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• Telenor says edge providers should be happy adoption isn’t happening any faster

  14-06-2022 18:30
  
  Terje Jensen, SVP of Network Architecture at Norwegian operator Telenor said of the speed of edge infrastructure adoption: “I think we kind of have to be happy that it’s probably not moving as fast as originally planned.”
  The comments came in a discussion panel at The Edge Event in London, titled ‘how rapidly can we scale up the deployment of edge infrastructure?’.
  When asked about how one might going about doing just that, Jensen said: “I think you should be
  
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• RINA Wireless selects Summa Networks' SDM to power its mobile connectivity

  14-06-2022 16:00
  
  US-based cooperative of technology services providers RINA Wireless selects Summa Networks’ Subscriber Data Management solution for their mobile platform. Uintah Basin, 14th June 2022 - RINA Wireless, leading provider of technology services in the United States, announces a partnership with Summa Networks to use its HSS (Home Subscriber Server) for IMS to leverage its mobile services. Summa Networks’ technology is a proven solution for MNOs, MVNEs, MVNOs and other broadband and telec
  
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• Immaculate Art Deco home in South London gets preservation order

  14-06-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A perfectly preserved Art Deco house in South London that was at risk of being lost has been granted listed protection.The building was an awarding winning design by architects Leslie Kemp and Frederick Tasker in the Ideal Home Exhibition of 1934 in the “village of tomorrow” offering homeowners on a modest budget an affordable slice of modern living.
  The architects, Kemp and Tasker are best known for their Art Deco cinemas but were also responsible for a collection of homes and other
  
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• Telco leaders assess the pros and cons of going to the edge

  14-06-2022 14:25
  
  Speakers from big tech and the telecoms industry gathered for The Edge Event in London to wax around the potential, but also the difficulties involved, in the brave new world of edge computing.
  Telco professionals gathered in the Park Plaza by Westminster this morning to talk about edge computing and how it relates to 5G networks, and one thing they all seem to signal is that while using this stuff has all sorts of benefits and may well represent an inevitable future, it’s also an extremel
  
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• Tickets Alert: Tours of sewage treatment works

  14-06-2022 14:03 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  As part of London Rivers Week, Thames Water is hosting free tours of two of its sewage works. Both tours are ticketed, requiring proof of ID. Anyone under the age of 18 must be accompanied by an adult and children must be over the age of 7 to attend.
  The first tour to take place is on Tuesday 12th July and is at the Slough treatment works, and the tours will last around an hour. The easiest public transport route would be by train to Slough, and then the half-hourly bus route 5 to Telford Drive
  
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• UK foreign worker red tape slowing fibre rollout – Openreach

  14-06-2022 13:28
  
  In an interview with the FT Clive Selley, CEO of UK fixed line wholesaler Openreach, said the UK government is making it too hard to recruit foreign workers.
  The FT chose to focus on ‘superfast’ broadband in its commentary but that is an unsatisfactory term. Does it refer to a specific technology, specific download speed, or what? In practice, the current emphasis is on full fibre – i.e. fibre to the premise. That’s what is needed to reach the broadband utopia envisaged b
  
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• Exhibition looks at The Queen on postage stamps

  14-06-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  One of the many Platinum Jubilee exhibitions that are taking place looks at the most reproduced image ever created — of The Queen on a postage stamp.
  Exhibits in the exhibition include the three main portraits used by Royal Mail as well as a selection of Omnibus editions, Jubilee series and a collection of the ever-popular errors. There’s the famous stamp missing the Post Office Tower, but less well-known images such as the 1964 set of stamps from Southern Rhodesia missing the Queen&
  
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• Nokia inches forward with its 100G PON tech

  14-06-2022 12:47
  
  Finland’s Nokia has hit the heady heights of 100-Gbps broadband using its latest passive optical networking (PON) technology.
  The kit maker is at Fiber Connect in Nashville this week, giving attendees a glimpse at how quickly they could one day download country music with a prototype version of its 100G PON technology. Developed by its Bell Labs arm, the prototype managed to reach 100-Gbps on the downlink over a single wavelength, avoiding the need to combine multiple, lower-speed waveleng
  
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• LTE still dominates in private mobile networks but BT bucks the trend

  14-06-2022 12:38
  
  Private mobile networks are growing in popularity globally, but perhaps surprisingly, LTE – and not 5G – is still the dominant underlying technology.
  However, the use of 5G for private networks is growing, according to new data from the Global mobile Suppliers Association (GSA). And in the UK we have evidence of that point, with BT and Ericsson this week inking a deal to provide a private 5G network for the Port of Tyne.
  There are now at least 794 organisations worldwide deploying LT
  
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• Bringing New Digital Life to Mobile Money

