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• Marble Arch Mound extends free tickets offer

  02-09-2021 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The temporary offer of free tickets to climb up the Marble Arch Mound has now been extended until the Mound closes, in a tacit admission that they will struggle to charge people to visit.
  Already some 60,000 people have climbed the Mound, maybe a lot to see if it’s as bad as it’s supposed to be, and maybe a few finding that actually it’s not that bad after all.One of the bigger issues about the view though is that it’s a sea of trees blocking views of Hyde Park, but that
  
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• O-RAN Next-Generation Fronthaul Conformance Testing

  02-09-2021 17:35
  
  Mobile network operators (MNOs) are driving the adoption of an open radio access network (RAN). The O-RAN Alliance has defined a 5G RAN architecture that breaks down what was once a single-vendor, hardware-centric RAN into several sections with standardized interfaces between them.
  With the introduction of an open and distributed RAN, it is now necessary to test each component in isolation for conformance to the standards, and in combination for interoperability.
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• The Essential Guide for Understanding O-RAN

  02-09-2021 16:59
  
  O-RAN-based radio access networks (RANs) represent the mobile communication industry’s move toward an open, virtualized, and disaggregated architecture. O-RAN revolutionizes how mobile network operators (MNOs) can build RANs by breaking down the traditional hardware-centric RAN into building blocks and connecting them with open and standardized interfaces.
  In this new world, you must perform testing to ensure multivendor components work together seamlessly and without compromising performa
  
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• Denmark Hill station’s new second entrance opens

  02-09-2021 16:06 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The crowded Denmark Hill railway station in South London gained a second entrance this morning, which will help to relieve the congestion in the peak hours and reduce the journey time to the station for most of its passengers.Denmark Hill station has an exit on the southern side of the station, which opened a decade ago at the time that lifts and a new footbridge was added to improve accessibility. Even at the time, four standard and one wide gate in the ticket barrier seemed a mistake, and ever
  
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• Ericsson gets some free marketing from Vodafone

  02-09-2021 15:48
  
  Vodafone UK reckons it can halve 5G energy consumption by using a new piece of Ericsson kit.
  In the latest sign that the world (or at least England) is returning to normal after all the Rona drama, the announcement was preceded by an actual face-to-face event in London at which the UK’s elite telecoms commentariat got to hang out with Ker Anderson – Head of Performance and Radio – as well as Vodafone’s charming and accommodating PR team.
  The news hook was Vodafone’s
  
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• EU court rules against Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone on net neutrality

  02-09-2021 14:56
  
  Deutsche Telekom and Vodafone have found themselves on the wrong end of a European court decision in a years-long dispute over certain content offerings.
  The case centres on video streaming and other content services offered by the pair in the Germany. The European Court of Justice examined the services – following domestic investigations and a request from the German courts to do so – and ruled that both operators have violated net neutrality and roaming regulations.
  To clarify, the
  
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• Apple placates Japan Fair Trade Commission with token app store concession

  02-09-2021 14:47
  
  A five-year Japanese investigation into Apple’s app store practices has been resolved with a superficial tweak.
  Apple is going to introduce an update next year that will allow certain apps to link through to an external site for the purpose of setting up an account. The stated reason for not allowing this to-date is some vague talk of ‘safety’ but it also happens to prevent any attempt to circumvent Apple’s billing platform, from which it takes up to a 30% cut of every pa
  
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• Boost boosts low-end market presence with MVNO buy

  02-09-2021 13:22
  
  Dish Network’s Boost Mobile has agreed to acquire Los Angeles-based mobile virtual network operator Gen Mobile.
  We don’t know what Dish – via Boost – has agreed to pay for Los Angeles-based Gen Mobile, nor how many customers it will pick up as a result. But it clearly has a plan: the deal will give its presence in the cost-conscious end of the mobile market a lift.
  You could argue that, as a prepaid brand, Boost already has a strong presence at the cheaper end of the US m
  
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• Reminder – Open House London starts on Saturday

  02-09-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The annual chance to peer inside other people’s buildings returns from this weekend, with some 650 venues taking place in this year’s Open House London. Normally crammed into a single weekend, this year they are spreading out over a 9-day programme so there’s more time to see more places.
  Most of the pre-booked places were snapped up, as usual, on the day the booking went live, but that still leaves something around 600 venues across the entire of London’s 32 boroughs and
  
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• Ontix names Patrick Bradd as Chief Executive Officer

  02-09-2021 12:00
  
  Telecoms industry veteran joins next generation wireless infrastructure provider as it targets ambitious growth in emerging neutral host market London, UK Thursday 2nd September 2021 - Ontix, the company delivering Next-Generation Wireless Infrastructure-as-a-Service, has appointed Patrick Bradd as the company’s new Chief Executive Officer. Bradd is an experienced telecoms industry executive, with an extensive background in technology, operations, finance, and sales across a variety of ser
  
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• Appear, Zeop and Lucas Telecom bring French digital television services to Reunion Island

  02-09-2021 10:00
  
  By overhauling legacy headend equipment, Appear and Lucas Telecom have modernised Zeop’s broadcast infrastructure 2 September, Oslo, Norway — Appear, the global leader in media processing and delivery technology, today announced that it has successfully upgraded Zeop's broadcasting infrastructure with its reseller partner Lucas Telecom to bring French digital television services to viewers on Reunion Island. Located approximately 550 km (340 mi) east of Madagascar, Reunion Island is
  
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• AccelerComm Announces 5G O-RAN Standards-Compliant Base Station Accelerator Based on Silicom’s N5010 Platform

  02-09-2021 10:00
  
  Combination of O-RAN standards-compliant Layer 1 Accelerator and server platform creates solution that significantly improves 5G performance using less resources and power Southampton, UK – 2nd September 2021: AccelerComm, the company supercharging 5G with physical layer IP which increases spectral efficiency and reduces latency, today announced that it has created a 7.2x 5G O-RAN standards-compliant base station design for either indoor or outdoor deployments utilizing Silicom’s N50
  
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• An unexpected entrance for St Mary Abbots church

  02-09-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This large but at a glance seemingly ordinary church in Kensington has a wonderful feature — a cloister like covered walkway to the entrance.
  There’s been a church on this spot since around the 1260s, with the first vicar recorded for a church on the site in 1262. The current church is the fifth on the site after previous buildings were torn down and larger churches built in turn to cope with the growing population.In 1866 the old church was found to be unsafe and in 1867 the parish
  
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• Vodafone and DT’s all-you-can-watch deals violate EU net neutrality

  02-09-2021 02:00
  Back in 2017, Deutsche Telekom launched an all-you-can-watch video service called ‘StreamOn’, allowing customers to access a range of video content without using their data. Not long after, Vodafone Germany soon followed suit, launching their own zero-tariff video services called Vodafone Passes.&nbsp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• TIM Group drives forwards the digital agenda in Italy with new Olivetti - SECO partnership

  02-09-2021 02:00
  Small and medium enterprises in Italy will be the first beneficiaries of a new partnership agreement between Olivetti, the so called 'Digital Farm' for the TIM Group's IoT solutions and SECO who design, develop and manufacture a range of technological solutions for industrial clients…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• From deployment to recycling: A submarine cable journey with Orange International Carriers

  02-09-2021 02:00
  As one of the largest operators in the world, it goes without saying that Orange has a deep relationship with the submarine cable ecosystem. The company has a long history of building and operating these systems, both on its own and as part of wider consortiums, and is now looking to expanding to offer their services to new projects.As part of its broader portfolio…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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