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• Depot upgrade at Cockfosters for the Piccadilly line’s new trains

  15-10-2021 19:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  As part of the preparations for the new Piccadilly line trains due to start carrying passengers from 2025, several tube train depots need to be upgraded to handle the new trains.
  The introduction of the new fleet of trains requires changes to the maintenance procedures and facilities at the two sites of Cockfosters and Northfields depots, together with changes to several stabling berths including the expansion of stabling at South Harrow sidings.
  The largest amount of work is needed at Cockfoste
  
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• Better than half-price tickets to The Snowman this winter

  15-10-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  Perennial favourite, The Snowman returns to the Peacock Theatre, Holborn this winter for the 23nd year in a row, with a half-price offer on selected dates.
  This magical stage adaption of Raymond Briggs’ much-loved book, and the film directed by Dianne Jackson and produced by John Coates, has transported a generation of children and their families into the wintery wonderland of a boy and a snowman that comes to life.The musical The Snowman is directed by Bill Alexander and features music an
  
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• Ericsson and DT make 5G network slicing a bit more useful

  15-10-2021 13:15
  
  A demo by Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson has introduced an on-demand element to quality-of-service control for enterprise use cases.
  Network slicing is one of the major new features to come with 5G, the big idea being to allow the characteristics of the network to be tailored to the specific needs of individual business users. For example, a greater emphasis on bandwidth or latency. It stands to reason, therefore, that being able to do so dynamically is desirable.
  According to the DT announcement
  
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• Take a trip along the “Illuminated River” Thames

  15-10-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  What is said to be the longest art installation in the world can be found in London, and is the lighting up of the bridges across the Thames.
  Illuminated River isn’t just floodlighting the bridges though, as the lights pulse and change over time to a pattern designed by the artist, Leo Villareal, working with British architecture practice Lifschutz Davidson Sandilands.
  The end result is a long line of art from Tower Bridge to Vauxhall Bridge. Illumination on the first four bridges was unve
  
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• Telefonica turns to blockchain to help telcos flog towers

  15-10-2021 12:35
  
  Telefonica and partner Atrebo have unveiled plans to use blockchain to gain greater visibility and control of telecoms towers, something that will be very useful for any party looking to offload these types of assets.
  Telefónica Tech, the Spanish incumbent’s digital arm, said it will use its TrustOS blockchain platform to register the 200,000 tower sites managed by Atrebo. Seville-based Atrebo has spent the past decade helping tower companies and mobile operators automate and manage
  
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• Microsoft pulls LinkedIn out of China

  15-10-2021 12:26
  
  US tech giant Microsoft has decided operating a social network in China has become too much like hard work.
  In a blog post, SVP of Engineering at LinkedIn Mohak Shroff said he would be scrapping the special version of LinkedIn Microsoft made for China later this year because it has become impossible to do properly. Being a corporate type, however, he had to dress it up in oblique, euphemistic language, featuring talk of ‘sunsetting’ and a ‘challenging operating environment&rsqu
  
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• T-Mobile US still ahead of rivals in 5G experience – Opensignal

  15-10-2021 11:22
  
  T-Mobile US has come out on top in the latest study into 5G mobile experience in the US but this could be more of a marathon than a sprint…no pun intended.
  Never one to hide its light under a bushel, T-Mobile US on Thursday published a glowing report of its own success in the latest Opensignal 5G experience study for the US market.
  “[The report] says T-Mobile customers get the fastest average 5G speeds – both download and upload – and can connect to 5G more often and in
  
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• WCA finalists demonstrate innovation and excellence in telecoms

  15-10-2021 02:00
  On the 26 October 2021 we will discover the winners of the 23rd annual World Communication Awards (WCA). And whilst it may be a cliché, its not the winning that counts. Every entry that has made the shortlist deserves to be celebrated as they represent the very best of the global telecom industry and more importantly has already made it past the rigorous scrutiny of our panel ofmore than seventy judges - recognisably expert and independent figures from across the world.This year the pane
  
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• E.ON establishes TowerCo subsidiary to build 4G, 5G mobile masts on electrical pylons and other assets

  15-10-2021 02:00
  German energy provider E.ON, has announced plans to convert electrical power pylons across Germany into radio masts for the 4G and 5G network. The company, already established in the fibre market through its e.discom subsidiary, plans to use its existing infrastructure with over 100…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Deutsche Telekom with ONF marks a milestone in SD-RAN development

  15-10-2021 02:00
  Deutsche Telekom and partners from the Open Networking Foundation (ONF) have taken a massive stride in software-defined RAN through a trial in Berlin.Alex Choi, senior vice president of strategy and technology innovation at Deutsche Telekom said &ldquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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