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• Westminster tube station turned into a jungle

  24-10-2019 18:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Only for a two days, and it was an advertising takeover stunt, but Westminster tube station temporarily became Westminster Jungle station.The Times newspaper said that the “campaign reflects the increasingly raucous state of politics, breaking out of the confines of a zoo, into the wilderness of the jungle”. The animals have broken free from their benches and nature has taken over, as they roam the jungle and take hold of the House of Commons.
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• Nokia: Finn pickings 

  24-10-2019 16:10
  Pricing pressure from Ericsson and Huawei weighs on telecoms group
  
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• The King Edward VII Jewish Memorial Drinking Fountain

  24-10-2019 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Surrounded by a market that fills the street can be found what looks like an old memorial stone, but is much more interesting than that. Often surrounded by piles of rubbish from the market, this is a reminder less of Regal heritage than of recent immigrants to the country.The area today is largely known for its Asian population, but was once home to a large Jewish community, and it was they who commissioned the water fountain in 1912, a couple of years after the death of King Edward VII.
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• Comcast profits boosted by broadband subscriber additions

  24-10-2019 13:09
  Growth in high speed-internet users helps offset decline in television business
  
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• The roundel that got cancelled

  24-10-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  There’s a display in the Transport Museum of roundels used by TfL, but one of them shouldn’t be there.It’s the STREETS roundel, and was introduced to highlight the areas of London’s roads that are managed by TfL rather than by the local councils.
  Originally called Street Management, the London Streets name was introduced in April 2007. Sadly, the roundel was dropped in 2014, following a review by TfL of its branding strategy.
  It was always a bit confusing as to which bits
  
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• Vodafone Idea shares tumble after court ruling

  24-10-2019 12:29
  Decision over how to calculate levies is a major blow to country’s telecoms industry
  
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• Indian telecoms groups plunge on levies ruling

  24-10-2019 12:29
  Vodafone Idea drops 26% after court decision points to billions of dollars in charges
  
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• Nokia shares plunge on 5G outlook in US and China

  24-10-2019 11:42
  Finnish telecoms group suspends dividend after fierce competition with Huawei
  
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• See St Paul’s Cathedral lit up this weekend

  24-10-2019 09:30 via feedproxy.google.com
  This weekend, a huge video projection will be beamed onto the frontage of St Paul’s Cathedral, and some photos of the overnight tests have been released.
  (c) Double Take Projections / Tim Craig
  Working with the Poetry Society and Double Take Projections, the video event tells the story of the St Paul’s Watch, the volunteers who ensured the survival of St Paul’s Cathedral during the Second World War.
  Laser and video projections will transform the façade of St Paul’s
  
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• Nokia shares plunge after 5G rivalry prompts it to halt dividends

  24-10-2019 09:15
  Finnish telecoms giant said competition in early stage 5G rollout has increased
  
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• See inside St Bartholomew-the-Less church

  24-10-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Just around the corner from the grand and impressive St Bartholomew-the-Great church is its smaller cousin, the Less. It’s a good old fashioned church with a 15th century tower, a rather odd internal layout, and what’s claimed to be the oldest medieval wooden bell frame within the City of London.There’s been a church on this site from 1184 and sits within the St Bartholomew’s Hospital site from when it was a monastery. The church’s tower and west façade date
  
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• New subsea route to boost connectivity between Australia and EMEA

  24-10-2019 02:00
  Australian subsea specialists SUB.CO has announced that it is to build a new express route between Australia and the Middle East, according to a company release.The new cable will directly connect Perth in Australia with the city of Muscat in Oman…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Indian telcos dealt a $13bn blow, following High Court ruling

  24-10-2019 02:00
  India's High Court has upheld a ruling that would force the country's mobile network operators pay 920 billion rupees ($13 billion) of outstanding dues, according to a report by Reuters…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• eir launches 5G in Ireland

  24-10-2019 02:00
  Ireland's biggest telco, eir, has launched 5G mobile network services in 10 towns and cities across the country.
  Customers will be able to experience mobile networks speeds in excess of 1Gbps in Dublin…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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