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• Motorola warned it may have to sell UK emergency services network

  08-07-2021 17:32
  Competition regulator to consult on US company’s ownership of Airwave
  
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• Qualcomm and InterDigital among founders of new US 6G initiative

  08-07-2021 16:22
  
  The US has created another 6G initiative and got a bunch of tech and telecoms giants on board from the start.
  It’s called 6G@UT because it’s based at the University of Texas in Austin, a city that is vying to rival Silicon Valley as America’s tech hub. UT Austin reckons it was a major contributor to 5G and sees no reason why that shouldn’t continue to the next generation. The founding members are: AT&T, Interdigital, Nvidia, Qualcomm and Samsung, and the chances are t
  
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• TIM sticks by footy deal as competition watchdog launches investigation

  08-07-2021 16:20
  
  Italy’s competition watchdog has launched an investigation into TIM’s exclusive deal with rights holder DAZN to stream top-flight football content, but the Italian telco is sticking to its story – that the deal is good for competition in the pay TV market.
  The Autorità Garante della Concorrenza e del Mercato (AGCM) said it will look into certain clauses in the DAZN/TIM distribution deal, both from a commercial point of view and technical; on that last point, the competit
  
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• Bid submitted to upgrade Sutton to Epsom Downs rail link

  08-07-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A single-track railway in southwest London could be doubled if plans by Sutton Council get the go-ahead.
  The line, which runs between Sutton town centre and Epsom Downs opened in 1865 as a doubled-tracked line, but was cut back to a single track in the early 1980s.
  It was built with double-tracks as at the time it opened, it was the closest station to Epsom racecourse, so was very busy on race days. Epsom Downs station at the end of the line was once so busy that it had nine platforms, but then
  
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• More tickets released for Buckingham Palace picnics this summer

  08-07-2021 14:59 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  More tickets are being released to the public to have picnics in Buckingham Palace’s back garden this summer.
  As the normal summer opening of Buckingham Palace can’t happen, a couple of months ago they decided to let people have tours of the gardens, and bring a picnic along as well.
  Demand was so high that it nearly took their website offline the evening they announced the picnic event, but they’ve now released more tickets for dates throughout July to September.
  Visitors will
  
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• Vodafone UK and Mavenir collaborate over OpenRAN small cells

  08-07-2021 13:55
  
  UK operator group Vodafone has enlisted the help of US software vendor Mavenir to see if they can add some OpenRAN secret sauce to small cells for businesses.
  The two companies are among the most busy in the OpenRAN space, so its unsurprising to see them get the band back together for a spot of small cell action. This seems to be more about demonstrating that OpenRAN tech works in smaller form factors rather than some unique improvement offered to indoor connectivity.
  “So far, OpenRAN depl
  
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• Telenor sells Myanmar business for a song

  08-07-2021 13:04
  
  Telenor has sold its operations in Myanmar for less than a quarter of the licence fee it paid to enter the market seven and a half years ago.
  The Norwegian firm has agreed to hand the business over to Lebanon-based investment firm M1 Group for US$105 million (NOK900 million), $55 million of which is payable over five years. The deal equates to an enterprise value of around $600 million, Telenor said.
  M1 Group will acquire all Telenor Myanmar’s shares and will continue to run the business,
  
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• A free football exhibiton in the City of London

  08-07-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you head to Aldgate Square at the moment, there’s a free public exhibition all about the history of football in London.
  Presenting historical photographs, prints and maps from their collections, the exhibition reveals some of the personalities and events that shaped the development of the game in the city, including raucous games of medieval “folk football’, the first known women’s team in the capital and a long-forgotten cup final.London can be said to be the birthpla
  
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• London Underground’s Northern line extension starts trial operations

  08-07-2021 11:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Northern line extension between Kennington and Battersea has entered the final trial operations stage ahead of its opening later this year.
  Four trains per hour are currently being run through the extension at weekends as part of trial operations. Throughout this trial period, operations and maintenance staff are testing all the systems required to keep the extension running, and existing Northern line train drivers will complete familiarisation training on the route.
  Later this summer, arou
  
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• Telenor exits Myanmar after military coup

  08-07-2021 10:01
  Norwegian state-controlled telecoms operator was seen as a cornerstone foreign investor
  
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• London’s Pocket Parks: Calthorpe Community Garden, WC1

  08-07-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This community park and allotments on Grays Inn Road is a legacy of campaigning to prevent an office block from being built here.
  Since the 19th century, the site had been occupied by W Cubitt and Co, builders, for a large timber workshop. By the 1940s, the building was a refrigerator manufacturer and had a walkway linking to some houses that used to sit on the corner of the road, presumably being used for offices.
  The factory and the corner houses were badly damaged during WW2, and the land cle
  
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• Sun and sea, cones and connectivity

  08-07-2021 02:00
  To support this Virgin Media O2 has announced a significant boost to its 4G and 5G mobile network, with a focus on rural and tourist hotspots, including Edinburgh Castle, the V&A Museum and Bournemouth Pier. Since the start of 2021 Virgin Media O2 has upgraded 4G coverage to over 31…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Millicom ploughs $135 million into Latin America

  08-07-2021 02:00
  Millicom, under the TIGO brand, has announced a massive upgrade to its mobile network in Honduras, Paraguay and Bolivia.The main focus of the investment is on carrier aggregation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Meet the people delivering a more connected Britain

  08-07-2021 02:00
  Every year Total Telecom brings together a line up of the most important and influential people who are connecting Britain. They include executives from operators and altnets, the public sector, media and associations and many more…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• CSP’s are losing the enterprise 5G battle but might still win the war

  08-07-2021 02:00
  A new enterprise 5G report has shown that the number of enterprise 5G projects has doubled in the past year and yet the share of enterprise 5G deals led by Communications Service Providers (CSPs) has fallen from 21% in 2020 to 16% today. The report issued by Beyond by BearingPoint and Omdia concludes that CSPs are starting to recognise the opportunity of the enterprise 5G market but are failing to commit dedicated resources to capture the opportunities and as a result are losing out to alt
  
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• Carrying the carriers: A subsea journey with Aqua Comms

  08-07-2021 02:00
  Following Aqua Comms' recent acquisition by Triple Point's Digital 9 Infrastructure, Total Telecom caught up with CEO…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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