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• Greenwich’s Advent Windows returns for December

  29-11-2021 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Throughout December, a range of windows in shops, offices and homes will be lit up with displays — a town-centre sized Advent Calendar.
  Organised by St Alfege Church, a newly decorated window will be revealed, or “opened”, on each day of Advent in different parts of Greenwich. A variety of media will be used, including paper art, models, light installations and paintings.
  This year’s theme is “Brighter Visions”, picking up words from a well-known carol &l
  
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• Wi-Fi 6E: implementing and activating the next generation of connectivity

  29-11-2021 16:25
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Simon Wilson, Chief Technology Officer Aruba UK&I, brings us up to date on the latest developments in wifi.
  The COVID-19 pandemic and subsequent shift towards hybrid working has pushed the issue of connectivity to the forefront of the business agenda. As of January 2021, 59.5% of the global population is using an internet connection. Meanwhile within the UK,
  
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• BT bid hopes look detached from reality

  29-11-2021 16:22
  Shares jumped even though Reliance Industries knocked down talk of bid for UK telecoms company
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Ericsson, Orange and eco masts

  29-11-2021 16:06
  
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · Ericsson, Orange and eco masts
  
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• Tickets Alert: Tours of disused London Underground stations

  29-11-2021 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Tours of disused parts of the London Underground will resume in the New Year for the first time since March 2020, and tickets go on sale this coming Friday (3rd Dec).
  Tours of Down Street, Aldwych, Euston and Moorgate stations will return, letting you explore disused tunnels, platforms and lift shafts that lie concealed just a stone’s throw away from unknowing modern-day commuters.
  Tours will run on selected dates from January to March 2022.
  Down Street and Euston tours will run from 15th
  
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• European operators have yet another collective moan

  29-11-2021 15:22
  
  The CEOs of every major Europe-based operator have written to EU policy makers to urge them to provide more help.
  ‘Europe needs to translate its digital ambitions into concrete actions,’ commences the open letter published by ETNO, the Euro telecoms trade association. This approach is so well-trodden by this stage that it barely seems worth reporting on. Still, when that many telecoms CEOs put their signature to something, no matter how many times they’ve done similar in the pa
  
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• Rakuten investigates LEO-based satellite IoT tech

  29-11-2021 14:57
  
  Japanese mobile upstart Rakuten has teamed up with the University of Tokyo to look into whether low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites can feasibly offer a direct connection to IoT devices.
  Rakuten has a vested interest here. It is working with US-based AST & Science, which has developed a solution that enables LEO satellites to offer 4G and 5G connectivity directly to unmodified smartphones. Rakuten, along with Vodafone, is helping to fund the development and deployment of AST’s LEO network
  
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• TIM CEO steps down to improve chances of acquisition by KKR

  29-11-2021 14:05
  
  Luigi Gubitosi, CEO and GM of the artist formerly known as Telecom Italia, has had his resignation accepted by the TIM board.
  This move was rumoured late last week and is the latest twist in the corporate tug of war over the fate of Italian operator group TIM. It comes after private equity firm KKR made a takeover bid for TIM a week ago and substantial minority shareholder Vivendi indicated it’s not interested in selling, at least not at the offer price.
  For reasons that still aren’t
  
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• 5G and LoRaWAN® – Connecting the Next Billion IoT Devices

  29-11-2021 13:24
  
  By Rémi Lorrain, Director of LoRaWAN Networks at Semtech
  Although the Internet of Things (IoT) is being widely adopted by many industries, the issue of which connectivity technology to rely on remains a hot one. With no single IoT network offering comprehensive coverage and meeting all needs, potential users are left to pick and choose among the many options.
  One of the major options is cellular. Its main advantage is that it can transmit large amounts of data over long distances, but thi
  
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• India’s Reliance denies report of BT bid

  29-11-2021 13:15
  Shares in UK telecoms group jump 9% as deal speculation mounts despite rebuttal
  
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• Reliance reportedly wants to buy BT but publicly denies it

