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• Amazon launches an Alexa telly

  09-09-2021 17:53
  
  Unperturbed by its questionable track record in the device market, Amazon has decided to launch an own-brand TV.
  Amazon likes to use the word ‘fire’ for its most risky hardware bets, famously stumbling in the smartphone market with the over-priced, under-featured paperweight back in 2014. There were also Fire branded tablets and a Fire set-top box, which didn’t seem to fared much better. On the other side of the ledger, the Kindle remains the default e-book reader and the Alexa
  
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• Rajant And ESG Solutions Announce Strategic Partnership for Carrying Microseismic Data to Surface for Underground Mining

  09-09-2021 16:52
  
  Rajant Kinetic Mesh Wireless is the Backbone of ESG’s Digital Seismic Recorder Malvern, PA – September 9, 2021: Rajant Corporation, the provider of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and ESG Solutions, an industry-leading microseismic solutions provider for the oil and gas, mining, and geotechnical industries, have completed successful testing with Rajant as the backbone for carrying microseismic data to the surface. Underground and open-pit mining customers will benefit as both co
  
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• Construction work starts on riverside path under Barnes Bridge

  09-09-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  A section of the Thames that is currently blocked for pedestrians by a railway bridge is finally getting a dedicated footbridge to avoid a nasty detour. At the moment, pedestrians and cyclists using the Thames Path in Dukes Meadows usually find themselves facing a long detour that takes them away from the Thames to pass through a narrow tunnel under the railway.
  There have been plans to build a footbridge under the railway line since 2017, and there has been some preparation work going on, so th
  
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• Ofcom upbeat on UK fibre growth but it’s all relative

  09-09-2021 14:58
  
  Almost a quarter of UK households now have access to full fibre broadband and Ofcom is pretty excited about that.
  The UK telecoms regulator’s latest ‘Connected Nations’ update puts full fibre coverage at 24%, with 6.9 million homes passed, as of May 2021. That’s an increase of three percentage points and 1 million homes since January, which is a creditable growth rate, but perhaps not as stellar as Ofcom’s announcement suggests.
  “Around one in four UK homes ca
  
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• Three UK decides to charge for roaming after all

  09-09-2021 14:12
  
  UK mobile network operator Three has decided to abandon one of its major selling points by reintroducing charges for roaming.
  EE was the first UK MNO to seize the excuse offered by the completion of Brexit for charging its customers to use their data abroad. While we were still part of the EU charging a premium for roaming within the bloc was banned but there were no such constraints on UK operators once we left. Unless there has been a change in the wholesale rates European operators charge for
  
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• Call for improved design for railway station cycle racks

  09-09-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The London Festival of Architecture (LFA) and Network Rail have launched a competition to design a range of flexible bike parking facilities that can be rolled out at different times and locations to support cyclists using railway stations.
  The open call invites architects, designers and engineers to create a prototype installation, testing new ideas on how railway stations can adapt to the changing demand in bike parking provision and allowing Network Rail to provide additional bike storage for
  
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• AT&T deal gives OneWeb a vote of confidence

  09-09-2021 12:33
  
  AT&T has struck a deal to use OneWeb satellite connectivity to serve business customers in remote locations.
  The announcement serves as a big vote of confidence for the UK-based satellite provider, which is currently working hard to launch satellites and build coverage, having been bailed out of bankruptcy less than a year ago.
  It is also a positive for the industry as a whole. OneWeb is one of a number of firms looking to build up satellite broadband businesses, its most famous rival being
  
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• Aria Systems Announces Its Commitment to TM Forum’s Open APIs & Open Digital Architecture

  09-09-2021 10:00
  Leading billing and monetization provider collaborates with over 60 telecom operators and their partners to improve the subscriber experience, reduce inefficiencies, and offer 5G services San Francisco, CA – September 9, 2021 – Aria Systems, the leader in helping enterprises grow subscription and usage-based revenue, today announced it has signed the TM Forum’s Open API & Open Digital Architecture (ODA) Manifesto in support of the telecommunication industry’s move to
  
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• Cerillion establishes new centre of excellence in Bulgaria

  09-09-2021 09:30
  
  London, 9th September 2021 – Cerillion (AIM: CER), an innovator in digital monetisation and customer management solutions, today announced the opening of a new regional centre of excellence in Sofia, Bulgaria. Complementing the company’s other major offices in the UK and India, the new location in central Europe is expected to expand quickly and become a major contributor to the on-going success of the company. With the recent acceleration in growth that Cerillion has experienced,...
  
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• Inside Peckham’s decaying Caroline Gardens Chapel

  09-09-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Just off the Old Kent Road is a large set of almshouses built just under 200 years ago and in the middle is a large and atmospherically decaying chapel building.Built in the relatively empty countryside in around 1827-33, the almshouses were laid out in a half-square, with the chapel in the centre, and it was known as the Licensed Victuallers’ Benevolent Institution Asylum, as a respite home for retired pub landlords. Although called an Asylum, that’s for the meaning it had back then
  
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• Trouble comes in Threes as roaming charges return

  09-09-2021 02:00
  Today, Three has become the third UK operator to renege on their pre-Brexit promises to retain EU roaming at no extra cost, instead preparing to reintroduce fees from May 2022. Back in 2019, at the height of Brexit discussions, the four major UK mobile operators unanimously agreed that they would not reintroduce roaming charges in Europe…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Macquarie acquires Cincinnati Bell for $2.9bn

  09-09-2021 02:00
  The $2.9 billion transaction will accelerate Cincinnati Bell’s fiber build across its operating footprint, and support strategic investments in the company’s IT Services businesses throughout North America.Leigh Fox, President and Chief Executive Officer of Cincinnati Bell, said the transaction close marks the beginning of an exciting new chapter in the company’s nearly 150-year history.“Our partnership with MIP is tremendous news for Cincinnati Bell’s 4,700 employ
  
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• How to thrive in the Digital Revolution

  09-09-2021 02:00
  GE’s founder Thomas Edison was at the heart of a technology revolution when he invented an early version of the modern lightbulb, which has had a monumental impact on the industrialised world. This is analogous to the world we live in today where sending light down a fibre optic cable the width of a human hair is now transforming how we all work (and play) – internet-based services like online conference calling, working from home and streaming video have all come into their own in
  
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• AT&T partners OneWeb to help reach remote customers

  09-09-2021 02:00
  Yesterday, AT&T announced they had struck a new partnership with LEO satellite operator OneWeb, seeking to use the growing constellation to serve their hard-to-reach business customers. Currently, AT&T claims that over 9 million of its business customers are within 1,000 feet of its fibre network, but this nonetheless leaves many remote customers unable to access high-quality connectivity, be that via fibre or mobile. In fact, for some of these areas, their access to gigabit-c
  
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