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• KKR buys majority stake in UK ‘altnet’ Hyperoptic

  14-10-2019 19:28
  US fund’s acquisition of full-fibre operator marks first foray into UK telecoms sector
  
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• 5G NR – Interference Hunting in the Uplink of TDD Networks

  14-10-2019 18:34
  The deployment of 5G NR brings new performance and applications but it also is the first global adoption of TDD networks where the downlink and the uplink use the same frequency; meaning that downlink signals can mask interference.
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• Germany isn’t banning Huawei from its 5G network, but Sweden still could

  14-10-2019 18:06
  The German government will not prevent any networking vendor from being used in the country’s 5G network but the Swedes may not be so accommodating.
  The German news comes courtesy of Reuters, which attended a press conference in which the government announced the results of its security review. “We are not taking a pre-emptive decision to ban any actor, or any company,” German government spokesman Steffen Seibert is quoted as saying.
  As the biggest European economy and effectiv
  
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• Tickets Alert: Opportunity to photograph inside Westminster Abbey

  14-10-2019 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  For the first time ever, Westminster Abbey is allowing photography within its building by members of the public.
  Normally the sight of a camera is enough to earn the holder a rebuke from a member of staff – even inside the recently built staircase to the Triforium, as your correspondent recently discovered.
  Next Wednesday evening (23rd Oct) they will relax the ban on photography for a few hours, as part of the Abbey’s celebrations to mark the 750th anniversary of Henry III’s re
  
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• US security concerns rubbished by industry and academic feedback

  14-10-2019 16:06
  If you thought the UK’s Supply Chain Review was coming to an end, think again as policy makers have been given more food for thought as part of the 5G infrastructure and national security inquiry.
  Entitled ‘Ensuring access to ‘safe’ technology’, Parliament’s Joint Committee on the National Security Strategy has opened itself up to public comment. Although it comes as little surprise, the feedback is relatively consistent; let the industry work with Huawei and
  
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• Europe’s largest green wall planned for London hotel

  14-10-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Holborn viaduct is a long corridor of unremitting office blocks being very glass and stone, but one could go up that will be covered in green plants.The site is currently occupied by the 1960s Remington / Citiscape House, which has been closed for around a decade waiting for someone to do something with it. Permission to develop the site was granted in 2014 for a bland glass office, but lapsed in 2019 when it wasn’t used.
  The replacement wont be an office though, but a mixed use building t
  
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• Another Vodafone billing fail hits roaming customers

  14-10-2019 13:48
  Vodafone UK suffered yet another billing-related PR disaster as some of its customers piled up huge charges while roaming and were consequently disconnected.
  The incidents took place over the weekend, just in time to make it onto mainstream media grateful for something to report on a Monday morning. One of the first Vodafone customers to flag the matter up on Twitter was David Maddison, whose trip to Malta was compromised by him suddenly being hit with five grand in charges that he wasn’t
  
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• Ground-breaking global report explores spectrum sharing in South Africa

  14-10-2019 13:34
  Johannesburg, South Africa, 14 October 2019: New forms of spectrum sharing could enable many more people to benefit from broadband connectivity and digital services, according to a report published last Friday by Policy Impact Partners (PIP), in association with the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA). Based on in-depth engagements with industry and public sector stakeholders on three continents, the research uncovered widespread interest in exploring how spectrum sharing can help bring many more ru
  
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• CTA suggests Trump’s tariffs doing more harm than good

  14-10-2019 13:16
  The Consumer Technology Association (CTA) has labelled the logic behind President Donald’s Trump’s trade strategy with China as a “one-step-forward, two-steps-back” approach.
  The current resident of the White House certainly does polarise opinion, though the CTA is claiming the strategies in play during trade talks with China are having a negative impact on the consumer. With an election looming large on the horizon, if the idea of Trump hitting the US wallet consumer gai
  
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• Tickets Alert: Heritage train trip into the Jubilee line’s overrun tunnels

  14-10-2019 13:09 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s a chance next month to visit a part of the Jubilee line rarely seen – the overrun tunnels that run beyond Charing Cross station towards Aldwych.The tour is being held to mark the 40th anniversary of the opening of the Jubilee line in 1979. The tours run on Sunday 10 November in the 1996 stock that are currently in use on the line, and will run from Stanmore to Charing Cross, the original route of the Jubilee line when it first opened in 1979.At Charing Cross, you’ll get
  
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• Libra partners stampede for the exit

