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• Next year is when 5G will start to get really interesting

  24-09-2019 22:48
  At a 5G/IoT day in San Diego, mobile chip giant Qualcomm outlined the current state of play with 5G and what we can expect from it in the near future.
  As has been well documented, the telecoms industry got its act together a year earlier than was originally anticipated on 5G, thanks in part to using a non-standalone version as a stepping stone. This enabled the enhanced mobile broadband aspect of 5G to be introduced nice and quickly, but more novel features such as ultra-reliable, low-latency an
  
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• More congestion for the DLR at Bank tube station

  24-09-2019 22:14 via feedproxy.google.com
  The already crowded DLR platforms at Bank tube station are set to get even more overcrowded from next week.
  From Monday 30th September, a section of the concourse between the two DLR platforms will close for work to install three new escalators as part of the ongoing Bank station upgrade project.
  The DLR concourse will become a one-way corridor to make way for the three new escalators to the Northern line,, roughly where the lady is standing the in photo below, and those will help to improve jou
  
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• France told to stay in its lane over ‘right to be forgotten’

  24-09-2019 17:47
  Google has won a landmark case against French regulator Commission nationale de L’informatique et des libertés (CNIL) over the ‘right to be forgotten’ rules.
  After being fined €100,000 for refusing to de-reference certain references in markets outside of the CNIL jurisdiction, Google took the regulator to the Court of Justice of the European Union. And Europe’s top court agreed with the search giant.
  “The operator of a search engine is not required to ca
  
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• Politics is starting to turn in favour of telco – ETNO

  24-09-2019 17:16
  Despite the promises made by politicians, few in the telco, technology or media industry would believe politics is designed to help, but ETNO think the tides are turning.
  At the 5G Core conference in Madrid this week, much of the attention has been directed towards the technological side of the business. Few would complain about this bias, it is a technology conference after all, however there has been a reminder of the challenging element of politics.
  “We can all agree that 5G is a strate
  
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• Half price travel on C2C trains in October

  24-09-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The C2C train operator, which runs trains between Fenchurch Street station and Essex is offering half-price off-peak tickets for use during October.
  If you complete a form this week, you get a voucher code valid for for use on off-peak tickets bought for travel between 1st October to 3rd November.You can fill in this voucher code form between 23rd-29th Sept, and they will send you a voucher on Mon 30th Sept to book tickets for travel between 1st Oct-3rd Nov.
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• Juvo Unveils 'Financial Identity as a Service' to Unlock Financial Services for 3.9bn Underbanked Consumers

  24-09-2019 15:07
  In partnership with mobile operators, financial institutions and merchants, Juvo aims to build financial profiles for the 68% of adults worldwide who have no formal credit history San Francisco, September 24th, 2019 – Juvo, a pioneer of financial identities for the underbanked, today unveils Financial Identity as a Service (FiDaaS). FiDaaS is a technology suite that builds financial identities by utilizing alternative data sources, along with incremental data generated from direct-to-consu
  
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• “Advanced fiber networks are critical to address exponential 5G demands,” urges INNO Instrument America Inc. at ISE Expo 2019

  24-09-2019 14:06
  USA 24 September – 5G networks are long anticipated to bring about faster speeds, improved network performance and more reliable services for consumers, but it will also place huge pressure on the existing wired infrastructure, according to Gil Perez, Director of Sales North America at INNO Instrument America Inc. With rising data demands that are expected to escalate exponentially due to extended 5G services, operators need to seriously consider advancing fiber deployment to deliver a...S
  
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• Xiaomi’s new device is a ‘butter-fingers’ nightmare

  24-09-2019 14:03
  For those who are prone to dropping their smartphone, the Xiaomi Mi MIX Alpha is not, and we repeat, not for you.
  Innovation in form-factor has been largely non-existent over the last few years, though Xiaomi is really pushing the boat out with its latest smartphone. The device has a screen-to-body ratio of 180.6%, thanks to a surround screen, offering no hope of relief for those who drop their phones.
  It will attract headlines and the engineering might gain applause, but you really have to wond
  
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• Google pulls back the curtain on Play Pass

