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• The Jubilee line’s Night Tube returns this weekend

  16-05-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Night Tube service will resume on the Jubilee line this coming Saturday (21st May), although there will be fewer trains per hour than planned due to RMT strike action.
  This comes after all Night Tube services were suspended in March 2020 due to the pandemic, and the resumption of the Night Tube on the Central and Victoria lines late last year.
  Due to the RMT strike action on the Night Tube, TfL is currently running a normal service on the Victoria line each weekend and a regular service on t
  
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• Telsasoft announces interoperability with Summa Networks’ Subscribers Data Management solution

  16-05-2022 18:30
  
  Telecom service assurance software provider Telsasoft announces interoperability with Summa Networks’ Subscribers Data Management solution, allowing carriers to seamlessly monitor critical mobile network functions from one single service monitoring solution. Minneapolis (US) and Madrid (Spain), May 16th, 2022 - Telsasoft designs and develops operations support systems (OSS) and service assurance software for telecommunications providers. Their solution supports multi-vendor and multi-techn
  
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• ‘Unlawful collusion’ by mobile groups led to Phones 4U demise, High Court told

  16-05-2022 18:23
  EE, Deutsche Telekom, Orange, Vodafone and Telefónica deny working together to stop supplying retailer
  
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• Twilio ploughs $750 million into Syniverse

  16-05-2022 18:18
  
  Communications platform Twilio has become a significant minority owner of telecoms transaction processor Syniverse with a $750 million investment, which it describes as a strategic partnership.
  Syniverse concurrently raised $1.025 billion in new term loan debt and $340 million in new preferred equity, the proceeds of which were primarily used to reduce leverage and were apparently required under the terms of the transaction with Twilio.
  Syniverse says will benefit from Twilio’s experience
  
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• Twilio invests $750 million into Syniverse

  16-05-2022 18:18
  
  Communications platform Twilio has become a significant minority owner of telecoms transaction processor Syniverse with a $750 million investment, which it describes as a strategic partnership.
  Syniverse concurrently raised $1.025 billion in new term loan debt and $340 million in new preferred equity, the proceeds of which were primarily used to reduce leverage and were apparently required under the terms of the transaction with Twilio.
  Syniverse says will benefit from Twilio’s experience
  
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• Twilio invests $750 million in Syniverse

  16-05-2022 18:18
  
  Communications platform Twilio has become a significant minority owner of telecoms transaction processor Syniverse with a $750 million investment, which it describes as a strategic partnership.
  Syniverse concurrently raised $1.025 billion in new term loan debt and $340 million in new preferred equity, the proceeds of which were primarily used to reduce leverage and were apparently required under the terms of the transaction with Twilio.
  Syniverse says will benefit from Twilio’s experience
  
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• Vodafone/e&: new investor fortifies chief’s hand in scrap with activist

  16-05-2022 17:00
  Nick Read could use a friendly face but even a friend wants value for money when spending $4.4bn
  
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• See Doctor Who on the big screen at the Barbican

  16-05-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  In the 1960s, two Doctor Who movies were made, and in 2022, you can see them back on the big screen, at the Barbican Arts Centre.
  Restored and remastered in 4K, Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) and Daleks Invasion Earth 2150 A.D. (1966) star Peter Cushing as Dr. Who, Roberta Tovey as Susan, Jennie Linden as Barbara, Roy Castle as Ian, Jill Curzon as Louise and Bernard Cribbins as Tom.
  The two movies are not part of the BBC productions and differ sharply from the TV show, but with many familiar elem
  
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• B2B will be the next telco spin off

  16-05-2022 14:55
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Angus Ward, CEO of Beyond Now, analyses the megatrend of telcos attempting to transform themselves into ‘techcos’.
  In the last two years, most businesses regardless of the industry have experienced seismic change. Telecoms is no different. It has since seen its fair share of changes with many telcos spinning off either network towers or fibre infrast
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: BT Sport, mmWave and Russia

  16-05-2022 14:40
  
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · BT Sport, mmWave and Russia
  
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• GSMA says telcos are getting stiffed on network infrastructure costs

  16-05-2022 14:02
  
  Telecoms industry body and organiser of MWC, the GSMA, has got involved in the debate around who pays for the internet.
  The GSMA has released its 2022 Internet Value Chain Report, which makes the argument that ‘asymmetric regulation and restrictions’, sector-specific taxes, and spectrum costs are putting the business models of telcos under strain, whilst big tech rakes in all the cash it can get its hands on.
  The argument is the telco sector, which builds out the physical infrastruct
  
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• Infovista Appoints industry veteran Andrew Miceli to lead US market

  16-05-2022 14:00
  
  Joins as VP Sales for US to drive sales and services operations Paris, France – May 16th, 2022 – Infovista, the global leader in network lifecycle automation (NLA), today announced the appointment of Andrew Miceli as Vice President of Sales for the US, where he will be responsible for the growth and development of Infovista sales and services operations in the region. Building on Infovista’s proven track record with Tier 1 mobile and wireline carriers,...Source: RealWire
  
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• Nokia gets on the amber nectar