  14-10-2019 12:45
  Visa and Mastercard are among a group of partners in Facebook’s Libra cryptocurrency venture to decide the whole thing is too risky.
  It has been widely reported that internet payment platform Stripe and consumer trading site eBay have also bailed on the project, following PayPal’s decision to step away last week. The general theme of the reasons they give for pulling out is that they still like the concept, but the regulatory heat they’ve all been getting the project was unveil
  
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• Bakerloo line extension seeks to go beyond Lewisham

  14-10-2019 12:13 via feedproxy.google.com
  A new consultation on the long planned Bakerloo line extension has opened today, and is seeking views on the tunnel route, the location of worksites and potentially extending the line beyond Lewisham.People are also asked for their views on suggested names for the two new Tube stations on Old Kent Road.
  The first proposed new station is at the junction of Old Kent Road and Dunton Road, where the Tesco superstore is, and could be named Old Kent Road or Burgess Park. The second station could be ei
  
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• India promises spectrum reform as telcos bemoan status quo

  14-10-2019 11:59
  The Indian Government has promised it will reform the pricing structures of spectrum auctions over the coming months as telcos cast their eyes to the 5G horizon.
  Speaking at the India Mobile Congress, Telecom Minister Ravi Shanker Prasad suggested a new wave of spectrum auctions would take place over the next 12 months, and much to the happiness of the telcos, the team will work to make it cheaper.
  While numerous nations around the world have been pushing forward with their own spectrum auctions
  
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• Total Telecom Congress set to break all records for attendance, speakers and content

  14-10-2019 11:17
  Total Telecom Congress – now established as the UK’s premier telecoms conference – will feature over 1,000 attendees, 200 speakers, over 100 sponsors and partners and eight streams of content as well as hosting a show floor which is sold out with exhibitors, including 40 start-ups – a special feature for 2019.Taking place at London’s Business Design Centre from October 29-30, the Congress will conclude with the 21st World Communication Awards (WCA), where more than.
  
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• Iskratel successfully deploys Mesh Wi-Fi network for T-2

  14-10-2019 11:04
  Commercial rollouts of Iskratel’s Mesh Wi-Fi solution are also planned in France, Norway, Slovenia and Spain Amsterdam, The Netherlands, 14 October 2019 – Iskratel, the leading European provider of broadband access solutions, has today announced the beginning of a successful upgrade of the Wi-Fi offering for Slovenia’s leading fibre-optical broadband provider T-2, enabling the operator to deliver seamless, whole-home coverage with wireless gigabit connectivity. Following the la
  
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• ZTE to release dual-gigabit home gateway with high power and wide-coverage

  14-10-2019 10:14
  14 October 2019, Shenzhen, China - ZTE Corporation (0763.HK / 000063.SZ), a major international provider of telecommunications, enterprise and consumer technology solutions for the Mobile Internet, is to unveil the ZXHN F680 V9, a dual-gigabit home gateway, at Broadband World Forum 2019.The device supports dual-band Wi-Fi with 1,000mW equivalent isotropic radiated power (EIRP), delivering full coverage for large homes while providing users with fast, stable network access that is not hindered by
  
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• Three bolsters wholesale ambitions with Pareteum partnership

  14-10-2019 09:28
  Three UK has announced a new partnership with Platform-as-a-Service provider Pareteum as it searches for new revenues in the wholesale segment.
  The multi-year partnership with Pareteum will see the telco push further into the wholesale world, with the ambition to attract new mobile and IOT services onto the new network. For a company which is almost exclusively known for consumer operations, the growing appetite for connectivity in every aspect and element of today’s society is an attracti
  
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• London’s Alleys: Keppel Row, SE1

  14-10-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Keppel Row is a formerly dingy alley in Southwark that’s been recently refurbished. It’s a relatively modern alley, by London history standards, being a mere couple of hundred years old.In the 1740s, the area was still fields, although by now surrounded by increasing amounts of development. The field surrounding Keppel Row was laid out with streets by 1799 and known as Keppel Street, reputedly after Admiral Augustus Keppel, 1st Viscount Keppel.
  By the late 19th century, the old house
  
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• A hacker’s paradise? 5G and online security

  14-10-2019 06:03
  Internet-connected devices using fifth-generation mobile networks offer prime targets for criminals
  
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• Germany confirms it will not ban Huawei from 5G rollout

  14-10-2019 02:00
  Germany has confirmed that it will not ban Chinese tech giant, Huawei, from being involved in its 5G mobile network infrastructure.Germany had been reviewing its security protocol for its 5G networks, but said that it found no evidence to exclude Huawei…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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