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• New rail travel pass planned for domestic tourists

  14-07-2021 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A new rail ticket is being planned to launch later this summer for “staycationers” who are looking for holidays and short breaks within the UK. It’s part of a wider plan announced by the government to boost the UK tourism industry this year as it recovers from the pandemic.
  Although details about the new rail travel pass are not being revealed yet, the government confirms that it will “build on the success of the BritRail pass, which is sold through VisitBritain and curre
  
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• Anna Ray exhibitions looks back at her Huguenot ancestors

  14-07-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Two offices in London currently have art exhibitions for the staff who work there, but less well known is that they are also both open to the public to visit as well.
  The exhibition in the two buildings is by Anna Ray, who has been inspired by her ancestors who were early Huguenot refugees who moved to this part of London as weavers and textile makers. The name of the exhibition shared between the two office blocks, On Tenterhooks comes from the hooks used to fasten cloth to a drying frame, know
  
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• UK says Cellnex/CK Hutchison towers deal threatens competition

  14-07-2021 15:05
  
  The UK’s competition watchdog is proposing to take its investigation into Cellnex’s planned acquisition of CK Hutchison’s towers to the next level unless they can give it a good reason not to.
  The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) late on Thursday announced that its phase one investigation into the deal has raised competition concerns. Specifically, the proposed transaction could have an impact on the independent supply of passive infrastructure assets in the country, it
  
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• OpenRAN not a priority as BT and EE talk up their ‘converged network’

  14-07-2021 14:13
  
  BTEE had one of those strategic, news-light briefing sessions today, in which it was stressed that OpenRAN is far down its priority list.
  The virtual event kicked off at 8am with one of those Kevin Bacon ads – specifically the one in which 5G enables remote shaving. It’s hilarious to see the 5G wireless robotics thing still doing the rounds after all this time and the fact that it is would seem to illustrate the difficulty faced by operator marketing departments in demonstrating why
  
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• City of London raising its river embankment to prevent Climate Change flooding

  14-07-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The City of London has opened a consultation on plans to raise the height of the riverside embankment along the Thames to protect the City from sea level rises caused by Climate Change.
  As we all know, the earth is warming, and while people can quibble over the reasons, there’s no denying that the planet is warmer today than it used to be in the past. One of the many side effects of a warmer climate is that sea levels rise, not just because melting ice from the Antarctic and Greenland will
  
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• Djibouti sale could struggle to attract telco investors

  14-07-2021 12:53
  
  Djibouti has confirmed that it will sell of a chunk of its incumbent telecoms operator, but questions remain over how attractive the asset will prove to would-be investors.
  The government of the Republic of Djibouti on Sunday revealed that ministers had adopted a bill to allow the sale of state-owned enterprises, thereby paving the way for the partial sale of Djibouti Telecom.
  The state did not specify how much of the telco will be up for grabs, but indications are that it will be a fair-sized m
  
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• New Piccadilly line trains moquette shown off

  14-07-2021 12:08 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TfL has shown off the latest designs for its new fleet of Piccadilly line trains, including the new moquette that will adorn the seats.
  The design for the moquette was approved internally by TfL in April following work with the Independent Disability Advisory Group (IDAG) to ensure the trains are fully accessible by improving the colour contrast with the internal grab poles.
  Original concept – 2018 (c) TfL
  FInal design with moquette – 2021 (c) TfL
  At the same time, the cost of buying
  
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• BT pledges 5G will cover almost all of UK by 2028 despite Huawei ban

  14-07-2021 10:53
  New targets come weeks after rival operators Virgin Media and O2 sealed a merger
  
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• Face coverings to remain mandatory on London’s trains and buses

  14-07-2021 09:34 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Although the UK government is scrapping the requirement to wear face masks on public transport in England next week, they will remain mandatory in London.
  Although the official rules within England will change to removing the legal requirement to wear a face mask, there’s an expectation that people will choose to wear one when it would be sensible to do so.
  There is a conflicting issue here. On the one hand, there have been concerns that mandating face masks on public transport sends the w
  
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• A day trip to – Dorneywood House and gardens

  14-07-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Gifted to the nation for the use by a government minister, just outside London can be found a modest mansion that’s also open to the public, but only for a couple of weeks a year.
  It’s the sort of place that’s not too easy to get to if you don’t drive, the visits are fairly short, it’s only open occasionally and no photos are allowed, all of which makes it a very interesting place to visit.
  To get to Dorneywood is a trip by train to Burnham, and then either a taxi r
  
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• TIM and Eolo team up to bring FWA to Italian ‘white areas’

  14-07-2021 02:00
  Earlier this year, the Italian government announced Italy’s National Recovery and Resilience Plan (PNRR) to use around €6.68 billion to support a variety of national industries and institutions in the wake of the devastating coronavirus pandemic. A major focus throughout this plan is digitalisation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ofcom open consultation for 2,100MHz licence fees

  14-07-2021 02:00
  Ofcom has today outlined its proposals for the annual licence fees for 2,100MHz spectrum and is seeking comment from the industry.The 2,100MHz band was first auctioned back in 2000 for 3G services with 20-year licence terms. However, by 2011 the government had directed Ofcom to alter the licencing terms, making them indefinite…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Intel plans $20bn ‘ecosystem-wide’ chip project in Europe

  14-07-2021 02:00
  As the global chip shortage rages on, the European market is becoming increasingly concerned about its position on the world stage. When it comes to semiconductors, Europe has found itself somewhat in the middle of China and the US, the former with its enormous production capacity and the latter with its technical prowess, and the situation is only growing more severe. In part driven by ongoing geopolitical tensions, both the US and China are rapidly ramping up their chip industries, seeki
  
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• FCC to reimburse more telcos for Huawei replacement

  14-07-2021 02:00
  It was in February 2020 that the FCC officially declared Huawei and ZTE a security risk and mandated US telcos to remove the vendors’ equipment from their networks. Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua equipment were also banned as part of the decision. Naturally, the rip-and-replacement of equipment is not cheap and many operators, especially smaller…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC to offer reimbursement to more telcos for Huawei replacement

  14-07-2021 02:00
  It was in February 2020 that the FCC officially declared Huawei and ZTE a security risk and mandated US telcos to remove the vendors’ equipment from their networks. Hytera, Hikvision, and Dahua equipment were also banned as part of the decision. Naturally, the rip-and-replacement of equipment is not cheap and many operators, especially smaller…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• CMA turns the screws on Cellnex’s UK tower deal

  14-07-2021 02:00
  In the past year or so, Cellnex has been on a major shopping spree for tower infrastructure all over the world, but particularly in Europe. Most recently, the infrastructure specialist in January announced a deal with Deutsche Telekom to combine their Dutch tower assets, while in April Cellnex closed the acquisition of 7,000 Polish mobile sites from Play…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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