  29-11-2021 13:12
  
  Mukesh Ambani still has eyes on European telco expansion, and BT might just be in his sights if a report is to be believed..
  Pinches of salt at the ready, because this is one of those rumours that comes courtesy of unnamed people who are familiar with matters. They told the Economic Times that Asia’s richest man and chairman of India’s Reliance Group is mulling an unsolicited bid for a chunk of BT, possibly even a controlling stake.
  It should be noted, however, that as we were writin
  
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• For one week only – a display of rare watches in London

  29-11-2021 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  For one week only, a collection of rare watches owned by an anonymous collector will go on display at the Design Museum.
  What is known as the Oak Collection, an acronym for One-of-a-Kind watches, is known to be owned by a French businessman based in London, but other than that the collection is said to be one of the best of its kinds in the world, very little is known about the owner.
  For nearly 40 years the mystery owner has been buying and commissioning watches from the world’s top maker
  
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• Red Hat Webinar: CSP Journey to Cloud Native

  29-11-2021 12:44
  
  Cloud Native brings with it the promise of Faster time to market (TTM) for new services and applications, improved, automated and comprehensive life cycle management (LCM) and a lower total cost of ownership (TCO) through the use of containers and microservices.
  As compelling as these, and many other, benefits may seem, cloud native represents a fundamental change in the way CSPs design, deploy and manage applications and services. We wanted to understand what was motivating the CSPs in their ad
  
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• Telecom Italia: will board revamp help ring in the changes?

  29-11-2021 12:00
  KKR faces political hurdles and potential rivals in its €33bn takeover pursuit
  
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• London’s Alleys: Portsea Mews, W2

  29-11-2021 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This delightfully unmodernised mews, owned by the Church of England is just to the north of Hyde Park and is one of the last such mews left in London.The mews sits in a part of London known as the Hyde Park Estate, and it’s a large swathe of land owned by the Church Commissioners for England, the property arm of the Church of England.
  Based on a Georgian model grid pattern, the Hyde Park Estate was initially developed in the 19th-century. It originally belonged to the Bishop of London befo
  
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• Startup Stories: reaching net zero by knowing the source of your electricity

  29-11-2021 01:00
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  Flexidao is a software company that focuses on the electricity traceability field. Our mission is to help companies move towards 24/7 Carbon-Free Electricity sourcing (24/7 CFE). The way we do that is by tracing the origin of green power and its CO2 content every hour of the day, using our blockchain-based technology. Our business model addresses one of the main barriers that companies face on their path to decarbonisation, which is the ability of electricity consumer
  
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• Rakuten and University of Tokyo exploring LEO satellites for IoT coverage

  29-11-2021 01:00
  Rakuten Mobile, Inc. today announced that it has begun joint research and development into “IoT ultra coverage utilizing low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites” with the University of Tokyo Graduate School of Engineering. The research topic is one of the R&D themes of the “Beyond 5G R&D Promotion Project,” which the National Institute of Information and Communications Technology (NICT) recently publicly invited applications for proposals…read more on TotalTele.c
  
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• Gubitosi gone as TIM mulls KKR $12bn bid

  29-11-2021 01:00
  TIM has announced the resignation of Luigi Gubitosi resign as the company’s CEO and general manager, though he retains his position on the board of directors. Gubitosi, who become CEO in 2018, has had a turbulent time at the company, failing to deliver the financial turnaround that he initially promised and seeing the company lower its guidance until 2023 last month.Vivendi…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Does Reliance Jio want a slice of BT?

  29-11-2021 01:00
  According to sources speaking to the Economic Times, Reliance Jio could be looking to buy into BT –potentially even seizing a controlling stake of the business.If Reliance were to take control of BT, it would be one of the largest M&A projects ever undertaken by an Indian company.An alternative strategy, reportedly also in discussion…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Chile planning world’s first Antarctic subsea cable

  29-11-2021 01:00
  Last week, the Chilean government signed an agreement to promote the deployment of the world’s first submarine to reach the Antarctic continent.The agreement signed by Country Development, the Subsecretariat of Telecommunications (Subtel), and the Regional Government of Magallanes is the first step towards beginning the Market Consultation process, which would then be followed by technical…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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