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• Tickets Alert: Have a Nightmare before Christmas

  25-09-2019 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Tim Burton’s Nightmare before Christmas comes back to the big screen this autumn, between Halloween and Christmas itself.
  Based on characters invented by Tim Burton, this stop-motion animated film tells the story of a bored soul ruling Halloween land who discovers Christmas land and brings his own unique style to Christmas.
  Done with the best intentions, mayhem occurs.A musical film, it’s a visual feast as you might expect from the mind of Tim Burton, and was originally felt too dark
  
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• Orange Spain not going to be rushed into 5G fracas

  25-09-2019 16:28
  Although it does appear to be incredibly popular to fight for the ‘first’ title in various markets across the world, one telco which is not buying into the necessity for speed is Orange Spain.
  At the 5G Core conference in Madrid, Tomas Alfonso, Head of Product Engineering at Orange Spain, said the telco was taking its time despite pressure being ramped up by other telcos. The team are currently trialling 5G at various locations throughout the country, though there are no plans to spe
  
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• Moorfields Eye Hospital could move

  25-09-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  The famous eye hospital at Old Street could move to just behind St Pancras station after a consultation found broad support for the proposals.The famous red brick building on City Road , by Old Street station would close, and a new facility built by St Pancras Hospital in Camden. The proposal is a partnership between Moorfields Eye Hospital, the UCL Institute of Ophthalmology and Moorfields Eye Charity, and all three would move to the new site.
  The hospital trust said that modern healthcare deve
  
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• Microsoft unveils details for Project xCloud public trial

  25-09-2019 13:44
  It’s been a year in the making, but Microsoft is going through the final preparations to launch its game-streaming service, Project xCloud.
  The project itself will allow Xbox gamers to play their favourite games by streaming the content onto their mobile devices. Although the technology giant has had to fit out its data centres with specialist servers to run the games, the extensive geographical footprint of its data centre network could make Microsoft a force to be reckoned with in the em
  
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• EU public WiFi program has met strong enthusiasm

  25-09-2019 13:29
  The EU’s third round call for tenders to build public wifi networks has received over 11,000 applications in one day from municipalities across the Union.
  The latest round of the WiFi4EU programme, which has 1,780 ‘vouchers’ to offer, was over-subscribed by more than six times during the one day window. More than 2,000 municipalities and municipality groups sent in their applications within two seconds of the opening of the call on 19 September, the Innovation and Networks Exec
  
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• Network slicing is becoming the unescapable buzzword of the month

  25-09-2019 12:13
  Every couple of months a new buzzword emerges, and it starts to emerge in pretty much every conversation. Now its network slicing staking a claim for the title.
  Featuring in almost every presentation at the 5G Core conference in Madrid this week, the technology certainly has a lot to live up to. However, like the cloud, virtualisation or digital transformation, it is claiming its 15 minutes of fame, though the promise and potential is very grand.
  Although it might not should like the most revolu
  
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• Hornby has a model railway at St Pancras Station

  25-09-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s a small model railway currently running around in a loop at St Pancras Station.It’s part of a pop-up shop by the model railway maker, Hornby and while it’s an attempt to flog their wares in the run up to Christmas… there’s a Model Railway At St Pancras Station!There’s also a couple of glass cases filled with Hornby wares.
  Among the railway kits, they have a Paddington branded one, and from Kings Cross, the Harry Potter set — but ironically, noth
  
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• US outlines $1bn fund so rural telcos can rip out Huawei, ZTE kit

  25-09-2019 02:00
  A US government committee has proposed the creation of a US$1 billion fund to help smaller mobile operators bear the cost of ripping out Huawei equipment.The cross-party House Committee on Energy and Commerce shared details of the bill on Tuesday. It will be considered alongside others at the Communications and Technology Subcommittee hearing on supply chain security and spectrum legislation on Friday…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telus makes C$16 billion investment pledge in Alberta

  25-09-2019 02:00
  Telus has announced it will invest C$16 billion (€11 billion) in the province of Alberta over the next five years, spending on fixed and mobile networks and job creation.The Canadian operator said it aims to connect more homes and businesses in the province to its PureFibre network…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ofcom investigates EE network outage

  25-09-2019 02:00
  Ofcom on Tuesday announced it has opened an investigation into an EE mobile network outage that occurred earlier this year…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Mexico officially proposes 600 MHz sale next year

  25-09-2019 02:00
  Mexico late last week confirmed that it will push ahead with the sale of 600 MHz spectrum for 5G services before the end of next year.The announcement came via telecoms regulator the IFT's annual spectrum allocation plan for 2020…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Globe Telecom inks deal for 150 new towers

  25-09-2019 02:00
  Globe Telecom will add 150 new towers to its network in the northern part of the Philippines after brokering a deal with Transcend Towers Infrastructure…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Barney quits as RCom CEO to focus on GCX Chapter 11 process

  25-09-2019 02:00
  Bill Barney has resigned from his position as chief executive of India's Reliance Communications (RCom) in order to concentrate his efforts on the telco's subeas cable subsidiary Global Cloud Xchange (GCX) subsidiary, where he serves as chairman and CEO.“With GCX&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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