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• Female spiritual beings are coming to the British Museum

  18-03-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A new exhibition will be opening in May at the British Museum that explores female spiritual beings in world belief and mythological traditions around the globe.
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  The exhibition will be bringing together over 70 ancient sculptures, artefacts and contemporary art from six continents to explore the diversity of ways in which femininity has been perceived across the globe, from the ancient world to today. It’ll explore the embodiment of feminine power in deities, goddesses,
  
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• Design contract awarded to extend railway arches Low Line concept

  18-03-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Plans to revamp the railway arches running through Wandsworth and Lambeth to create an extension of Southwark’s “low line” have taken a step forward after a contract was awarded to a design agency.
  The extension would create a continuous walking and cycling route from Battersea to London Bridge, to connect communities with the creation of new spaces alongside the viaduct.
  Travel specialists Urban Flow and consultants Hatch will focus on socio-economic research, while the design
  
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• So much for the FTC’s trustbusting agenda

  18-03-2022 13:10
  
  US trade regulator, the FTC, has allowed Amazon’s acquisition of MGM to proceed without so much as a whimper of dissent.
  This is not the kind thing we were led to expect when the slayer of monopolies Lina Khan was appointed Federal Trade Commission boss a year ago. In fact, she arrived with the reputation of feeling especially antagonistic towards Amazon, having previously written at length about how something needs to be done to curb the company’s power.
  So when Amazon announced its
  
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• Investors reportedly bid $16 billion for Vodafone tower unit

  18-03-2022 13:07
  
  MNO Vodafone has apparently been given a $16 billion offer for a majority stake in its Vantage Towers mast business by investor firms.
  According to Reuters, Investment firms Brookfield and Global Infrastructure Partners submitted unsolicited offers in the last few weeks for a majority stake in Vantage Towers, however Vodafone’s preference is for an industry merger.
  Two separate sources told Reuters that no deal was imminent however, since Vodafone has been reluctant to engage in talks with
  
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• Discounts on Only Fools and Horses stageshow tickets

  18-03-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The famous BBC comedy, Only Fools and Horses has made a transition to the stage at the Theatre Royal Haymarket, and there’s currently an offer on tickets to see it.
  The show’s creator and sole writer John Sullivan died in 2011 but his son Jim Sullivan has written the upcoming musical with comedian Paul Whitehouse.
  Running for a decade from 1981-1991 and Christmas specials through 2003, Only Fools and Horses was voted Britain’s most popular sitcom in a 2003 BBC poll. An episode
  
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• Myanmar junta approves Telenor’s divestment from country

  18-03-2022 12:09
  Exit of Norwegian group, which has been trying to leave for months, will dismay human rights activists
  
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• Rajant features security and safety real-time communications at ISC West

  18-03-2022 11:58
  
  Two-way First Responder Video/Voice/Data Demos in Vegas March 22-25 at Venetian Expo Malvern, PA – March 18, 2022: Rajant Corporation, the pioneer of Kinetic Mesh® wireless networks, and its technology partners will be attending ISC West in Las Vegas at the Venetian Expo. Rajant will be featuring its latest products for safety and security - the Hawk FE1-4950 and FE1-5050, Peregrine Hybrid LTE, and ES1-5050CS. Present to showcase the real-time video/voice/data communications for public
  
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• Pentagon goes all-IP as part of Verizon $1 billion deal

  18-03-2022 10:32
  
  Verizon has won contracts from the US Department of Defense (DoD) worth a total of close to US$1 billion, including a deal to switch the Pentagon from copper to IP.
  The telco is no stranger to hefty government deals, but even by its standards, this is quite a windfall. It has inked three separate accords together worth $966.5 million under the government’s Enterprise Infrastructure Solutions (EIS) procurement scheme. And it is – understandably – pretty pleased with itself.
  The
  
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• Ericsson hires a grizzled veteran as its new legal chief

  18-03-2022 10:28
  
  Swedish kit maker Ericsson needs all the help it can get with its Iraq scandal, so it has hired a new legal chief.
  The company this week appointed Scott Dresser as its new chief legal officer. Dresser, who will report to Ericsson CEO Börje Ekholm, joins from Veon, where he served as group general counsel, and helped the Netherlands-based telco group manage the fallout from its own scandal.
  “Scott joins us at a critical time and will play a key role working with me, our board and the r
  
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• The GSMA and the path to 5G Advanced

  18-03-2022 01:00
  Since its first commercial launch in 2019, 5G has evolved rapidly – far faster, in fact, than its technological predecessors, 3G and 4G.Industry standards organisation 3GPP officially chose the name 5G Advanced for the next step in 5G’s technical evolution last April and announced in December that work was commencing on defining the technology in Release 18. Release 18 is currently expected to be published in 2024.“We’ve never seen a generational technology advance
  
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• Startup Stories: one stop drone shop

  18-03-2022 01:00
  Tell us about your start upFairFleet is constantly innovating and covering entire cycle processes on a single platform: from consulting and flight approvals to data capturing and subsequent data analysis. B2B clients from industries such as real estate, insurance, energy, agriculture or infrastructure advisory benefit from solutions offered by FairFleet …read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Japan aiming to establish leadership in 6G

  18-03-2022 01:00
  A report by Nikkei Asia has highlighted the ambition of the Japanese government backed group, the Beyond 5G Promotion Consortium, to establish a leadership position in 6G…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Coventry’s Manufacturing Technology Centre installs standalone private 5G network

  18-03-2022 01:00
  West Midlands 5G (WM5G) has successfully installed a standalone private 5G network at the Manufacturing Technology Centre (MTC) in Coventry. The trial was delivered alongside key technology partners; nexGworx, BT and Nokia, and was a result of the UK Government’s 5G Testbeds and Trials Programme. The pilot set out to give SMEs, corporate partners, and nearby universities the opportunity to explore private 5G and on…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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