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• How to request your very own Red Arrows flypast

  23-09-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Organizing something interesting and fancy a flypast by the Red Arrows? Or a WW2-era bomber? Surprisingly not only is it possible, but it’s also usually free.
  Well, it’s possible to ask. Whether they say yes is another matter.
  The only birthday they’ll turn up for is The Queen’s so unless Her Maj is reading this blog post, don’t bother applying for birthday parties. Almost any event that’s open to the general public is worth trying for though.
  The most likely
  
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• The EU wants all phone chargers to be USB-C, Apple not happy

  23-09-2021 15:52
  
  The European Commission wants the whole bloc to harmonise around a single device interface and has decided it should be USB-C.
  While it would undoubtedly be handy not have to keep multiple types of charger leads, it’s not obvious why the situation is any of the EC’s business. “Years of working with industry on a voluntary approach already brought down the number of mobile phone chargers from 30 to 3 within the last decade, but could not deliver a complete solution,” lamen
  
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• Telcos lack agility in investment planning – study

  23-09-2021 14:51
  
  Telecoms operators are falling short when it comes to capital investment in the post-pandemic world, according to a new study published this week.
  That is perhaps a surprising conclusion, given the rate at which telecoms operators the world over are throwing money into spectrum auctions and 5G network rollouts. But according to EY, telcos are simply not agile enough, and are still displaying too much rigidity when it comes to capital spending.
  The professional services company this week released
  
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• BT objects to Cellnex UK towers buy

  23-09-2021 13:40
  
  BT is not at all happy about Cellnex’s planned acquisition of CK Hutchison’s telecoms towers in the UK, claiming that the move would impact on market competition.
  The UK incumbent has submitted a response to the Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA’s) investigation into the likely €1 billion-plus transaction, noting that should the deal go ahead it would affect its and its rivals’ access to macro mobile sites and could well lead to higher prices.
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• Vodafone talks up intersectional 5G

  23-09-2021 13:30
  
  Speaking at the 5G World event in London Andrea Dona, Chief Network Officer of Vodafone UK, stressed the importance of a holistic approach to 5G.
  Dona was preceded by Antonietta Mastroianni, CDIO of Belgian operator Proximus, whose chat with Omdia Analyst Dario Talmesio themed ‘finding purpose in a 5G world’. 5G wasn’t really mentioned much, with most of the chat focusing on ESG and contemporary corporate image management. We asked whether it really matters, commercially, and w
  
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• Three London Transport liveried locomotives working together this October

  23-09-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Next month’s London Transport themed weekend at the Epping Ongar Railway has gained its third LT-liveried locomotive to haul passengers along the line.
  Class 20 diesel locomotive, 20227 (c) EOR
  The Class 20 diesel locomotive, 20227, will be paying a short visit and completes the rare sight of a trio of similarly liveried locomotives working during the event as it joins previously announced London Transport and former Great Western Railway pannier tank steam locomotive L.92, and former Grea
  
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• London’s Pocket Parks: Bird in Bush Park, SE15

  23-09-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  This triangular plot of a park can be found just off the Old Kent Road, and is the result of housing clearance in the 1970s.
  This part of London was developed in the middle of the 19th century from farms owned by the Hill family and was for a while known as Peckham New Town, although that name has long since faded from use. That incidentally is why there’s a Peckham Hill street – it’s named after the former owners of the land. It’s said that Bird in Bush Road, which the p
  
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• New Zealand's Spark taps Nokia for 5G equipment

  23-09-2021 02:00
  The deal will see Spark deploy Nokia’s latest 5G RAN technology across a large part of the rollout, while simultaneously upgrading 4G at these sites using Nokia products. The upgraded service will provide Spark customers with 5G connectivity, bringing faster speeds and additional capacity.Under the deal, Nokia RAN equipment will be used to upgrade parts of Spark&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Iliad bets big on Poland with $1.8bn UPC purchase

  23-09-2021 02:00
  Today, Iliad has announced that it will purchase Liberty Global’s Polish broadband unit UPC Polska, the number two fixed line player in the company.  The agreement will see 100% of the company’s fixed assets handed to Iliad’s Polish mobile subsidiary Play, in a move that will see Play offer converged fixed and mobile services for the first time…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT urges CMA to pull the plug on Cellnex tower deal

  23-09-2021 02:00
  Neutral host specialist Cellnex has been making enormous tower purchases in various European markets over the last couple of years, the largest of which was an agreement with CK Hutchison in 2020 to acquire all of their European towers for roughly €10 billion. In many of the various European markets involved, the transfer of assets has already been concluded with relatively little regulatory interference…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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