  24-09-2019 13:12
  The idea of aggregating entertainment services behind a single bill is not new, but Google has finally entered the fray with its Play Pass.
  For $4.99 a month, or $1.99 if you are quick enough, users will be able to access 350 apps and games without the worry of in-app purchases, adverts or up-front payments. It is a new type of business model for Google app ecosystem, but it is one which we believe will be of interest to the consumer.
  “Play Pass offers a high-quality, curated collection of
  
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• Tickets Alert: New Years Eve fireworks

  24-09-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The first release of tickets for London’s New Year’s Eve fireworks will go on sale at midday on Friday 27 September.
  The pyrotechnic and lighting display features more than 12,000 fireworks, 2,000 lighting cues and 30 tonnes of equipment, choreographed to music.
  It’s essential to buy a ticket in advance to attend the fireworks, and, for the fifth year running, ticket prices will remain at £10. There is a maximum of four tickets per transaction.
  Tickets go on sale here.
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• We want to build a network where failure is impossible – Telefonica CTIO

  24-09-2019 12:32
  If you consider 5G is not 5G without a 5G core, why have we not been talking about the 5G core more when 5G is being deployed and the 5G economy is just around the corner.
  If you hadn’t figured it out, this article might be about completing the 5G puzzle.
  In Madrid, telco executives are gathering to talk about a topic which has not grabbed many headlines to date. The evolution, or perhaps revolution, of the core. And whilst it might be a very complicated project, one thing is very clear; t
  
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• Elliott starts calling for AT&T CEOs head – report

  24-09-2019 11:00
  Elliott Management, the activist investor which steamrolled into the AT&T business, has called for the replacement of CEO Randall Stephenson.
  Stephenson, who has been running the telco since 2007, will hopefully have seen this move coming. The vulture fund has somewhat of an action-plan template when attempting to cause chaos, and a complete restructure of the management team is a tried and testing phase of the battleplan.
  According to Fox News, Elliott Management is not only calling for the
  
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• Three charges up 5G launch with Cerillion BSS platform

  24-09-2019 09:30
  London, 24th September 2019 – Cerillion (AIM: CER), an innovator in digital monetisation and customer management solutions, today announced that Three’s launch of high speed 5G Broadband in London is being powered by the Cerillion Enterprise BSS/OSS suite. Initially available in London, the 5G service is set to revolutionise people’s homes with customers able to order a 5G ‘plug and play’ hub with optional same day delivery, to immediately transform their connected
  
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• Isle of Wight to retire its 1938 era London Underground trains

  24-09-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The Isle of Wight’s famous use of old London Underground trains is about to end one era and start a new, as its fleet of 1938 era tube trains are finally being retired.The uniqueness of the Island Line relying on old tube trains is not at an end though, as the 1938 era trains are being replaced with… 1978 era London Underground trains.
  The Isle of Wight’s Island Line is a 8.5-mile railway left over from a much larger network that used to cross the island, and used to be able t
  
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• SK may drop 'Telecom' to highlight data, AI focus

  24-09-2019 02:00
  SK Telecom could change its name to reflect its increasing focus on big data and advanced technologies like artificial intelligence, if the chairman of its parent company gets his way.Chey Tae-won, chair of SK Corporation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia brings 5G lab to Europe

  24-09-2019 02:00
  Nokia on Tuesday officially opened its second 5G Future X Lab at its global headquarters in Espoo, Finland.The lab is designed to help Nokia to show off its 5G capabilities. The Finnish vendor already has a similar site up and running in the US, at its Bell Labs HQ in Murray Hill…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• KT reaches 1 million 5G subs, launches 5G roaming

  24-09-2019 02:00
  KT Corp became the latest major telco to sign up 1 million 5G subscribers at the weekend, exactly a month after domestic rival SK Telecom reached the same milestone…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Is AT&T CEO's job really under threat from activist investor?

  24-09-2019 02:00
  News reports from across the telecoms industry on Tuesday suggested that activist investor Elliott Management is pushing for a management overhaul at AT&T and that chief executive Randall Stephenson could be in the firing line.But there seems to be some sensationalist reporting at play here…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BSNL to borrow US$1.7bn to fund turnaround

  24-09-2019 02:00
  BSNL may turn to the market to borrow 120 billion rupees (US$1.7 billion) to finance a major expansion plan designed to turn around its ailing fortunes.The troubled Indian telco will push on with the plan to raise capital once it has secured cabinet approval…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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