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• Mayfield’s lavender fields reopen next month

  20-05-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Row up up row of purple lavender fill the fields near Croydon, and you are able to walk through them from next month.
  Mayfield Lavender Farm opens to the public annually to take in the remarkable sight and get all their purple-toned photos. It’s one of those places that is exceptionally photo-friendly, whether you’re taking serious photos or sharing on Instagram.
  (c) Mayfield Lavender Farm
  They’ve now confirmed that the farm will reopen to the public from 11th June 2022 to the
  
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• The Queen’s bling to fill Buckingham Palace this summer

  20-05-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  As part of this summer’s now annual opening of Buckingham Palace to visitors, jewels from The Queen’s personal collection will go on display in the palace. Each year a fresh exhibition is set up inside the palace, and this year they’re focusing on the jewels.
  In the State Rooms at Buckingham Palace, which can be visited as part of the annual Summer Opening for the first time since the pandemic closed everything, official portraits of The Queen taken by photographer Dorothy Wild
  
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• How rApp ecosystems drive network optimization, service monetization and user experience

  20-05-2022 15:34
  
  The ability to intelligently automate radio access networks is key to reducing operational costs and improve customer experience. Ericsson’s service management and orchestration (SMO) platform, The Ericsson Intelligent Automation Platform, extends the O-RAN Alliance architecture to automate multi-vendor, multi-technology networks including Open RAN, Cloud RAN and purpose-built 4G and 5G RAN, but the key to success is the RAN automation rApps.
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• Canada belatedly bans Chinese vendors from its 4G and 5G networks

  20-05-2022 13:50
  
  US neighbour Canada is the last of the ‘Five Eyes’ intelligence alliance to formally ban Chinese vendors from its mobile networks.
  The move was announced by the Canadian government via a published policy statement, headlined ‘Securing Canada’s Telecommunications System’. “The Government of Canada has serious concerns about suppliers such as Huawei and ZTE who could be compelled to comply with extrajudicial directions from foreign governments in ways that would
  
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• Half price tickets to see Jersey Boys during the week

  20-05-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Playing at the recently refurbished Trafalgar Theatre in central London, there’s a cheap tickets offer at the moment to see Jersey Boys.
  Jersey Boys is a 2004 jukebox musical with music by Bob Gaudio, lyrics by Bob Crewe, and book by Marshall Brickman and Rick Elice. It is presented in a documentary-style format that dramatizes the formation, success and eventual break-up of the 1960s rock ‘n’ roll group The Four Seasons.
  Winner of over 65 international awards, and seen by over
  
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• Inmarsat tunes up Orchestra to tackle network congestion

  20-05-2022 11:22
  
  UK-based satellite firm Inmarsat has completed trials of the terrestrial element of its Orchestra network, the portion designed to ease congestion in busy shipping ports.
  And it’s not the only satellite player looking to improve services for shipping. Its announcement came a day after OneWeb and Navarino teamed up to expand the availability of LEO satellite connectivity to the commercial shipping industry.
  Inmarsat detailed its plans for Orchestra, a network designed to integrate geosynchr
  
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• RCS could be finally justifying its existence

  20-05-2022 10:54
  
  Much-maligned Rich Communication Services (RCS) are said to be proving their worth to advertisers.
  This is according to mobile marketing specialist Upstream, which published statistics on Thursday that show click-through rates (CTRs) as high as 22.2 percent for adverts delivered via RCS. That compares to around 2 percent for a typical online ad. Then there is the conversion rate, which means the advert successfully convinces the recipient to do what the ad intended, such as sign up to a newslett
  
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• Under pressure Vodafone chief given ‘breathing space’ by new investor

  20-05-2022 06:00
  Nick Read says he is pursuing deals but shareholders are pushing for turnround at telecoms group
  
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• New investor gives ‘breathing space’ for under pressure Vodafone chief

  20-05-2022 06:00
  Nick Read says he is pursuing deals but shareholders are pushing for turnround at lacklustre telecoms group
  
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• “You have got 5G all wrong” - Viewpoint

  20-05-2022 02:00
  Iqbal Singh Bedi hosted a panel discussion at Connected North that explored the future case of 5G networks with Jessica Ellis of the Department for Digital Culture, Media and Sports (DCMS), Rosemary Kay of Liverpool’s eHealth Cluster and Paul Coffey of the Scotland 5G Centre.According to Iqbal, a key discussion point was the Government&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Sasho Veselinski to step down as G.Network CEO

  20-05-2022 02:00
  Sasho Veselinski, Chief Executive and co-founder of the London based Full Fibre provider G.Network has decided to step down from the business for personal reasons 6 years after founding the company. Sasho has led G.Network from the initial concept of wishing to improve the poor state of London’s broadband connectivity to the company being one of the leading Full Fibre networks in UK…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• New investor in Vodafone grants some relief to company and Chief Executive

  20-05-2022 02:00
  Vodafone’s boss has been under strenuous pressure to deliver as a lack of updates on potential deals left investors feeling skeptical. According to chief executive Nick Reed, the telecoms giant is ‘actively pursuing a range of live opportunities&rsquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT trials for new antenna technology to boost UK 5G coverage

  20-05-2022 02:00
  BT is undertaking a trial of new antenna technology that has the potential boost the range of 5G networks.
  The receiver technology works by utilising a quantum effect called "electromagnetically induced transparency&quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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