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• Restoration of the Crystal Palace Subway has started

  12-04-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  After long years of planning and fundraising, the restoration of the remarkable Crystal Palace subway has started this week.
  Built to run under the road between the Crystal Palace and the nearby High-Level railway station, the grand ornate columned subway was for 1st-class passengers and is unlike any subway under a road you’ve seen in London. It can be described as being in three zones — three sets of grand staircases leading to the Palace above, a once glass-roofed atrium, and the
  
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• Deutsche Telekom reportedly fielding multiple bids for tower business

  12-04-2022 18:29
  
  German operator Deutsche Telekom is apparently reviewing bids for its tower business from multiple suitors including Vodafone’s Vantage Towers, KKR, GIP, Cellnex and America Tower Corp.
  Deutsche Telekom is reviewing proposals to sell a majority or minority stake in its subsidiary towers business Deutsche Funkturm, according to a report from Reuters. Sources claim Vantage Towers and a consortium of KKR and GIP have submitted bids to buy either 51% or take a minority interest, Cellnex is mul
  
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• Nokia joins rival Ericsson in exiting Russia

  12-04-2022 17:28
  Pair accounts for between 20% and 30% of country’s radio network equipment
  
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• London Underground adds African inspired tube roundel to Westminster station

  12-04-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Visitors to Westminster tube station will now be greeted by a brand new permanent work of art by Larry Achiampong, a reimagined tube roundel.Achiampong’s artwork re-imagines the tube roundel replacing the traditional red and blue design with Pan African colours. The green, black and red reflects the land, the people and the struggles the African continent has endured, while yellow-gold represents a new day and prosperity. He incorporates 54 stars arranged around the edge of the roundel, re
  
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• Sony and KIRKBI invest $2 billion in Epic Games to build the kids metaverse

  12-04-2022 13:42
  
  Following the news that toy firm Lego and Epic Games are teaming up to build a metaverse for children, Sony and Lego owner KIRKBi have ploughed $1 billion each into the games publisher.
  Last week Lego and Epic announced they’d entered into a long-term partnership and intend to build ‘an immersive, creatively inspiring and engaging digital experience for kids of all ages to enjoy together’. There’s nothing to show yet, other than a set of three principles both firms put th
  
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• TikTok ad revenues set to triple this year

  12-04-2022 13:26
  
  Research from Insider Intelligence predicts social video platform TikTok’s ad revenues will surpass those of Twitter and Snapchat combined this year.
  Having increased by 175% last year, Insider Intelligence is confident TikTok’s revenues will grow even more – tripling year-on-year. The Chinese-owned platform specialises in short-form, mobile optimised videos and is especially popular with younger people. More than half of its ad revenue comes from the US, however, and is foreca
  
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• From Royals to Paul McCartney – 150 years of needlework on display

  12-04-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  An exhibition that celebrates the 150 years of the Royal School of Needlework (RSN) has opened in Bermondsey, looking at the wide variety of work they’ve created, from miliary wear to works for pop stars, and royalty.
  The School of Needlework (it became royal later) was set up to provide training and employment to destitute ladies. But not the sort of ladies you might be thinking of, these were middle-class ladies. At a time when the man worked and the ladies minded the home, to be a young
  
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• Nokia mostly pulls out of Russia

  12-04-2022 11:57
  
  Finnish kit vendor Nokia has announced it will cease operations in Russia, but will ‘provide the necessary support to maintain the networks and [is] applying for the relevant licenses to enable this support’.
  Following the news that Ericsson was pulling out of Russia yesterday, fellow Nordic telecoms equipment giant Nokia has announced that it will also be exiting the region, though adding the caveat that it will aim to provide the support to maintain the networks there.
  The statemen
  
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• Infovista launches Precision Drive Testing™ to automate 5G testing

  12-04-2022 11:47
  
  Cloud-native automation of testing routines integrates data from across 5G network lifecycle to increase speed and accuracy Paris, France – April 12th, 2022 – Infovista, the global leader in network lifecycle automation (NLA), today announced Precision Drive Testing™ to bring a ML/AI data-driven approach and automation to network testing, significantly reducing the cost and time of 5G network testing. The patent-pending Precision Drive Testing leverages 5G network, service and
  
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• Real Wireless to provide The Football Association with independent wireless consultancy services for the next three years

  12-04-2022 11:00
  
  The Football Association engage Real Wireless to support radio and mobile connectivity at Wembley Stadium and The National Training Centre at St Georges Park London – 12 April 2022 – Real Wireless, the UK’s leading independent wireless consultancy, today announced it has signed a three-year agreement to provide network consultancy services to The Football Association (The FA). The agreement includes event day support at Wembley Stadium. The agreement is an extension of the long
  
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• British Library extension to include Crossrail 2 tunnels

  12-04-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The British Library has shown off its final designs for a large expansion of the library to the north of the current building, including early works for Crossrail 2.
  Proposed extension – Source: British Library planning application
  The proposed development would involve extending the northern aspect of the existing British Library to provide library accommodation; commercial space designed to cater for knowledge quarter uses (including life sciences, cultural, scientific and heritage colle
  
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• Telekom Srbija eyes acquisitions as it issues €500m bond

  12-04-2022 02:00
  Today, Telekom Srbija has announced that it will issue a new €500 million Eurobond, likely in Luxembourg or Frankfurt. According to company CEO, Vladimir Lucic, the bond will be used primarily to fund future acquisitions within the Balkans, with a smaller portion of the funds dedicated to expanding the company’s network infrastructure rollout.“This will open possibility for a quick reaction in case of any new acquisition opportunities in the region…read more on Tota
  
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• Orange talks flattening the energy curve

  12-04-2022 02:00
  Sustainability was undeniably one of the hottest topics at this year’s Mobile World Congress, with operators and equipment vendors alike keen to show off their ever-improving green credentials.  But while the telecoms industry is making a largely concerted effort to reduce their carbon emissions and, indeed, to help their customers and partners do the same, there is still much work to be done.  Orange, like many of the world’s largest network operators, including Voda
  
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• Nokia pulls out of Russia entirely

  12-04-2022 02:00
  Today, Finnish mobile network equipment vendor Nokia has announced that it will exit the Russian market, saying that continued presence in the country “would not be possible”.“Over the last weeks we have suspended deliveries, stopped new business and are moving our limited R&amp…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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