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• Protected: Own 5G. Own the Edge.

  24-02-2022 16:47
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• Own 5G. Own the Edge.

  24-02-2022 16:47
  
  by Brian Lavallée, Sr. Director of Solutions Marketing, Ciena
  5G has quickly gone from hype to reality with live commercial deployments taking place worldwide. How can network operators best compete in this hyper-competitive market to help them own the edge? By taking an adaptive approach to designing best-in-breed 5G networks that are open by design, automated, and highly scalable.
  5G is only two characters long yet encompasses the entire mobile network infrastructure. From 5G User Equip
  
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• The Tower of London moat is getting a slide

  24-02-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This summer, a giant metal slide is being installed in the moat of the Tower of London so people can whizz down to the bottom for a walk through the moat.
  It’s part of the previously announced Superbloom, a project that will fill the moat with millions of flowers for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. While people will be able to walk down into the moat through more conventional means, they decided to install a slide as well, because it’s fun.
  Concept (c) HRP
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• ETNO welcomes the EU Data Act

  24-02-2022 15:26
  
  The European Commission has announced new laws to improve data privacy and protection, and trade body ETNO approves.
  The Data Act is positioned as a levelling of the playing field in the European Digital economy which, in practice, means knocking the US giants down a peg or two. It will give users of connected devices better access to the data they generate, give smaller companies more rights when dealing with giants, and allow the public sector to get hold of private data if they fancy it. That
  
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• Truphone seeks to make the SIM card redundant

  24-02-2022 14:57
  
  UK eSIM specialist Truphone is offering chip manufacturers and device makers its eSIM technology for free.
  This ‘freedom is free’ offering is designed to encourage faster uptake of embedded/integrated SIM technology, which TruPhone claims has benefits around cost saving and freedom of choice for customers.
  Apparently, devices will be able to reconfigure themselves to connect to any mobile operator instantly. It also claims that since there were 4.6 billion plastic sim cards produced
  
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• MWC 2022 is set to be the most diverse yet

  24-02-2022 14:28
  
  Ahead of the return of the telecoms industry’s biggest trade show, analyst firm Omdia has given some collective thought to what we might end up chatting about there.
  Being analysts, Omdia didn’t muck about and its preview (which you can download here if you want a deep dive) runs to no less than 77 pages. For those with a more journalistic attention span we had a chat with Evan Kirchheimer, VP of Service Provider Research at Omdia, who is one of the lead authors of the report, and as
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: MWC 2022 preview

  24-02-2022 14:21
  
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · MWC 2022 preview
  
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• 6 GHz unlicensed access and Wi-Fi 6E to add billions to Indonesian and African economies, reveals Dynamic Spectrum Alliance

  24-02-2022 14:16
  
  It is predicted that unlicensed access to the 6 GHz band will add US$ 187.63 billion to the Indonesian economy, and up an accumulated US$ 150.19 billion to the economies of Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa. Washington D.C., USA, 24 February: The economies of Indonesia, Kenya, Nigeria and South Africa could benefit if they decide to enable unlicensed access to the 5925-7125 MHz band, according to studies published by the Dynamic Spectrum Alliance (DSA) and...Source: RealWire
  
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• Meta makes a big noise about AI and, of course, the metaverse

  24-02-2022 14:14
  
  US Internet giant Meta/Facebook has launched a barrage of information on AI projects it is working on, including translation systems, virtual assistants and metaverse voice command tools.
  Keen to show the world it is making some progress on driving forward the metaverse, AI, and all the other semi-theoretical things it seems to now exclusively talk about, Meta/Facebook held a two and a half hour presentation called ‘Inside the Lab: Building for the metaverse with AI.’
  In it CEO Mark
  
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• Infovista launches Ativa™ for Cloud-Native Automated Assurance and Operations

  24-02-2022 13:58
  
  Ativa suite provides 360° intelligence and operations across digital experiences, apps, services, networks and infrastructure Includes AIOps, zero-touch configuration, active assurance, intelligent workflow automation and outcomes-based solutions Paris, France – Thursday February 24th, 2022 – Infovista, the global leader in network lifecycle automation (NLA), today announced Infovista Ativa™, its new suite of cloud-native applications for Automated Assurance and Operati
  