  16-05-2022 13:08
  
  Finnish kit vendor Nokia has got involved in creating a ‘connected digital microbrewery’ in Australia, as 5G finally starts to make itself truly useful.
  We’re usually sceptical when someone claims to have created a connected this or a 5G that, but anything that looks like it may improve the global beer ecosystem is worthy of sober analysis. In this case Nokia is collaborating with the Industry 4.0 research facility at the University of Technology Sydney to create what they clai
  
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• Stockwell bus garage open day and tours

  16-05-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Next month, to mark the 70th anniversary of one of London’s most distinctive bus garages, there will be a public open day and guided tours.
  Stockwell Bus Garage (c) GoAhead
  Stockwell Bus Garage opened in 1952 and at the time of construction, it was Europe’s largest unsupported roof span, and could originally house 200 buses, required at a time when the last trams were being replaced by buses. Since 1988, the garage has been a Grade II* listed building, reflecting its importance in po
  
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• US to splurge $45 billion on affordable Internet

  16-05-2022 12:49
  
  The US government has launched an ambitious new broadband funding scheme with the stated aim of closing the digital divide by the end of the decade.
  With a hefty budget of $45 billion, the bipartisan ‘Internet for All’ initiative is part of the $1 trillion national Infrastructure Bill, and comprises three programmes that together will extend last-mile network coverage, upgrade middle-mile infrastructure, and improve digital literacy. The initiative is being managed by the National Te
  
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• Etisalat ploughs $4.4 billion into Vodafone

  16-05-2022 12:33
  
  The telco formerly known as Etisalat – e& – has made good on recent pledges boost its telecoms footprint with the $4.4 billion purchase of a sizeable chunk of Vodafone.
  When the Emirates-based operator outlined its new strategy as part of its e& rebrand – we’re not completely used to that yet – in February it made it clear that its plans for growth would include spending money. Amongst other things, the telco said it would expand into new markets with its te
  
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• ST Engineering iDirect positions InterSAT for business growth with significant technology upgrade

  16-05-2022 12:00
  
  Rejuvenation capitalizes on evolving technology and enables InterSAT to continue delivery of cutting-edge services to its customers Herndon, Va., May 16, 2022 – ST Engineering iDirect, a global leader in satellite communications, will provide internet service provider and longtime customer, InterSAT Communication Services FZCO, with a significant technology upgrade, enabling it to deliver enhanced services to its customers across the African continent. The upgrade to its existing Evolution
  
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• London’s Alleys: Talbot Yard, SE1

  16-05-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This is a narrow alley leading off Borough High Street in Southwark with a link to one of England’s most famous stories. The alley was once home to a famous coaching inn, and plays a key part in Chaucer’s The Canterbury Tales. Today it’s lost all its history, being more a back alley that gives access to the back of shops and Guys Hospital’s sprawling estate behind.The alley likely dates from at least 1300, as there was an old and famous coaching inn on the site, the Tabar
  
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• Verizon Business and Visionable look to accelerate connected healthcare through their new technology centre

  16-05-2022 02:00
  Verizon Business has teamed up with a leading UK based health technology company, Visionable, alongside support from Capgemini and Juniper Networks to open a technology-led centre dedicated to accelerating the adoption of connected healthcare technology for patient-centric care. Based in Kent, this centre offers the chance for visitors to experience the opportunities technology provides in transforming the patient care journey.    The new technologies on display include Verizon&r
  
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• Verizon Business and Visionable accelerate connected healthcare through new technology centre

  16-05-2022 02:00
  Verizon Business has teamed up with a leading UK based health technology company, Visionable, alongside support from Capgemini and Juniper Networks to open a technology-led centre dedicated to accelerating the adoption of connected healthcare technology for patient-centric care. Based in Kent, this centre offers the chance for visitors to experience the opportunities technology provides in transforming the patient care journey.   The new technologies on display include Verizon’s
  
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• OneWeb and Telefónica collaborate to extend connectivity across Europe and Latin America

  16-05-2022 02:00
  OneWeb, the low Earth orbit satellite communications company, and Telefonica through, Telefónica Global Solutions (TGS), the subsidiary of global telecommunications company Telefónica that manages the international Wholesale, Global Roaming, Multinationals and USA businesses, signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to improve connectivity services across Europe and Latin America. The collaboration arrangement between OneWeb and TGS comes as the need to expand modern, digital in
  
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• How 5G is helping to deliver the perfect pint

  16-05-2022 02:00
  Whether CAMRA (Campaign for real ale) would approve is not entirely clear but Tommi Uitto, President of Mobile Networks at Nokia says their latest collaboration with University of Technology Sydney (UTS) is helping &quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• e& buys $4.4bn stake in Vodafone

  16-05-2022 02:00
  Today, e&, formally Etisalat, has announced it has invested $4.4 billion into Vodafone, taking a 9.8% stake in the business. Etisalat rebranded as e& back in February, splitting its operations into various arms, including e& Life (consumer services), e& Enterprise (enterprise services), and e& Capital (investment). At the time, the company said the move would allow the company increased agility to capitalise on emerging opportunities and allow it to expand into new mark
  
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