  14-06-2022 12:05
  
  Driven by smartphone popularity and new technologies (i.e., AI, IoT, Big Data, etc.), mobile financial services (MFS) are expanding beyond basic eWallet to encompass ecosystem payments and microfinance. The market size will reach $60 billion by 2025.
  Mobile Financial Services are expanding much faster in recent years. According to GSMA data, the industry took 10 years (from 2006-2016) to reach 100 million active users, however, in the recent 5 years, it has reached 346 million active users. Ther
  
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• Homes and businesses turning to independent providers for broadband connectivity, new report reveals

  14-06-2022 11:00
  
  More than 5.5 million homes and businesses in the UK can now connect to an independent fibre broadband network, according to new figures published today. For the first time, the total number of live connections provided by the ‘alt nets’ is above 1m. Compiled for the Independent Networks Co-operative Association (INCA) by Point Topic using data provided by independent network operators across the country, this year’s ‘Metrics for the UK independent network sector’ r
  
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• Where can CSPs fit in the Metaverse?

  14-06-2022 10:51
  
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Jukka Heiska, CMO at Qvantel, ponders the role communications service providers have to play in the emerging Metaverse.
  Gartner previously described the Metaverse as the ‘next version of the internet’. In these interconnected 3D shared virtual spaces people can work, play games, socialise, be entertained, shop, learn and do a lot of other stuff
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: 5G, IoT, Huawei

  14-06-2022 10:49
  
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · 5G, IoT, Huawei
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: 5G, IoT and Huawei

  14-06-2022 10:49
  
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · 5G, IoT, Huawei
  
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• Falklands War display opens at the Poppy Factory

  14-06-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  An artillery shell from the battlefield in Port Stanley and a signed copy of the Falklands War report are two of the highlights of a new display that’s opened at the Poppy Factory in Richmond, southwest London.
  The Poppy Factory has been around for a century, originally formed after WWI to provide meaningful work for injured soldiers making remembrance poppies, and is still doing that while also offering support to former service personnel.
  As part of its centenary events, the public exhib
  
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• ST Engineering iDirect achieves European Space Agency certification, advancing aerospace manufacturing capabilities

  14-06-2022 06:00
  
  The company will provide soldering services to QinetiQ, opening the door to further opportunities in the spaceflight sector Herndon, Va. and Erpe-Mere, Belgium June 14, 2022 – The spaceflight industry planted a new flag in Belgium today as ST Engineering iDirect announced that it will be manufacturing components used in flight systems for spacecraft to European Cooperation for Space Standardization (ECSS) standards at its Manufacturing Competence Center (MCC) in Erpe-Mere, Belgium. Followi
  
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• BT executive says Brexit is slowing superfast broadband rollout

  14-06-2022 06:00 via ft.com
  Openreach head hits out at ‘tortuous’ process of hiring skilled workers from the EU
  
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• T‑Mobile tops 3Gbps with standalone 5G carrier aggregation

  14-06-2022 02:00
  T-Mobile (NASDAQ: TMUS) announced today it was able to aggregate three channels of mid-band 5G spectrum, reaching speeds over 3 Gbps on its standalone 5G network. It’s the first time the test has ever been done with a commercial device (Samsung Galaxy S22 powered by Snapdragon® 8 Gen 1 Mobile Platform with Snapdragon X65 Modem-RF System) on a live production network.&ldquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Intracom Telecom deploys FWA in African mine

  14-06-2022 02:00
  When it comes to wireless technologies, it should come a no surprise that environments like mines have presented major challenges for many years. However, as these technologies improve, we are beginning to see mining operations around the world upgrading their infrastructure, thereby enabling the IoT, industrial automation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Intracom Telecom deploy FWA in African mine

  14-06-2022 02:00
  When it comes to wireless technologies, it should come a no surprise that environments like mines have presented major challenges for many years. However, as these technologies improve, we are beginning to see mining operations around the world upgrading their infrastructure, thereby enabling the IoT, industrial automation…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• BT to deploy private 5G at Port of Tyne

  14-06-2022 02:00
  Today, BT has announced that it is has struck a partnership with the Port of Tyne, near Newcastle in the UK, to install a new private network at the port using Ericsson equipment.According to the operator, the deployment will help the deep sea port to capitalise on technologies including the IoT, AI, robotics, and autonomous vehicles, as well as reduce its carbon footprint and increase efficiencies.&ldquo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• A1 Telekom and Amdocs completes 5G network slicing trial

  14-06-2022 02:00
  With 5G standalone networks beginning to become a reality in European networks in 2022, some of the most anticipated use cases for 5G are finally becoming a reality. This is certainly the case for A1 Telekom Austria, which first began testing standalone 5G architecture with Nokia back in 2021 and has now completed an end…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• A1 Telekom and Amdocs complete 5G network slicing trial

  14-06-2022 02:00
  With 5G standalone networks beginning to become a reality in European networks in 2022, some of the most anticipated use cases for 5G are finally becoming a reality. This is certainly the case for A1 Telekom Austria, which first began testing standalone 5G architecture with Nokia back in 2021 and has now completed an end…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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