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• US suspends Huawei export ban for another 90 days

  19-08-2019 18:19
  President Trump’s Huawei export ban is increasingly looking like a hollow bluff as it gets yet another suspension.
  When the US Bureau of Industry and Security (BIS) put Huawei on its ‘entity list’, thus prohibiting US companies and any others that want to stay in the US’s good books from doing business with it, there were a number of stated reasons for doing so. Among them was the allegation that Huawei has been doing business with Iran, which is on another US shit-list,
  
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• US gives China’s Huawei another 90-day reprieve

  19-08-2019 16:58 via ft.com
  Tech groups allowed to continue selling to telecoms equipment maker under certain circumstances
  
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• Google ditches subscription model for YouTube Original content

  19-08-2019 16:57
  Google tried to make the transition over to a subscription-led business and now it seems it has had enough, announcing all YouTube Original content will be free after September 24.
  Although the subscription business model is very attractive to the money-men, it was always going to be a tough sell for Google and YouTube. Not only have users become accustomed to free content through the platform, it is also far removed from the core competency of the Google money-making machine.
  It now appears the
  
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• Open House London bookings list

  19-08-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s that time of year again as a dark green booklet flops into homes across the Capital informing us which delights will be available during the annual Open House Weekend.
  The vast majority of venues are just turn up and go in, but some need pre-booking in advance. Sensibly, a few have opted to use the eventbrite website to handle their bookings, others are by emails or ballots, which can make planning the weekend a bit of a lottery.
  However, as is now almost a tradition for this blog, he
  
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• 5G pricing: the best is yet to come

  19-08-2019 14:16
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece, Jennifer Kyriakakis, Founder and VP of Marketing at Matrixx, explores best practice in the pricing of telecoms services in the 5G era.
  The advent of 5G technology will bring a monumental shift in how traditional telcos operate their business. In the run up to full scale 5G deployments, many forward thinking telcos have launched digital brands. These are essentially 10
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Three, Samsung and Sprint/T-Mobile

  19-08-2019 13:56
  Now with added video!
  
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• Macquarie bags KCOM for £627 million

  19-08-2019 13:42
  Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Assets (MIRA) has officially closed the acquisition of KCOM for £627 million.
  While KCOM has a limited footprint in comparison to rivals, it has created a remarkable leadership position in the Hull and East Yorkshire region. KCOM has been of interest to a number of different suitors over the last few months, since a major profit warning was made last year, though MIRA wins out after an auction process.
  “We are pleased to be partnering with an investo
  
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• UK’s laissez-faire attitude to privacy and facial recognition tech is worrying

  19-08-2019 13:23
  Big Brother Watch has described the implementation of facial recognition tech as an ‘epidemic’ as it emerges the police has been colluding with private industry for trials.
  There are of course significant benefits to be realised through the introduction of facial recognition, but the risks are monstrous. It is a sensitive subject, where transparency should be assumed as a given, but the general public has little or no understanding of the implications to personal privacy rights.
  Than
  
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• A book about London Underground’s famous Moquette

  19-08-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  It’s a curious thing, Moquette, that hard wearing fabric in bold designs that seems to spark strong passions in people. Is it the design, the familiarity, the heritage, the links with London Transport?
  To find out, a new book dedicated to the fabric that cushions our bums on daily commutes has been commissioned.Researched and written by Andrew Martin, the new book tells the story of London’s Moquette fabric from its debut on the B-Type bus that eclipsed London’s horse-drawn bus
  
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• BT streamlining continues with reported £100m Dutch infrastructure sale

  19-08-2019 12:37
  UK telco group BT is reportedly flogging £100 million of infrastructure assets in The Netherlands as its new CEO strives to make it a leaner operation.
  BT doesn’t seem to have said anything official yet, but the Sunday Times got the scoop regardless. Apparently this is part of an attempt to streamline the struggling Global Services business, as BT currently uses its own infrastructure, such as towers and cables, to connect its Dutch business customers.
  There’s not much more to
  
