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• Nokia and Rakuten complete 1 Terabit fibre network trial

  30-03-2022 18:28
  
  Finish kit vendor Nokia and Japanese MNO Rakuten have demonstrated a live 1Tbps per channel transmission, which they claim represents a speed increase of 500% on Rakuten’s existing fibre network.
  The trial connected data centres 135 km apart in the Japan’s Kanto region and was supposed to demonstrate the ability to scale network capacity over Nokia’s open optical line system infrastructure.
  The resulting 1 Terabit per second per channel transmission over Rakuten Mobile’s
  
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• Golden Canaletto’s glow in this National Maritime Museum exhibition

  30-03-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Removed from their ancestral home, a complete set of twenty-four classic Canaletto paintings of Venice that have never been seen away from their home have come to London for this exceptionally rare display.What’s on show are a series of paintings commissioned by Lord John Russell, 4th Duke of Bedford when on his grand tour, and originally displayed at his London home until being moved to Woburn Abbey in the 1790s. Where they have largely remained.
  The exhibition is the result of a mansion
  
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• Dyson invents the air purifying headphones

  30-03-2022 14:48
  
  Dyson, the UK manufacturer made famous by selling upmarket vacuums based on jet engines or something like that, has unveiled a set of headphones that also blow purified air into your mouth.
  The Dyson Zone is a ‘wearable air purifier’ designed to protect the wearer from city pollution including gas, allergens and particulate matter while blasting your favourite tunes unmolested by roadworks thanks to some noise cancelling gubbins.
  It works thanks to two spinning things in the headphon
  
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• Ericsson investors won’t let Ekholm off the hook for Iraq

  30-03-2022 13:57
  
  It was never going to be an easy annual general meeting for embattled Swedish kit maker Ericsson.
  On Tuesday, investors representing 10 percent of Ericsson’s shares voted against discharging the board and president from liability regarding the company’s performance in fiscal 2021. That 10 percent threshold is enshrined in Swedish corporate law, and if it is reached, it means individuals can be sued over their management – or mismanagement – of the company.
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• Iliad blots its copy book over 5G in Italy

  30-03-2022 13:52
  
  Iliad has had a slap on the wrist in Italy for misleading consumers over its 5G offer… and it’s not happy about it.
  The Italian competition body has imposed a €1.2 million fine on Iliad for omitting details and providing unclear information in the marketing of its 5G service.
  The fine itself is not huge, relatively speaking; Iliad is yet to turn a profit in Italy but its top line came in at north of €800 million last year. However, it is significant, considering that the t
  
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• Slave trader, Robert Milligan’s statue gifted to the Museum of London

  30-03-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A bronze sculpture of the merchant and slave trader Robert Milligan, that was removed from West India Quay in June 2020, will join the collections of the Museum of London.Born in 1746, Robert Milligan was a prominent British slave trader and the driving force behind the foundation of West India Docks. As a slave trader and manager of his family’s Jamaican sugar plantations, Milligan’s wealth resulted directly from his trade in enslaved people. By the time of his death, he owned 2 sug
  
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• Vodafone launches collaborative road safety platform

  30-03-2022 12:17
  
  UK operator group Vodafone has unveiled a new connected vehicle platform, which is designed to enable real-time info sharing between drivers and transport authorities.
  Safer Transport for Europe Platform (STEP) is expected to emerge later this year under the Vodafone Automotive brand, and is supposed to work across vehicles and devices and be compatible with all third party apps.
  Initially STEP will be able to deliver safety messages and updates from road operators on lane closures, speed restri
  
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• Protected: 5G Private Networks for Industry 4.0 – Part 2

  30-03-2022 11:08
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• Protected: 5G Private Networks for Industry 4.0 – Part 1

  30-03-2022 11:08
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  30-03-2022 11:08
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• 5G Private Networks for Industry 4.0 – Part 2

