his commitment to fibre goals

  05-08-2019 12:59
  UK Prime Minister Boris Johnson made some waves with his 2025 100% full-fibre broadband objectives in recent weeks, and now the telcos are asking him to prove it’s more than hot air.
  In an open letter to the Prime Minister (BoJo), associations representing the telco industry in the UK have asked for more concrete commitments to broadband deployment. The fear from many is that this claim will turn out to be nothing more than campaign promises and political point scoring, BoJo does have a tr
  
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• Huawei Android alternative set to go live

  05-08-2019 12:26
  Huawei has been forced to accelerate the development of its own smartphone operating system by the threat of having Android support taken away.
  Arguably the most crippling piece of collateral damage inflicted on Huawei as a result of it being the main proxy in the Trump vs Ping battle of wills was the announcement by Google in May that it might have to stop supporting Huawei Android smartphones as a result of it being put on the entity list, which strictly prohibits US companies from doing busin
  
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• FWA is starting to gather momentum in UK

  05-08-2019 12:24
  The idea of Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) has been belittled in the past, but it is moving beyond ‘flash in the pan’ territory and becoming a genuine alternative across the UK.
  Some have been harping on about the benefits of FWA for years, while others have snubbed the concept for more traditional means of broadband connectivity, but there is growing interest in the technology throughout 2019. The latest to join the hype is Macquarie Capital, yet another private investment company look
  
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• Test Guide to 5G Network Deployment

  05-08-2019 11:30
  As 5G moves from the lab to the field, field engineers, technicians and installers are grappling with the many challenges of ensuring a successful deployment. Validating 5G in the lab is one thing, but scaling it to the field requires robust, efficient, and scalable 5G test and verification solutions. VIAVI is pleased to offer an indispensable resource, Test Guide to 5G Network Deployment, to simplify deployment complexities with easy-to-use fiber, x-haul and RF solutions.
  A small sample of topi
  
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• Preparing Transport Networks for 5G

  05-08-2019 11:30
  Emerging 5G services pose new and challenging requirements for transport networks.  Addressing them necessitates a new split of functions in radio access networks. CPRI/eCPRI, IEEE, and xRAN are among the organizations that have come up with new standards to design and characterize the new functional splits.
  This white paper outlines the new requirements and challenges of current transport technologies and discusses the split options and related service level agreements. Please fill in the
  
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• Industries + 5G: 5G Makes VR/AR Prosper Again

  05-08-2019 08:56
  “Since 2015, VR/AR has gone through a peak from all the hype about two years ago, and bottomed out in the industry when all funding retreated. But we are sure now that VR/AR will start growing again in 2019,” said Zhou Hongwei, CEO of the well-known VR device company Pico, at the Customer Strategy and Pain Points Analysis Conference (CSPA) 2019 held by Huawei. For Zhou, as 5G is applied in industries, it will definitely change the VR/AR industry and bring it a brighter future.Pico CE
  
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• Industries + 5G: 5G Transforms the Gaming Industry and Facilitates Cloud Gaming

  05-08-2019 08:47
  As 5G sees rapid development, what is gaming giant NetEase’s plan in integrating 5G with gaming? At the Customer Strategy and Pain Points Analysis Conference (CSPA) recently held by Huawei, Hu Zhipeng, NetEase Vice President and President of NetEase Thunder Fire Studio shared with the audience about how NetEase understands 5G and gaming.
  The development of the gaming industry has encountered difficulties as China’s demographic dividend is disappearing and an increasing number of shor
  
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• The Power Grid Industry Is Diving Deep into 5G Commercialization

  05-08-2019 08:38
  At Huawei’s 5G is ON summit held during MWC Shanghai 2019 on June 25, Hong Danke, Chief of Communications Division of Power Dispatching and Control Center, China Southern Power Grid (CSG), gave a speech on South China Power Grid’s research on 5G + smart grid application. During his speech, Mr. Hong discussed China’s current energy revolution where smart grids are bringing the industry to a safer, more reliable, and more eco-friendly future.
  During his presentation, Mr. Hong sai
  
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• Intelligent Mining: 5G is Revolutionary

  05-08-2019 08:31
  This year’s MWC in Shanghai showed us how 5G is transforming a number of industries, including media, mining, healthcare, and electric power. In particular, the 5G unmanned mining excavator at the Huawei booth attracted considerable attention.
  At 5G is ON Summit held on June 25, Li Degang, Vice President of Baogang Group and Chairman of Inner Mongolia Baotou Steel Union Co., Ltd, elaborated on Baogang Group’s 5G-supported intelligent mining project.
  “Baogang Group is bringing i
  
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• London’s Alleys: St Olave’s Court, EC2

  05-08-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  This alley near the Guildhall seems to have been in existence since the 11th century. It was originally, if unsurprisingly known simply as Church Alley, running alongside St Olave Jewry church. Behind the old church is a former churchyard, but not for the church next door.It was originally St Martin’s Churchyard. The two different religious sites are side by side, as a parish boundary runs right down the middle of the alley.
  The old church, St Olave Old Jewry was dedicated to the 11th-cent
  
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• 5G: how the airwaves became an ‘electromagnetic cash cow’

  05-08-2019 06:23
  Do governments want the best 5G networks or to rake in billions from spectrum sales? Operators say they cannot have both
  
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• 5G: how the airwaves became a ‘cash cow’

  05-08-2019 06:23
  Do governments want the best 5G networks or to rake in billions from spectrum sales?
  
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• Vodafone Idea CEO: We must nail 4G if we want to do 5G right

  05-08-2019 02:00
  Vodafone Idea will continue to develop and invest in its existing 4G networks, as it paves the way for the move towards 5G next year, according to the company’s CEO.Speaking at the ET Telecom 5G Congress in New Delhi last week, Sharma said that it was crucially important to ensure that the country’s 4G networks were on the cutting edge of innovation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• O2: New UK government must make bold decisions to boost rural mobile coverage

  05-08-2019 02:00
  Boris Johnson’s newly appointed telecoms ministers must be prepared to act decisively and make bold decisions on the Shared Rural Network proposed by Britain’s mobile network operators, or risk jeopardising connectivity for the country’s rural communities.EE, Vodafone, Three and O2 have presented a united front to the government in their request to create a single Shared Mobile Network that leverages each operators&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Huawei: Fibre Investment is of fundamental importance to the UK's economic development

  05-08-2019 02:00
  Britain’s low fibre penetration levels will be a severe barrier to its economic growth, unless the country redouble its efforts to dramatically increase fibre availability, according to senior industry figures.
  Speaking exclusively to Total Telecom last week, Huawei’s president for Global Government Affairs, Victor Zhang…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT willing to tackle Boris’ FTTH challenge

  05-08-2019 02:00
  BT has welcomed prime minister Boris Johnson’s plans to deliver full fibre connectivity to 100 per cent of the UK population by 2025.
  The UK government had previously committed to reaching 100 per cent of the population with fibre to the home services by 2033 but Boris Johnson bought this goal forward as part of his campaign to succeed Theresa May as the UK&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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