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• Leading Omani Pharmacy Chain Relies on InfiNet Wireless for High-Bandwidth, Always-On Connectivity

  19-08-2019 12:05
  Rapid installation of high capacity, futureproof wireless solutions at its sites ensure round-the-clock, real-time access to dataDubai, United Arab Emirates – August 19, 2019 – InfiNet Wireless, the global leader in fixed wireless broadband connectivity, today announced that it has successfully delivered a comprehensive communication infrastructure to Muscat Pharmacy & Stores LLC, one of Oman’s most well recognized pharmacy chains. Operating over an extensive network of mor
  
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• Tim Cook smooth talks Trump away from tariffs over dinner

  19-08-2019 11:31
  Over dinner this weekend, Apple CEO Tim Cook has seemingly added to the softening position President Trump is taking on trade tariffs imposed on goods and services from China.
  The last week has seen several new rumours emerge from the mill, suggesting the White House is backing away from its aggressive stance against China. It of course remains to be seen whether Congress will allow Trump to de-escalate the situation, though it does appear Trump wants to switch-up the rhetoric.
  “I had a ve
  
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• ProLabs to unveil Multi-Service Optical platform for extending and monitoring networks at LINX 2019

  19-08-2019 10:44
  Cirencester, UK, 19 August 2019 – ProLabs is set to reveal its latest pay-as-you-grow optical solution empowering both mobile and fixed line broadband operator networks to expand, alongside its leading portfolio of optical connectivity solutions at LINX 2019, 19-20 August. As networks aim to meet growing 5G connectivity demands, the EON-OMP-2 Multi Service Platform enables operators to both increase capacity and monitor network performance to deliver high-quality connectivity. Providing op
  
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• Three goes live with 5G broadband service

  19-08-2019 10:25
  UK telco Three has become the latest to join the 5G bonanza with the launch of its 5G Fixed Wireless Access (FWA) service in London.
  With plans to launch the service in 25 cities throughout the UK, the FWA proposition looks to be a challenger to traditional broadband services. We have been told the new service will promise speeds of 100 Mbps between the hours of 8pm and 10pm, peak times for streaming in the living room, offering an alternative to fibre broadband for speed hungry customers.
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• London’s Alleys: Rose Court, E1

  19-08-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Rose Court is a rather unappealing alley that looks like it’s probably modern but is a relic of older times. It’s also sufficiently small as to rarely appear on any maps.When the area was more small alleys and Commercial Street with its wide spaces didn’t exist, one of the larger roads was Rose Lane which ran from the current Court northwards to Fashion Street.
  When the area was redeveloped for Commercial Street in the 1840s, a lot of the little lanes were demolished as slum cl
  
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• US grants Huawei a 90-day trade extension

  19-08-2019 02:00
  The US Commerce Department has confirmed that US companies will be able to continue to do business with Chinese tech giant, Huawei, for another 90 days.
  Donald Trump's government added Huawei to its Entity List in May 2019 and then granted a temporary exemption to enable US firms to continue to do business with Huawei…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Three looks to revolutionise home broadband in the UK with the launch of its 5G network in London

  19-08-2019 02:00
  Three UK has switched on its 5G networks in London and launched its 5G home broadband offering, as the country’s fourth biggest mobile network operator looks to leverage its superior spectrum holding to entice new subscribers to its networks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia and du collaborate on 5G cloudification in the UAE

  19-08-2019 02:00
  UAE based telco, du, has launched a new research initiative in collaboration with Nokia, that will explore the benefits of 5G-ready cloud-based future network architecture…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• India eases Kashmir blockade but internet ban remains in force

  19-08-2019 02:00
  The Indian government says that it has now begun to restore fixed line telephone services to the region, with 17 out of 100 exchanges in the region now up and running.
  However, the blackout on mobile phone and broadband services remains in place…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT to sell off £100m of European assets, as Jansen streamlines Global Business Services

  19-08-2019 02:00
  BT's chief executive officer has confirmed that his company is looking to sell off over £100 million of telecoms infrastructure assets in the Netherlands.A report in The Times said that BT's CEO…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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