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• A month of strikes on South Western Railway

  06-11-2019 14:47 via feedproxy.google.com
  The rail union, the RMT has announced 27 days of strikes will take place in December on South Western Railway (SWR) in a long running dispute over driver only operated trains.The union has long stated that SWR should uphold an agreement made with its predecessor, South West Trains to guarantee two members of staff on all services. The union says that South Western Railway’s refusal to ensure that future services wont move to Driver Controlled Operation is the reason for the strike.There is
  
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• Those odd looking security barriers

  06-11-2019 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  You’ve probably seen these dotted around a few places, what looks like some sort of security barrier, but wondered how such an odd thing could work. Does something rise up from under the plate, are the walls active in someway, just what does it do?In fact, the function is pretty much the same as bollards that are fixed into the ground, to stop a road impact, just without the hassle of digging deep holes in the ground or ripping up the pavement.
  Bollards, once basically a heavy metal tube a
  
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• Virgin Media to ditch BT mobile network for Vodafone

  06-11-2019 11:02
  Switch is a blow to BT as it comes under pressure to spend billions upgrading full-fibre capability
  
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• Infinet Wireless to showcase solutions which are bridging the digital divide in Africa at AfricaCom 2019

  06-11-2019 10:28
  Cape Town, South Africa, 06 November 2019 – Infinet Wireless, the global leader in fixed broadband wireless connectivity, will showcase at AfricaCom 2019 both its brand-new millimetre-wave-band solution, as well as its leading wireless broadband product families which are being deployed across Africa, enabling service providers of all sizes to bridge the gap between urban and rural communities.During the event, taking place in Cape Town, South Africa, between November 12th and 14th, Infine
  
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• HUBER+SUHNER expands high voltage product portfolio for Electric Vehicles

  06-11-2019 09:00
  HUBER+SUHNER has today announced the commercial launch of the RADOX® EV-C connectivity solution to provide the automotive industry with a superior solution, strengthening its footprint in the growing global e-mobility market.HUBER+SUHNER developed the innovative cable gland to provide hybrid and electric vehicles – particularly trucks, buses, construction and special vehicles – with a safe and reliable connection that is suitable for the most demanding applications, including hig
  
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• 20 geeky Christmas gifts for Londoners

  06-11-2019 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  Decorations are starting to go up, pubs are advertising xmas lunches, and someone in the office is wearing a garish jumper, so here’s a selection of 20 gifts that would look exceptionally good in my, I mean, your living room.
  Why is this article published today? Bonfire night is over, and only now will I even start to think about Christmas.
  1) Corinthian bookendsI saw these originally in the St Paul’s Cathedral giftshop, but they seem to be available in a number of places, and what I
  
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• Virgin Media dumps BT and signs new MVNO deal with Vodafone

  06-11-2019 01:00
  Virgin Media has signed a new five-year deal to use Vodafone UK's network to deliver mobile services for its Virgin Mobile and Virgin Business brands.
  Virgin Media currently uses BT's nationwide UK network but will switch to Vodafone when the current MVNO agreement ends in 2021. &nbsp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ofcom appoints interim CEO, as speculation mounts over long-term successor

  06-11-2019 01:00
  The UK's telecoms regulator, Ofcom, has announced that Jonathan Oxley will be appointed as its interim chief executive, following the departure of Sharon White…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• AT&T to pay $60m for throttling its customers download speeds

  06-11-2019 01:00
  US telco AT&T will pay $60 million as a settlement to The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) to end a suit which claimed it throttled the speeds of customers on unlimited data plans…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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