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• Deutsche Telekom and Spain’s Telefónica boosted by international growth

  24-02-2022 11:56 via ft.com
  Two of Europe’s biggest telecoms groups beat expectations after strong performance in Americas
  
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• Tickets Alert: State Apartments tours in Parliament’s Speaker’s House

  24-02-2022 11:15 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  For the first time ever, Parliament’s State Apartments inside Speaker’s House are to be opened to the public in a short series of guided tours.
  The State Dining Room in Speaker’s House (c) Parliament
  Tickets have gone on sale today for the guided tours of The State Apartments of Speaker’s House, which for over 160 years has hosted visits and dinners for Royalty and Heads of State. During this guided tour, you will be able to visit the newly renovated State Apartments of S
  
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• London Underground tube strike for Tuesday and Thursday next week

  24-02-2022 10:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Two tube strikes will take place next week, affecting a large section of the London Underground on Tuesday and Thursday.
  Transport for London (TfL) says that if the strikes go ahead, it expects severe disruption across all Tube lines, with the possibility of no services on the London Underground. Other TfL and National Rail services are not included in the RMT’s strike action – however, those services are expected to be much busier than usual and customers may need to queue before bo
  
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• TfL secures deal to build new Elephant and Castle station entrance

  24-02-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  TfL has agreed to a deal that will see a brand new entrance built for the Elephant and Castle station, but it will remain an empty concrete box until TfL is able to afford to complete it.
  Provisional design for the new ticket hall (c) Delancey/TfL
  There is an existing agreement with Delancey, the developer of the Elephant and Castle shopping centre site for Delancey to build an underground box for the new entrance. This is a method that’s been used before, where TfL takes advantage of a la
  
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• Vodafone looks to offload stake in India’s largest towerco to prop up Vi

  24-02-2022 01:00
  Vodafone has this week confirmed that it has launched an initial sale of 63.6 million shares, equivalent to a roughly 2.4% stake, in India’s largest tower company, Indus Towers.At the same time, Indian media claimed that Vodafone was also in advanced discussions to sell a further 4.7% stake, with sources suggesting that the potential buyer is likely Bharti Airtel. Indus Towers, previously known as Bharti Infratel, has almost 180,000 towers across India and plays an integral role in t
  
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• Mitratel spending $69.5m on rural Indonesian mobile towers

  24-02-2022 01:00
  In November last year, Mitratel launched its IPO on the Indonesia Stock Exchange, raising $1.3 billion for the sale of a 28% stake in the business. The remaining 72% of the company remains privately owned by Telkom Indonesia. &nbsp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• From holographs to cobots: NGMN classifies 50 potential 6G use cases

  24-02-2022 01:00
  This week, the NGMN has released a new whitepaper entitled “6G Use Cases and Analysis”, showcasing 50 potential use cases for the future technology. For NGMN, identifying these use cases early will be a major factor in helping to steer the industry’s development, guide standardisation, and influence policy for 6G over the coming decade. “6G is one of our strategic focus topics. Our 6G project is a true global collaboration among operators, vendors and research
  
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• From holographics to cobots: NGMN classifies 50 potential 6G use cases

  24-02-2022 01:00
  This week, the NGMN has released a new whitepaper entitled “6G Use Cases and Analysis”, showcasing 50 potential use cases for the future technology. For NGMN, identifying these use cases early will be a major factor in helping to steer the industry’s development, guide standardisation, and influence policy for 6G over the coming decade. “6G is one of our strategic focus topics. Our 6G project is a true global collaboration among operators, vendors and research
  
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• FCC ruling puts broadband choice into US apartments and offices

  24-02-2022 01:00
  US public housing has become infamous for it's poor quality, underfunding and mismanagement resulting in tenants living in crumbling buildings with billions in repair backlogs, whilst Americans usually see it as the last resort for those with no other options.Now a ruling by the Federal Communications Commission is going to ease one part of the puzzle for those living and working in apartments…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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