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• TfL delays contactless payments upgrade due to Ukraine war

  15-06-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Transport for London (TfL) has been forced to delay renewing the contract for its payment systems because the war in Ukraine is affecting a planned upgrade.
  At the moment, the supply of Oyster and contactless payment systems is handled by a supply contract with Cubic. That contract was signed in 2014, and extended in 2017 to expire in 2025. As would be expected, TfL is currently in a process of inviting companies to bid to run the Revenue Collection Contract (RCC) when the current agreement expi
  
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• European General Court throws out €1 billion fine against Qualcomm

  15-06-2022 18:06
  
  Chip firm Qualcomm won its fight against a €1 billion fine imposed on it by the European Commission for allegedly bribing Apple into using its chips.
  The European General Court essentially decided that procedural irregularities in the initial investigation by the European Commission ‘affected Qualcomm’s rights of defence’, and has moved to annul the hefty fine.
  The EC slapped Qualcomm with the €997 million ticket back in 2018 for what it called ‘abuse of dominan
  
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• Four London pubs get heritage listing protection

  15-06-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A number of pubs across the UK, including four in London have been given new or enhanced protection to ensure their historic designs are saved for future generations. In London, two pubs have been given listing protection for the first time, while two others have had their existing protection upgraded.
  The list of pubs was put forward by the Campaign for Real Ale (CAMRA) Pub Heritage Group, as part of an ongoing collaboration between Historic England and CAMRA to protect historic pubs and their
  
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• IPv6 Enhanced Innovation Accelerate Digital Transformation — Latest IPv6 Event Held in Asia Pacific

  15-06-2022 15:50
  
  On June 1, 2022, the IPv6 Summit themed “IPv6 Enhanced Innovation Accelerate Digital Transformation” was successfully hosted by Informa Tech during Asia Tech x Singapore at the Singapore Expo Convention and Exhibition Centre. Thought leaders from seven leading organizations — Informa Tech, Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC), European Telecommunications Standards Institute (ETSI), IPv6 Forum Malaysia, IPv6 Forum Singapore, France IPv6 Task Force ARCEP, and Omdia &md
  
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• Intel and Exfo unveil 5G fault detection tool

  15-06-2022 14:08
  
  A new solution launched by Canadian telecoms testing company Exfo and US chip giant Intel promises operators the ability to monitor a 5G network in real time and more swiftly fix problems.
  Going under the catchy title ‘Exfo’s full-stack assurance solution,’ the new service is pitched as a tool to enable 5G network operators to ‘identify and correlate service degradation issues’ and it supports ‘automation for cloud specific assurance regardless of whether faul
  
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• 5G market expected to cope well with tough economic times

  15-06-2022 13:38
  
  A difficult economic and political situation across the world is suppressing the mobile phone market, but the 5G sector is still coming up smelling of roses.
  5G connections globally should reach 1.21 billion by the end of this year, well ahead of the 620 million figure from end-2021, according to new research from CCS Insight. The Covid-19 pandemic had a big impact on the technology’s early years, the analyst firm notes, but things are really starting to pick up now, despite ongoing troubl
  
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• Vodafone deploys wind and solar powered 4G mast

  15-06-2022 13:07
  
  UK operator Vodafone has switched on a 4G phone mast in Wales loaded with a wind turbine, solar panels and on-site battery storage.
  The ‘self-powering’ mast will provide 4G coverage to the community of Eglwyswrw, and Vodafone says it potentially removes the need for a connection to the national electricity grid – which if true certainly has application for providing connectivity to extremely remote areas.
  The Crossflow Energy wind turbine can apparently generate power even in l
  
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• India announces its 5G spectrum auction

