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• EE devotes some of its new 700 MHz spectrum to indoor 5G

  28-10-2021 16:09
  
  UK mobile operator EE has announced it will be using at least part of the low frequency spectrum it won at auction earlier this year to improve its 5G indoor coverage.
  At this preliminary stage that amounts to just 50 sites but presumably there will be a lot more before long. 5G over mid-band frequencies is fine so long as there’s a fairly unimpeded line-of-site connection between base station and device. For penetrating walls and that sort of thing you can’t beat low frequency spect
  
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• Noguchi at The Barbican – all lamps and sculptures

  28-10-2021 16:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  The Barbican is currently hosting an exhibition celebrating the Japanese American sculptor Isamu Noguchi, often considered to be one of the most experimental and pioneering artists of the 20th century.
  This is also the first touring exhibition of his work in 20 years, giving people a relatively rare chance to see works that are remarkably familiar even if you might not realise that they inspired oh so many commercial copies sold in housewares shops around the world.
  He was however a wide-ranging
  
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• Samsung and Ciena announce 5G love-in

  28-10-2021 14:52
  
  You’ve got the transport, I’ve got the RAN, let’s make lots of money (what Samsung said to Ciena, as imagined by Telecoms.com).
  Another day, another vendor partnership. Following on from yesterday’s news that Intel and Juniper were clubbing together with Rakuten Symphony to develop a next-gen DU, Samsung Electronics and Ciena have unveiled their own 5G combo.
  The partnership marries together Ciena’s xHaul routing and switching portfolio, as well as its “next-g
  
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• Europe follows UK lead in probing proposed Nvidia acquisition of Arm

  28-10-2021 13:59
  
  A couple of months after the UK decided to take a closer look at the semiconductor mega-M&A, the European Commission has opened an in-depth investigation.
  One of the advantages of being unshackled from such a massive bureaucracy is the ability to make decisions more quickly. It was only when the UK’s Competition and Markets Authority took over the review of the Virgin Media O2 merger that it was fast-tracked towards approval. Similarly, the CMA realised last August that US chip giant N
  
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• Non-wireless business propels Nokia to improve outlook

  28-10-2021 13:06
  
  Nokia slightly improved its full-year outlook after delivering a healthy quarter, driven mainly by its network infrastructure and licensing business groups, partly offset by weakness in the mobile networks business.
  The Finnish kit maker published its Q3 results, with growth in both income and profit on corporate level. Total net sales grew by 2% year-on-year to reach €5.4 billion ($6.3 billion, €1=$1.16), with gross margin improving by 3.6 percentage points to sit at 40.7%. Operating
  
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• Take a trip in a Wes Anderson designed steam train

  28-10-2021 13:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  If you fancy a trip in a steam train sitting in a carriage designed by film director Wes Anderson, then it’s now possible.
  Train tour operator, Belmond commissioned Wes Anderson to redesign one of its Pullman train carriages, adding his unique aesthetic style to the historic 1950s  carriage interior.
  (c) Belmond
  The carriage is instantly recognisable as a Wes Anderson design through his use of symmetrical lines, unique colour pallets and art nouveau style. The bespoke design also intr
  
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• The US’s ham-fisted attempts at building a 5G rival to China

  28-10-2021 12:31
  Contradictory tech and sanctions policy in Washington is bemusing mobile operator companies and EU
  
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• Small Cell Forum launches a blueprints program to make scalable private networks a reality for key verticals

  28-10-2021 11:00
  
  Launch of industry initiative to deliver requirements-informed blueprints for Enterprise and Industry 4.0 London, UK – 28th October 2021 – Small Cell Forum (SCF), the telecoms organization making infrastructure solutions available to all, today announced the launch of a new program of work focused on developing blueprints for enterprise and industry, a significant step toward scalable and sustainable multi-technology private cellular networks. More details about the program can be fo
  
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• Waterloo & City line is restoring its full weekday service

  28-10-2021 09:31 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  TfL has announced that the London Underground’s Waterloo & City line will be restoring its full weekday service from later next month.
  The tube line was suspended during the pandemic as staff were deployed to the Central line, and it was partially restored in June this year, but for peak hours only.
  Since then, TfL has seen more than double the number of customers using the Waterloo & City line since it opened and expects this to increase as workers return to offices and more peopl
  
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• Inside Kilburn’s famous Tin Tabernacle

  28-10-2021 08:00 via feedproxy.google.com
  
  On a Kilburn side street is a large corrugated iron church-like shed that’s looking rather sorry for itself – this is the famous Kilburn Tin Tabernacle.
  Built in 1863, it  was meant to be a temporary church with a requirement that it would be replaced with a conventional stone church within 5-years. Obviously, this never happened, and the church building is still standing today — although it’s now officially the Training Ship Bicester, and is used by the local Sea Ca
  
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• Vodafone Foundation turns DreamLab's attention to climate change

  28-10-2021 02:00
  Developed by Vodafone Foundation, DreamLab is a specialist crowdsourcing app that accelerates scientific research by using the combined processing power of dormant smartphones while users charge them. DreamLab-powered research has already contributed to COVID-19 research with Imperial College London and cancer research with the Garvan Institute of Medical Research.  With more than 2 million downloads across 17 countries to date, the network of smartphones created by DreamLab is equiva
  
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• Liquid and Orange strike deal for mutual network access in Africa

  28-10-2021 02:00
  This partnership will give Liquid access to Orange’s extensive international network in West Africa, including the new Djoliba network. Likewise, it will give Orange access to Liquid’s pan-African network. As a result, the two organizations will offer end-to-end high-speed connectivity and services across their networks, allowing existing and new customers in over 20 African countries greater access and opportunity to build their businesses."We are excited about embarking on this pa
  
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• Hispasat partners Eutelsat for Spain and Portugal broadband coverage

  28-10-2021 02:00
  Today, Hispasat, the satellite unit of Red Eléctrica Group, has announced that is has agreed to buy wholesale capacity on Eutelsat’s increasingly popular Konnect satellite. This deal makes Hispasat the exclusive operator and distributor of Konnect’s broadband capacity in Spain and Portugal. As part of the deal…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Hispasat partners Eutelsat for Iberian broadband

  28-10-2021 02:00
  Today, Hispasat, the satellite unit of Red Eléctrica Group, has announced that is has agreed to buy wholesale capacity on Eutelsat’s increasingly popular Konnect satellite. This deal makes Hispasat the exclusive operator and distributor of Konnect’s broadband capacity in Spain and Portugal. As part of the deal…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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