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• Telecom Italia: company break-up brings KKR back in play

  14-03-2022 19:00
  Private equity group made its offer in November — a lot has happened since then
  
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• Tate’s Infinity Mirror Rooms exhibition extended to next year

  14-03-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The usually sold out Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms exhibition at the Tate Modern which was due to close this June has been extended to next June.
  Infinity Mirrored Room – Filled with the Brilliance of Life (c) Tate Modern
  Yayoi Kusama: Infinity Mirror Rooms reopened to the public in June 2021, following the reopening of UK museums and galleries after lockdown. Although demand for tickets has been exceptional, however social distancing measures in place throughout the show’s run
  
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• Cockfosters tube station flats development blocked

  14-03-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Plans to turn a car park next to Cockfosters tube station has been overturned by the Transport Secretary, Grant Shapps after they had been approved by the local council.
  The plan would have seen TfL’s joint venture with Connected Living London (CLL) build 351 flats for rent on the car park next to the station, reducing car parking from 336 spaces to 47, with increased cycling and pedestrian provision around the station.
  There had been strong local opposition to the scheme, on grounds of th
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: MWC, Ericsson and Ukraine

  14-03-2022 14:08
  
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · MWC, Ericsson and Ukraine
  
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• IPv6: Release Connectivity Potential, Boost Digital Economy

  14-03-2022 13:53
  
  On February 28, 2022, IPv6 Summit (hosted by Informa Tech) themed “Release Potential Connectivity, Boost Digital Economy” was held at W Hotel Barcelona, Spain, during MWC 2022. Nine speakers from the Internet Hall of Fame, European Telecommunications Standards Institute, Botswana Minister of Transport and Communications, MTN, Swisscom, OMDIA, and Informa Tech attended the summit and delivered keynote speeches on how to release connectivity potential and how to accelerate the developm
  
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• To 5G with O-RAN

  14-03-2022 13:49
  
  The diverse requirements of 5G and the different business models enabled by 5G provide new opportunities in the market. Further opportunities can be found through adoption of O-RAN technology.
  This white paper sheds light on the different aspects by giving a high-level view on the following:5G architecture
  5G New Radio (NR) air interface, also highlighting the different deployment scenarios, which may utilize varied business models
  O-RAN including selected design challengesPlease fill in the sho
  
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• The smartwatch market hit record levels in 2021

  14-03-2022 13:38
  
  The highest ever quarterly global shipments for smartwatches was recorded in Q4 2021, driven partly by cheaper devices and growth in India, claims industry analyst Counterpoint Research.
  According to Counterpoint Research’s Global Smartwatch Model Tracker, 40 million smartwatches were sold in the Q4 2021 alone which contributed to the 24% overall growth for the year.
  In terms of the top three brands, Apple retained its leading position with 30% market share. This actually dropped by 3% on
  
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• London museums secure government funding for improvements

  14-03-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A tranche of government funding has been handed out to galleries, museums, libraries and other cultural venues across the country, including a number in London.
  The funds, from the Department for Digital, Culture, Media & Sport, and dispersed by the Arts Council will, in the government’s announcement, “improve people’s access to the arts, safeguard cultural assets for future generations, and power economic growth through culture.”
  A total of £42 million was hand
  
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• AT&T to pump nearly $50 billion into its networks

  14-03-2022 12:58
  
  Born-again telco AT&T plans to spend eye water-watering sums of money on fibre and 5G, as it prepares for life after WarnerMedia.
  The US operator said in a strategy update late last week that it wants to double its fibre footprint to more than 30 million locations, at an annual rate of 3.5-4 million. It also plans to offer 120 MHz of mid-band 5G coverage to more than 200 million people by the end of 2023, complementing its existing 5G footprint, which currently reaches more than 255 million.
  
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• TIM to finally start takeover talks with KKR

  14-03-2022 12:55
  
  TIM has instructed its chairman and chief exec to begin formal talks with KKR on the proposed takeover deal, but this story is a long way from its conclusion still.
  The Italian incumbent is still covering all bases. In an announcement that came late on Sunday, it made it clear that it is still pushing on with its recently-announced strategic plan, a key tenet of which is the legal separation of TIM into a services operation and a networks business, as well as exploring a possible merger with Ita
  
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• Shenzhen forced into another Covid lockdown

  14-03-2022 12:46
  
  The Chinese city of Shenzhen, home to much of the world’s technology manufacturing, is being locked down due to a surge in Covid cases.
  The news was hinted at by the Shenzhen government site and widely covered. The Hong Kong Free Press reports that the entire city of 17 million people has been put into lockdown. It notes that China is still attempting to enforce a ‘zero-Covid’ policy, which aims to identify outbreaks of the virus early and impose severe restrictions in a bid to
  
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• UK government makes modest investment in space programmes

  14-03-2022 12:04
  
  Science and Innovation Minister George Freeman has announced a £2 million investment across 13 space projects.
  ‘British space technology will help pioneer new approaches to energy, communications and resources’ states a release from the UK Space Agency today, in which it unveiled the £2 million government investment which will be split across 13 new projects.
  The projects themselves are certainly grand in scale and include resource tracking robots for the moon, new comms
  
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• London’s Alleys: Peary Place, E2

  14-03-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This is a cobbled passage just off Roman Road in East London that’s recently seen run down workshops being converted into loft-apartment style flats.The area was still fields until the late 18th-century when housing started to appear along the Roman Road, and Peary Place appeared about the same time, as a gap between the emerging housing of the area.
  Greenwood map 1828
  OS Map 1898
  At the time the road to the north of the alley was known as North Place, so the alley was known as North Passa
  
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• TIM to open talks with KKR over takeover bid

  14-03-2022 01:00
  KKR’s interest, which saw the resignation of TIM’s previous CEO Luigi Gubitosi in November, is just one option being explored however…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• FCC announces $640 funding for rural broadband deployment

  14-03-2022 01:00
  The FCC has announced that over $640 million of funding will be made available through the Rural Digital Opportunity Fund. The investment will be used for new broadband deployments in 26 states and will cover nearly 250…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Connexin pick up the pace in Hull with speeds exceeding 2GB

  14-03-2022 01:00
  In their continued bid to develop Hull’s digital infrastructure, ISP and Smart City specialist Connexin have customers in Hull benefitting from the fastest speeds seen in the area to date…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Back for 2022 - the 24th annual World Communication Awards

  14-03-2022 01:00
  Total Telecom is delighted to launch the entry campaign for this years World Communication Awards with a totally refreshed line-up of categories and further strengthening of the panel of judges.
  A comprehensive review of the categories for 2022 has been undertaken with entry criteria updated for all to ensure they are aligned with trends in the telecom industry. There are new categories for startups…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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