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• Networking with BT and Vodafone

  31-01-2022 19:44
  Citrix $16.5bn deal, FTX valued at $32bn, Spotify apology
  
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• Leading Vodafone shareholder signals support for activist campaign

  31-01-2022 19:04
  Abrdn, a top-10 shareholder, says Cevian’s move ‘sensible’ as another investor calls it ‘long overdue’
  
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• Tickets Alert: Spring tours of Buckingham Palace gardens

  31-01-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The gardens of Buckingham Palace are to open for guided tours this spring, letting you in when they are not usually open to the public.
  During the 90-minute tour, people will be given special access to the whole 39-acre grounds in springtime, when the garden is at its fullest. Throughout the season daffodils, primroses and bluebells will emerge in the meadows and the camellias, magnolias and azaleas around the garden will bloom.
  (c) The Royal Collection Trust
  Tour guides will also tell visitors
  
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• DT and Ericsson launch new 5G SA campus offering

  31-01-2022 18:40
  
  Deutsche Telekom and Ericsson have partnered on a new standalone 5G private campus network offering, aimed at on-site business communication infrastructure.
  Working with Ericsson, DT has launched a new location-specific mobile network offering for companies based on 5G standalone technology, meaning the full technical benefits of can be brought to bear in bespoke business settings.  It has launched under the name Campus-Netz Private in Germany and test systems are available for businesses l
  
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• Westminster council pauses plans to scrap gas streetlights

  31-01-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Works to replace Victorian era gas lamps in central London with electric street lights has been paused by Westminster council following an outcry about the plans.The council had swapped the insides of 30 lamps so far, replacing their gas fittings with replica look-alike LED lamps while maintaining the heritage lampposts. However, the works sparked protests against the move, which while undeniably a lot more environmentally friendly and cheaper to run, do lack a certain something in their softer
  
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• Building the foundation for mobile network data monetisation in the 5G era

  31-01-2022 15:47
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Corine Suscens, VP of Global Marketing at Creativity Software, explores the challenge of getting quality actionable data.
  Mobile Network Operators need the capability to exploit their network data effectively and efficiently in order to support their digital transformation goals, make insightful business decisions and capitalise on the 5G opportunity. This will
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Ericsson, Sigfox and Spotify

  31-01-2022 15:26
  
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · Ericsson, Sigfox and Spotify
  
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• Spotify’s concessions over Rogan fail to placate censors

  31-01-2022 14:02
  
  The fuss over podcaster Joe Rogan having conversations some people don’t like continues, with Spotify introducing Facebook-style advisory labels.
  In a blog post, Spotify CEO Daniel Ek sought to update the company’s rules around Covid, a move clearly prompted by the Rogan fuss. “…we have an obligation to do more to provide balance and access to widely-accepted information from the medical and scientific communities…” he conceded. The main way Spotify plans to
  
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• Vodafone reportedly joins forces with Intel to develop its own OpenRAN chips

  31-01-2022 13:54
  
  UK telco Vodafone has reportedly recruited Intel and other silicon manufacturers to help it design its own OpenRAN chip architecture at a new R&D centre in Spain.
  The work will take place at its new lab in Malaga which opens Monday, according to an exclusive by Reuters. Apparently it will bring together 50 OpenRAN specialists, 650 software engineers, architects and technicians, and represents a 225 million euro investment over a five year period.
  As well as Intel around 20 other vendors have
  
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• Orange rubber-stamps Heydemann appointment as CEO

  31-01-2022 13:47
  
  As expected, French incumbent Orange has confirmed Christel Heydemann will take on the top job as CEO, albeit not just yet.
  The telco’s board on Friday announced that the high-ranking Schneider Electric exec will officially become Orange’s new CEO on April 4. Until then, outgoing chairman and CEO Stephane Richard – who originally said he’d be off no later than the end of January – will instead stay on to ensure a smooth transition.
  Heydemann’s appointment come
  
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• Virgin Media O2 looks to raise big money for new fibre push

  31-01-2022 13:30
  
  There are rumours afoot that Virgin Media O2 is in talks with investors to bring in hundreds of millions of pounds for a new fibre rollout in the UK.
  Should the various reports that emerged over the weekend prove correct, the cable operator will essentially set itself up as a serious competitor to UK incumbent Openreach – and a raft of altnets of varying sizes – in the full fibre space.
  According Sky News, the telco’s parent companies Liberty Global and Telefonica have begun ta
  
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• A trip in a London bus through military lands – Imberbus returns for 2022

  31-01-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Once a year, a fleet of old London buses are allowed into military lands to take trips to an empty village where no one lives. It is of course, therefore hugely popular.
  This is the bus route through the middle of the Salisbury Plain to the abandoned village of Imber – the ImberBus.You can look at it as a chance to ride on buses to an abandoned village, but that is almost to belittle the totality of the day out – riding through an empty landscape where trees have replaced tower block
  
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• Nuvias UC signs new agreement with Yealink for expansion into DACH (Germany, Austria, Switzerland)

  31-01-2022 10:00
  
  31/01/2022 Cwmbran Building on successful collaboration with Yealink in the UK, Nuvias UC now offers the full range of Yealink solutions to partners in DACH, enabling them to address the growing demand for high-functioning UC solutions for hybrid work environments. Since working closely together, Nuvias UC and Yealink have seen substantial business growth, thanks to strong working relationships combined with Yealink’s extensive portfolio and Nuvias UC’s expertise in the market. As a
  
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• London’s Alleys: May’s Court, WC2

  31-01-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This is a wide alley just to the north of Trafalgar Square and sits between the St Martins Lane Hotel to the north and the London Coliseum to the south.Originally, the alley would have been lined with shops, but two very large buildings now occupy either side turning what would have been a bustling shopping lane into a blank corridor with space for the hotel to put out tables and chairs.
  To the south side, the London Coliseum was built in a plot of land occupied by a lot of different businesses,
  
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• Vodafone to build chips with Intel as it bets big on Open RAN

  31-01-2022 01:00
  In the past few years, Open RAN – the concept of using modular, interoperable RAN components from numerous vendors within the same network – has been generating major interest from the telecoms industry around the world. Beyond theoretically allowing for increases in network performance, security, and adaptability, the concept also has a significant impact on the telecoms equipment ecosystem, giving smaller players a chance to participate in a market dominated by giants like Nokia&h
  
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• T-Mobile now using 100% renewable energy

  31-01-2022 01:00
  Today, T-Mobile has announced that its network now operates using entirely renewable energy. The operator has reached the goal through a variety of different partnerships, including eight virtual power agreements, 19 retail agreements, one Green Direct program, and unbundled Renewable Energy Certificates that support projects across the country…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• GSMA name Telefonica CEO as new chair

  31-01-2022 01:00
  Álvarez-Pallete will replace Orange Group’s Stéphane Richard, who vacates the role after three years’ service.As Board Chair, Mr Álvarez-Pallete will oversee the strategic direction of the GSMA, with the support of Board Deputy Chair, Rima Qureshi, Executive Vice President and Chief Strategy Officer of Verizon…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Ericsson to bring network slicing to 5G smartphones

  31-01-2022 01:00
  5G enables new business model innovation across all industries. Network slicing will play a crucial role in enabling service providers to offer innovative services to enter new markets and expand their business today. Network slicing has been shown to be a fundamental way of providing customized services and use cases for enterprises in multiple verticals with corresponding network requirements.The device ecosystem has now started to develop support for multiple network slices on commercial sma
  
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