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• Prysmian Group launches record breaking cables for FTTx and 5G networks

  04-02-2020 17:06
  
  Sirocco HD cables provide the smallest diameters and highest fibre densities for microduct cables Milan, 4 February 2020 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, launches its Sirocco High Density range of microduct cables, providing world record diameters and fibre densities for blown microduct cables. The new range boasts fibre densities of up to 10.5 fibres per mm2, enabling increased fibre count cables to be offered for standard microduct...Source
  
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• The history of executing people to open in the autumn

  04-02-2020 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just in time for Halloween, an exhibition will be opening later this year all about how people were killed by the state.
  And the centrepeice of the exhibition has been announced — one of the shirts worn by King Charles I on the day he was executed by Parliament following the English Civil Wars.
  At least, it’s thought to be one of the shirts — he wore two on the day as it was cold — and the shirt is said to have been given to the physician who attended the King on the day.
  
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• eSIM.Net hit the road with world’s first global prepaid eSIM plan with voice and data

  04-02-2020 14:27
  
  Europe’s first eSIM online marketplace eSIM.Net has announced the world’s first global prepaid eSIM plan supporting all services including voice, data and SMS in all countries. This enables individuals and businesses to purchase prepaid international mobile plans without the need for a physical SIM card. eSIM.net’s customers bypass traditional roaming charges by utilising existing eSIM technology to seamlessly access mobile networks in over 200 countries across the world. Comin
  
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• An exhibition of costumes at the National Theatre

  04-02-2020 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  From rags to glamorous gowns, the theatre is a wonderment of fantasy that is often brought to life as much by the costumes, as the acting and stage sets.
  The costumes are also one of the more dynamic aspects of running a theatre, and an exhibition at the National shows off not just the glamour, but also the hard work that goes into making a good costume.They have not just be realistic for some plays and fantastical for others, but also flexible in ways that normal clothing often doesn’t ne
  
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• Rajant showcases fully mobile mine connectivity with key value-add distributor

  04-02-2020 11:57
  
  Rajant with Duxbury Networking are highlighting their collaboration at Mining Indaba 2020 Malvern, PA – February 4, 2020: Rajant Corporation, the exclusive provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, is presenting its mobile broadband mesh capabilities for mining. Rajant, with long-standing distribution partner Duxbury, is demonstrating how Rajant is delivering fully mobile, mission-critical data, video, and voice communications to the mining industry. Both companies are at Mining Ind
  
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• Zylpha’s Pay As You Go Bundle Software Drives Innovation At JWP Solicitors

  04-02-2020 11:30
  
  JWP Solicitors has chosen digital Pay-As-You-Go document bundling software from Zylpha (www.zylpha.com). The innovative software will be used in conjunction with the practice’s existing LEAP case management system. By using Zylpha, the time taken to produce bundles will be significantly reduced, enabling more time to be spent with clients. Shortlisted in the 2019 Yorkshire Legal Awards, JWP Solicitors has offices in Leeds, Wakefield, Pontefract and most recently Batley. All the practice&rs
  
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• MYCOM OSI Announces Strategic Collaboration Agreement with Amazon Web Services to deliver Carrier-grade Service Assurance with the Cloud

  04-02-2020 10:00
  
  Accelerates CSPs’ digital transformation with intelligent, automated digital operations LONDON, UK – 4th February 2020 – MYCOM OSI, the Assurance Cloud Company™ and leading independent provider of Assurance, Automation and Analytics solutions to the world’s largest Communications Service Providers (CSPs), today announced a global Strategic Collaboration Agreement (SCA) with Amazon Web Services (AWS) to allow CSPs, for the first time, to deliver carrier-grade Service
  
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• Additional funding for Elephant and Castle tube station upgrade

  04-02-2020 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Southwark Council says that it has agreed an additional £7.5million to its existing contribution for a new entrance and ticket hall to the Northern Line underground station to be delivered as part of the shopping centre redevelopment at Elephant and Castle.
  The funding will pay for a fully integrated step free interchange at Elephant and Castle between the Northern Line and Bakerloo Lines –but is conditional on the the extension and upgrade of the Bakerloo Line being delivered as wel
  
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• Mobile groups warned to deliver on rural ‘not spots’

  04-02-2020 05:00
  BT rebuked by government’s digital director as deal nears collapse
  
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• Vodacom plans South Africa 5G launch this year

  04-02-2020 01:00
  Back in December, Vodacom, South Africa’s largest operator, signed a roaming agreement with Liquid Telecom, gaining them access to Liquid’s 3.5 GHz spectrum. With this highly sought-after spectrum band now available to them…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Telefonica Deutschland takes €450 mn loan to fund German 5G

  04-02-2020 01:00
  In December last year, Telefonica selected Huawei and Nokia as suppliers of its 5G RAN equipment and annouced its two-year plan for rapid 5G deployment. With the German government still sitting on the fence over whether to allow Huawei access to the nation&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• All change: Senior execs leaving Three for pastures new

  04-02-2020 01:00
  Last year, Three announced that Huawei would be its only 5G RAN vendor and has since been using swapping its Samsung 4G sites over to Huawei technology. Some of these approximately 1,800 sites have also received an upgrade to 5G.  But, with the UK government's decision to cap Huawei’s market share at 35% of 5G base stations and volume traffic, Three’s decision to rely solely on the Chinese manufacturer could be a costly blunder…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Airtel and Telkom to fight regulator’s merger terms

  04-02-2020 01:00
  In December last year, the CAK approved the merger of the second and third largest MNOs in Kenya, Airtel Kenya and Telkom Kenya.  Between them, the two companies currently control around 30% of the Kenyan market, with around 14 million customers. However, the conditions imposed on the merger were austere…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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