  15-06-2022 13:06
  
  The Indian government has committed to auctioning spectrum licenses it expects to be used for 5G, by the end of July.
  A total of 72097.85 MHz of spectrum with a validity period of 20 years will be offered up, covering the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 800 MHz, 900 MHz, 1800 MHz, 2100 MHz, 2300 MHz, 3300 MHz and 26 GHz bands. Documents detailing how that massive chunk of spectrum is allocated between the bands have been published but the fragmented nature of the Indian telecoms market make it very difficult
  
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• OneWeb lauds successful trial of in-flight LEO services

  15-06-2022 13:02
  
  Low Earth orbit (LEO) satellites could soon be used for in-flight broadband, following a successful test by UK-based OneWeb and its partners.
  The test saw a Boeing 777 passenger plane connect to OneWeb’s network using a specially-designed terminal made by Stellar Blu, which signed a joint development agreement with OneWeb back in November last year. The terminal is named Sidewinder – hopefully after the snake and not the heat-seeking air-to-air missile – and incorporates electr
  
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• A feast of Tiffany diamonds has filled the Saatchi Gallery

  15-06-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Upmarket jewellery firm Tiffany has taken over the entire Saatchi Gallery and filled it with jewels from their collection and displays from their archive.
  Ranging from tiny engagement rings right up to their recently acquired 80-carat Empire Diamond, there’s a heck of a lot of bling on display in a cluster of rooms each individually themed and decorated.
  While the jewels sparkle and delight, I’d have to say that the design of the exhibition is in places more paste than diamond in wha
  
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• Tickets Alert: See a steam train on the DLR

  15-06-2022 08:03 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This weekend there will be a chance to see a steam locomotive on the DLR — as a 150-year old engine will be on display at Poplar DLR depot.
  Poplar locomotive (c) Kent and East Sussex Railway
  What is officially an LB&SCR A class of British 0-6-0T steam locomotive, the engine on display is number 70, also known as “Poplar”, so it’s making a visit to Poplar depot for a couple of weeks. Having seen several periods of service on the K&ESR, an extensive overhaul was com
  
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• Romania imposes 4% tax on streaming platforms

  15-06-2022 02:00
  In recent months, European operators have once again been urging regulators to force big tech companies to help pay for their expensive infrastructure rollouts. In a recent study from the European Telecommunications Network Operators' Association (ETNO), the telcos argued that Meta, Alphabet, Apple, Amazon, Microsoft, and Netflix should contribute &euro…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Indian 5G spectrum auction approved, will allow private network bidders

  15-06-2022 02:00
  Indian operators have been waiting to be allocated 5G spectrum for a long time, with the necessary spectrum auction facing numerous delays over the past two years, from the onset of the coronavirus to clashes between telcos and regulators over pricing. Now, it seems that the wait may finally be over, with the Indian Union Cabinet approving the terms of the auction and announcing it will begin on July 26. The auction is set to make 72GHz of spectrum available in the 600 MHz, 700 MHz, 8
  
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• DISH launches 5G services with little fanfare

  15-06-2022 02:00
   As of June 14, DISH is offering 5G broadband service to over 20 percent of the U.S. population. This marks a major milestone in building the world's most advanced cloud-native 5G Open RAN network, as DISH continues to change the way the world communicates."This is a big moment for DISH as we connect customers across the country with America's first and only cloud-native Open RAN network," said Dave Mayo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• DISH launches 5G services

  15-06-2022 02:00
   As of June 14, DISH is offering 5G broadband service to over 20 percent of the U.S. population. This marks a major milestone in building the world's most advanced cloud-native 5G Open RAN network, as DISH continues to change the way the world communicates."This is a big moment for DISH as we connect customers across the country with America's first and only cloud-native Open RAN network," said Dave Mayo…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Court quashes Qualcomm’s €1bn antitrust fine

  15-06-2022 02:00
  Back in 2018, the EU issued Qualcomm a fine of €997 million in a move that was widely viewed as flagship victory for the regulators over ‘big tech’. Now, however, Europe’s second-highest court, the General Court, has overturned this decision, saying that &quot…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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