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• STL announces a path-breaking integrated software-defined solution for access networks

  12-09-2019 18:30
  Amongst world’s first to launch a programmable, open, disaggregated solution for FTTx Santa Clara, USA – September 12, 2019: STL [BSE: 532374, NSE: STRTECH], a global data network solutions company, today unveiled its programmable FTTx (pFTTx) solution for fiber-based access connectivity at ONF (Open Networking Foundation) Connect 2019 held at Santa Clara, California. With the pFTTx announcement, STL becomes one of very few companies in the world to have a software-defined network (S
  
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• Helios Towers: call of Africa

  12-09-2019 18:21 via ft.com
  Telecoms group should easily manage a $2bn valuation for its London listing
  
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• France rediscovers the importance of sovereignty in response to Facebook’s cryptocurrency

  12-09-2019 17:19
  The French Finance Minister has said he will block Facebook’s plans to launch a global cryptocurrency, citing its threat to monetary sovereignty.
  Followers of the Brexit debate in Europe may be surprised to hear France suddenly leaping to the defence of national sovereignty since it’s among the keenest for a federalised European Union, in which nation states are entirely subservient to a trans-continental authority. But it looks like there is at least some residual national pride lef
  
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• Rajant and Velodyne Demonstrate Lidar Over Cyber Secure Wireless at IAA Frankfurt, Key Components in the Modern Transportation and Industrial Eco-System

  12-09-2019 16:04
  Visit Rajant and Velodyne in Hall 8.0 Booth A13Malvern, PA – September 12, 2019: Rajant Corporation, the exclusive provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks and Velodyne Lidar, Inc., a market leader in lidar technology, are demonstrating the simplicity of viewing and managing lidar data remotely. Both companies will be in Hall 8.0, Booth A13 at IAA 2019 in Frankfurt, Germany, which begins today.Velodyne Lidar provides high-resolution, long-range lidar for ADAS and autonomous applicat
  
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• Visit the colleges of Cambridge

  12-09-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Designed for students, it’s also possible for tourists to visit many of the colleges that make up the heart of Cambridge.
  Which is just as well, as that’s why the town centre is packed full of tourists – as the vast majority are here to see just one, exceptional building.
  King’s College Chapel
  The granddaddy of Cambridge buildings, the chapel owes its fame to its huge size and decoration, and internationally thanks to its annual Christmas carols which are broadcast on TVs
  
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• Vodafone switches on its 5G network at Gatwick Airport

  12-09-2019 14:36
  The south terminal of Gatwick Airport is now ‘5G ready’ according to Vodafone, as the gradual roll-out of 5G across the UK continues.
  Whether or not the ability to download stuff a bit quicker in ne part of one UK airport is enough to persuade punters to buy a Vodafone 5G subscription is up for debate, but you have to start somewhere. The Vodafone press release is heavy on the standard rhetoric around network upgrades, with gushing talk of downloading every move ever made in a nanose
  
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• Committing to Huawei for 5G risks establishing a dependency

  12-09-2019 14:22 via ft.com
  Report of UK’s GCHQ shows difficulty in auditing the Chinese telecom group’s systems
  
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• Huawei wants to sell its 5G tech to rivals – report

  12-09-2019 14:08
  The latest bid by Chinese kit vendor Huawei to adapt to US sanctions could involve licensing its 5G technology to whoever is willing to pay.
  The remarkable claim was made by CEO Ren Zhengfei (pictured) in a recent interview with The Economist. “For a one-time fee, a transaction would give the buyer perpetual access to Huawei’s existing 5G patents, licences, code, technical blueprints and production know-how,” declared the piece. It also noted that the acquirer would be free to
  
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• MGS Canada 19 Grows Audience, Breaks New Ground

  12-09-2019 13:30
  Mobile Growth Summit’s Toronto event growing by leaps and bounds after a successful event featuring keynote speaker George Alafoginis, Global Gaming Client Partner at Facebook.Toronto, September 12, 2019 — Mobile Growth Summit (MGS)—the world’s largest mobile growth conference—is excited to announce its MGS Canada 19 event exceeded expectations. MGS Canada 19, which took place in Toronto on August 15, 2019, grew its audience by around 14%—with 271 of the mobil
  
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• There’ll be a Victoria line train outside Olympia next week

  12-09-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Olympia, which is on the District line (occasionally), will next week play host to a 1967 era Victoria line train.
  Well, just the one carriage, and it’s part of a design festival event to show off a range of furniture fabrics inspired by archive moquette designs.The display is by Kirkby Design, who first worked with TfL on transport inspired fabrics back in 2013, and are back with “Underground Vol.II“, a collection of upholstery velvets and readymade cushions derived from origi
  
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• New California law says Uber drivers are employees, Uber says they’re contractors

  12-09-2019 12:01
  A new law looks set to be passed in California that could set a much wider precedent regarding the employment status of participants in the gig economy.
  One of the most disruptive trends brought about by the mobile internet is the gig economy, in which people are able to get casual, piecemeal work simply by registering through a mobile app with a company that matches people who need a service with people willing to supply it. In many ways it has revolutionised the labour market, but there is als
  
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• Europe’s digital infrastructure issue

  12-09-2019 11:36 via ftalphaville.ft.com
  Sometimes, monopolies are good.
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER launches optical switching system for improved transmission performance at IBC 2019

  12-09-2019 10:00
  HUBER+SUHNER, leading manufacturer of components and systems for fiber optics, radio frequency as well as low and high voltage, will debut its integrated broadcast portfolio at IBC in Amsterdam, 13th – 17th September, to address the ever-increasing challenges faced by the industry.With combined expertise in radio frequency and fiber optics, HUBER+SUHNER offers comprehensive customised solutions for broadcasters around the globe. The latest innovations from HUBER+SUHNER include Polatis opti
  
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• Inside London’s own Notre Dame church

  12-09-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  One of the more famous churches in London can be found just off Leicester Square, and was also once home to an even more famous entertainment venue.
  What is officially the Church of Notre Dame de France, is more commonly known as the French church — for that’s it’s main calling, to serve the French congregation of London.
  It has a particular claim to fame in the artwork that sits inside, especially the work by Jean Coctaeu, and for its curious round shape.
  The round shape thoug
  
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• Helios Towers eyes IPO in London ahead of African 5G focus

  12-09-2019 02:00
  Helios Towers has announced that it intends to file for an Initial Public Offering (IPO), as African carriers gear up to launch 5G in Africa in the coming years. The company plans to raise $125 million through the issuance of the new shares in the company…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• CityFibre to open up its dark fibre to UK competitors

  12-09-2019 02:00
  UK full fibre network specialists, CityFibre, has confirmed that it will make its dark fibre assets available to its competitors, as it looks to build out its networks in 26 UK towns and cities.
  Speaking at the Carriers World event in London on Wednesday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Carriers World Awards 2019 winners announced

  12-09-2019 02:00
  Total Telecom has revealed the winners of the Carriers World Awards 2019, at a vibrant and bustling ceremony at the end of day one of the conference.In collaboration with China Mobile International, the 2019 Carriers World Awards celebrated innovation and achievement across the industry…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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