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• Openreach has plugged in full fibre to 100,000 customers in Northern Ireland

  20-12-2021 19:01
  
  BT subsidiary Openreach’s Northern Ireland expansion continues, as it connects it’s 100,000th customer to its 1 Gbps fibre-to-the-premises network.
  The company says it is on track to deliver on its target of providing full fibre connectivity to 75 percent of homes and businesses in Northern Ireland by March 2022.
  “We feel extremely proud to have connected our 100,000th customer to this life-changing technology,” said Garret Kavanagh, Director of Openreach in Northern Irel
  
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• Practical Solution for Campus 5G Enterprise Transformation

  20-12-2021 16:22
  
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  The rise of campus 5G networks in Germany has been driven by the country’s Industry 4.0 initiative—which sees data, digitization, and Internet of Things (IoT) technologies as key elements for the transformation and competitiveness of German industries—and by the regulator making available 100MHz of prime 3.7–3.8GHz spectrum for the enterprise. The presence of a strong manufacturing base, including a strong small and medium enterprise (SME) segment and a large
  
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• Windowology – the study of Japanese windows in Kensington

  20-12-2021 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  An exhibition has opened that’s unusually timely as it looks at the impact of windows on architecture. The windows we’re being asked to open a lot at the moment to reduce covid infections.
  The exhibition though focuses on Japanese windows, and the way they have come to form an integral part of Japanese architecture. From the famous sliding window/doors of classic Japanese homes to the modern design where buildings are designed to focus views through unusually placed windows.
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• Virgin Media O2 wants to pick your telly for you

  20-12-2021 14:58
  
  Converged UK telco Virgin Media O2 has launched a TV and film recommendation engine called ‘What should I Watch?‘
  In an age that could be described as intermittently locked down, we’ve all spent plenty of time on the sofa wondering what televisual fresh meat will best while away the evening.
  Indeed, data ‘uncovered’ by VMO2 apparently points to a 60 percent rise in Google searches for ‘what to watch’ since the start of lockdown.
  News of this apparently p
  
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• Emtelle acquires Dubai Based microduct solutions provider Afripipes

  20-12-2021 14:58
  
  In the current environment of unprecedented demand for passive network solutions, the Emtelle Group has decided to make the first in a series of announcements that will expand its global footprint and enhance its capability to guarantee its global customers security of supply. This step will allow the Emtelle Group to meet the demands of global network operators, securing the supply and shortening supply chains whilst providing global access to its market-leading pre-connectorised solutions port
  
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• How 5G will transform learning from early years to in-work training

  20-12-2021 14:54
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Ashleigh Timmins, Sector Technology Specialist at BT, reflects on the impact 5G technology will have on training and education.
  In the post COVID-19 era, as students and teachers acclimatise to what comes next, the educational landscape is accelerating towards its own digital transformation. Due to the disruption to studies and working imposed by the pandem
  
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• Nokia lands all of Elisa Estonia’s 5G RAN work in vendor swap

  20-12-2021 13:53
  
  Finnish kit vendor Nokia has continued its 5G redemption by landing the whole gig at the Estonian subsidiary of Finnish operator Elisa, replacing the incumbent vendor in the process.
  It’s not the biggest deal win in the world and neither is it the greatest surprise given how close the two firms presumably are (the Elisa Chairman is former Nokia lifer Anssi Vanjoki). Nonetheless you have to assume Elisa wouldn’t have gone with Nokia unless it thought its 5G kit was up to scratch. Even
  
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• TIM’s former CEO accepts €6.9 million to vacate board seat

  20-12-2021 13:00
  
  Luigi Gubitosi, the ex-CEO of Italian operator group TIM, has been given 6.9 million reasons to step down from its board of directors.
  This is just the latest event in a spate of corporate tussling at the top of TIM, which last month saw Gubitosi, who owns who owns 3,957,152 shares in TIM, resign as CEO. It’s all a bit murky, but it seems as if the resignation was a precondition for the board considering a takeover bid by KKR, perhaps at the behest of substantial minority shareholder Viven
  
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• Secrets of the London Underground will return for a second TV series

  20-12-2021 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A second series of the Secrets of the London Underground show has been commissioned by UKTV to be shown on the Yesterday channel next year.
  The series will reunite Siddy Holloway from London Transport Museum with rail historian Tim Dunn (The Architecture The Railways Built), to explore hitherto unseen areas of London’s Underground network.London Transport Museum’s director Sam Mullins OBE said, “The first series of Secrets of the London Underground proved a huge hit for the Mus
  
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• Prysmian eases the path to FTTx and 5G network deployments with 180 µm fibre cables

  20-12-2021 11:54
  
  Record-breaking Sirocco Extreme Range of microduct cables has been enhanced with latest addition Milan, 20 December 2021 – Prysmian Group, world leader in the energy and telecom cable systems industry, has extended its Sirocco Extreme range of microduct cables to include its latest 576f cable. Sirocco Extreme cables provide world record diameters and fibre densities for blown microduct cables. The new cable boasts 576 fibres in a diameter of 8.2mm, providing a fibre density of...Source: Re
  
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• London’s Alleys: Sherlock Mews, W1

  20-12-2021 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Just off Baker Street, home of a famous detective can be found a small cobbled street, Sherlock Mews, but which came first, the man or the mews?The mews can be found running through the middle of a block of houses built as part of the wider development of the area in around 1800 as part of the Portman Estate. As with many blocks of houses in the area, the fronts face the main roads, with back access for stables and staff running in the middle of the block via the mews. As with most old stables m
  
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• Singtel loses legal battle against Australian taxman

  20-12-2021 01:00
  On Friday, Singtel lost a major legal appeal in an Australian court, a result that could major ramifications for multinational companies attempting to financing operations across borders. The ruling relates to Singtel’s purchase of Australian wireless operator Optus back in 2001 for around $8.6 billion. In order to finance this deal, Singtel&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Philippines newcomer Dito hits 5 million users

  20-12-2021 01:00
  Dito Telecommunity launched commercially with much fanfare in March 2021, finally fulfilling the Philippine government’s desire for a third mobile player to enter the market. Prior to its launch, Dito said it would invest $6 billion in the rollout of its upcoming network, pledging to target a 30% market share in the near future.By August…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Openreach hits 100,000 FTTP customers in Northern Ireland

  20-12-2021 01:00
  Today, Openreach has announced that it has struck yet another fibre milestone with 100,000 FTTP customers recorded across Northern Ireland via various ISP partners.  “We feel extremely proud to have connected our 100,000th customer to this life-changing technology. Building the next generation of broadband has been and will continue to be transformational for Northern Ireland…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Nokia wins five-year 5G deal with Elisa Estonia as RAN vendor

  20-12-2021 01:00
  Nokia today announced that it has been selected by Elisa Estonia, a subsidiary of Elisa Finland, for a nationwide 5G RAN deployment as well as to replace the existing 4G infrastructure in a five-year deal. Nokia will replace the incumbent vendor. Deployment is expected to roll out next year following the completion of Estonia&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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