  30-03-2022 11:08
  
  5G private networks bring significant benefits to manufacturers, but the road to deployment has challenges those manufacturers and their partners must overcome to ensure network coverage, connectivity, and stability. Various deployment options, stringent requirements, and the need for security make implementing a 5G private network a complex task. Overcoming these challenges requires a holistic view of the network lifecycle from design validation to operations.
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• 5G Private Networks for Industry 4.0 – Part 1

  30-03-2022 11:08
  
  5G private networks are proliferating, but the road to 5G private networks is paved with challenges. Enabling 5G private network use cases for Industry 4.0 puts significant demands on network performance. Overcoming these challenges requires a solid understanding of 5G private network use cases and their requirements. Anyone adopting a 5G private network should also be familiar with the underlying standards, deployment options, and key 5G features enabling these networks. In this paper, learn ab
  
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• 5G and beyond for dummies

  30-03-2022 11:08
  
  The future of 5G is here. 5G & Beyond For Dummies, Keysight Technologies Special Edition, details the continuing evolution of 5G to new frequencies, deployments, capabilities, and business transformations. No matter if you’re a chipset/device maker, a network equipment manufacturer, or a mobile network operator, you can use this handy guide to find out what you need to know about design and testing solutions so you can bring your innovations to market faster. By featuring information o
  
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• A day trip to – Salisbury

  30-03-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  An ancient cathedral city on the river Avon and a convenient stopping off point for Stonehenge visitors has plenty of other things to keep people busy for a day trip.
  My visit was sparked by the opportunity to visit Longford Castle, which is open for guided tours on selected days of the year. As that took in most of the afternoon, I skipped a couple of things to visit, so you could, just about do Salisbury in the morning, and then Stonehenge or Longford Castle in the afternoon.
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• Startup Stories: reaching the other 80 billion

  30-03-2022 02:00
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  KLEO Connect is a “New Space” global network, data management and application company. Its aim is to drive “digitalization and business transformation from space” within the global Industrial Internet of Things (IIoT) and Machine-To-Machine (M2M) market.
  By delivering a global satellite communications network, KLEO Connect is targeting the “other 80 billion” and more devices that are estimated to become internet-ready in the next y
  
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• New mobile players within Germany drive investment trends

  30-03-2022 02:00
  Can you introduce yourself and your role? I am a Director in ING’s TMT Sector team where I advise and finance companies in the digital infrastructure space…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• New mobile palyers within Germany drive investment trends

  30-03-2022 02:00
  Can you introduce yourself and your role? I am a Director in ING’s TMT Sector team where I advise and finance companies in the digital infrastructure space…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Is T-Mobile’s shutdown of Sprint 3G facing further setbacks?

  30-03-2022 02:00
  Two years ago, after years of regulatory manoeuvring, T-Mobile and Sprint finally completed their enormous merger for $26 billion. As part of the conditions for the merger, T-Mobile agreed to sell Sprint’s pre-paid mobile business to satellite operator Dish, a satellite operator who had agreed to build their own 5G mobile network.  By October 2020, T…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• DigitalBridge enters $820m tower deal with Telenet

  30-03-2022 02:00
  DigitalBridge, a US-based real estate investment trust and associate of DigitalBridge Group, has announced its agreement with Telenet to obtain all of the operator’s mobile telecommunications towers in Belgium.  The investment group has agreed to pay $820 million for 3,322 of Telenet’s sites…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Cyta: The new ARSINOE subsea cable system comes into operation

  30-03-2022 02:00
  Cyta announces the start of operations on the ARSINOE optical fiber subsea cable system, which will cover the country’s increased need for international connectivity in crucial areas, especially for Internet and Cloud services…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Standing out in the crowd: a customer-centric approach to subsea connectivity

  30-03-2022 01:48
  Ahead of Submarine Networks EMEA 2022 in May, Total Telecom caught up with Crosslake Fibre's CEO Mike Cunningham to hear more about their recently completed CrossChannel Fibre project as well as to understand what's next for the business.Congratulations on the recent completion of the CrossChannel Fibre project. Please can you tell us more about the system?Many thanks, it is always an exciting time when you place a new system into service.  The launch of the CrossChannel Fibre system in 20
  
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