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• Vodafone strengthens board with industry heavyweights

  06-05-2022 14:32 via ft.com
  Telecoms group appoints former chief executive of Arm and the head of France’s public broadcaster
  
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• Ofcom applauds its own ‘end of contract’ rules

  06-05-2022 14:29
  
  UK comms regulator Ofcom says the rules it has imposed on telcos compelling them to inform customers when contracts are up, and of any better available deals, are having a positive effect.
  There is an uptick in customers taking out new contracts and securing better deals with their broadband providers having been reminded their contract is up, according to Ofcom who made it mandatory for this to happen with new rules for telcos. Ofcom introduced rules requiring phone, broadband and pay-TV provid
  
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• The second phase of Europe’s tech crackdown is finalised

  06-05-2022 14:24
  
  It looks like the EU has agreed on the final text for the Digital Markets Act, which is designed as an exercise in regulatory catch-up with US big tech firms.
  The preliminary version of the DMA was unveiled a few weeks ago, positioned as an attempted to rein-in the power of perceived digital ‘gatekeepers’, the likes of Google and Facebook, who control much of the way the rest of us interact with the digital economy. It has been developed in parallel with the Digital Services Act, whi
  
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• Verizon splurges 5G novelties over Miami Grand Prix

  06-05-2022 13:21
  
  This weekend’s Formula 1 Crypto.com Miami Grand Prix will be feature of a series of fancy retail and video experiences supposedly powered by Verizon’s 5G Ultra Wideband network.
  The Grand Prix takes place this weekend at the Miami International Autodrome, located at the Hard Rock Stadium. It will apparently be the first Formula 1 race in the US with access to Verizon 5G Ultra Wideband. In order to show off what the tech can do, a series of 5G powered experiences have been built out a
  
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• Flaneurs promenading around London in their Sunday Best on a Saturday

  06-05-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  If you’re in central London next Saturday, don’t be surprised to see people dressed in their very best Sunday Best promenading around town.
  After a two-year plague induced hiatus, the most aimless walk of the century is back – the Grand Flaneur Walk.
  Flaneurs 2019 (c) The Chap magazine
  It all started in the depths of time, in July 2019 to be specific, when a large group of well-dressed dandies, flaneurs, boulevardiers and quaintrelles set forth from the statue of Beau Brummell
  
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• ETSI ISG F5G Chair: Evolving F5G to the next level

  06-05-2022 11:47
  
  [Shenzhen, China] Recently, Informa Tech, a well-known UK analysis and research institute, jointly held the “F5G Evolution Summit” in Shenzhen with the participation of several operators, ETSI, WBBA and Huawei. Dr. Luca Pesando, Chair of ETSI ISG F5G, ETSI board member and manager of standard at TIM, highlighted the progress made by ISG F5G during the first 2 years mandate, shared the release plan of ISG F5G for the next 2 years mandate of as well as the plans for the evolution of F5
  
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• EchoStar teases pan-European satellite LoRa network

  06-05-2022 10:49
  
  Irish satellite services provider EchoStar has launched an early adopter programme for its pan-European LoRa network.
  The scheme is pitched at the transport and logistics, agriculture, oil and gas, and utilities sectors. Presumably other verticals are also permitted to join in the fun, but these were the ones referenced by EchoStar.
  Participants will be able to test the company’s satellite-based LoRa network to see how low-power, wide-area networking (LPWAN) can benefit their businesses. C
  
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• TIM CEO upbeat on imminent fibre merger despite delays

  06-05-2022 10:47
  
  The boss of Italian telco TIM will soon broker a deal to merge its fibre network assets with those of rival Open Fiber, but admits it has not been smooth sailing.
  Pietro Labriola made the comments to journalists in the wake of the incumbent’s Q1 results announcement, Reuters reports. And those financials help to demonstrate exactly how much TIM needs to ring the changes in its domestic market.
  “There have been some delays… but stakeholders are interested in carrying out the pr
  
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• US govt delivers $77m in grants for tribal broadband

  06-05-2022 02:00
  Launched back in summer 2021, the Tribal Broadband Connectivity Programme is a $980 million programme directed by tribal governments, offering grants for the deployment of broadband infrastructure on tribal lands, as well as to enhance the access to digital learning opportunities and telehealth. Applicants for the grants had until September 2021 to apply, with the programme receiving over 280 submissions. Ironically, at the start of 2022, some tribal advocates complained to the Senate that
  
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• SKT leans further into metaverse with games company investment

  06-05-2022 02:00
  Today, SK Group has announced a 50 billion won ($39 million) investment into game creator Haegin, further bolstering its metaverse offering in anticipation of expanding the service abroad. SK Telecom (SKT) and SK Group’s investment arm, SK Square, will each invest half of the total sum. Combined, they will become Haegin’s third-largest shareholder, though the exact size of the total share was not disclosed…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• New CEO takes the helm of the Cook Islands submarine cable operator, Avaroa Cable

  06-05-2022 02:00
  Operator of the Manatua Cable and international telecommunications wholesaler, Avaroa Cable Ltd, has announced that Mike Schwarz has been appointed incoming CEO of the company.The move follows an extensive international search initiated last year and overseen by ACL’s Board.Schwarz joins from Australian telecoms operator Vocus Group Ltd and brings extensive regional industry experience.He will lead the company from its base inRarotonga in the Cook Islands.Schwarz takes over from Dr Ranulf
  
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• eir expands partnership with EasyGo to grow EV charger network

  06-05-2022 02:00
  The changing face of street furniture is demonstrated by the partnership in Ireland between eir, the countries largest provider of fixed-line and mobile telecommunications services, and EasyGo, the largest private car charging network in Ireland.What is really interesting is that this is being seen as a way to support public infrastructure by helping communities meet their changing needs and replaces eir payphone kiosks…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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