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• Tickets for ‘Anything Goes’ at the Barbican now from just £20

  19-08-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This fresh production of the timeless classic musical Anything Goes was a sell-out hit at the Barbican last year and is making a return this summer. Described as the ‘musical equivalent of sipping one glass of champagne after another’, the show is back for a limited season.
  And with prices from just £20, you can save up to £59 on tickets at the moment from here.Written by Cole Porter and P. G. Wodehouse, it’s all hands on deck for the crew on the S.S. American, who
  
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• Momentum in the RAN market is ‘losing some steam’

  19-08-2022 17:10
  
  According to a report by analyst outfit Dell’Oro Group, the overall 2G-5G RAN infrastructure equipment market declined in the second quarter.
  Dell’Oro reckons ‘preliminary’ findings suggest that positive momentum in the Radio Access Network (RAN) market over the past four years is ‘losing some steam.’ The overall 2G-5G RAN infrastructure equipment market, which included hardware and software, declined in the second quarter, recording the first YoY contraction
  
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• The Architecture The Railways Built is back for a 4th series

  19-08-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A fourth series of The Architecture The Railways Built has been commissioned by UKTV, once again with Tim Dunn as the ever enthusiastic host of the series that travels the UK and Europe showing off the best railway architecture.
  Stations range from the enduringly Victorian Lincoln to modernist Coventry to cutting-edge 21st century London Bridge, along with other railway structures such as medieval-inspired Knaresborough Viaduct, the underpass and coal drops in Halifax and Scarborough’s sea
  
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• TPG Telecom net profits jump 114% in H1

  19-08-2022 14:25
  
  Australian fixed and mobile operator TPG Telecom’s financial results show net profits increased by more than 114% YoY reaching A$167 million, driven by the sale of the operator’s tower assets.
  The results showed service revenue grew 0.7%, reaching A$2,190 million in the first six months of 2022. Earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA), of Vodafone Australian parent company, went down by 5.3% compared to the same period last year reaching A$837 million. T
  
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• VMO2 launches new apprenticeship drive

  19-08-2022 14:20
  
  UK telco VMO2 is looking to take on more people in paid apprenticeship roles with five new schemes covering digital marketing, cyber security, quantity surveying, network cabling and DevOps.
  VMO2 will boost its current roster of 40 apprenticeship schemes with five more focussed on digital marketing, cyber security, quantity surveying, network cabling and DevOps. This is on top of existing availabilities in network design engineering, network implementation, fibre engineering and network cable de
  
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• Final chance to visit the Carters Steam Fair

  19-08-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  In a few weeks time, the Carters Steam Fair will make its last visit to a London venue, and the touring fair prepares to settle down after years of being on the road.
  Carters is a collection of classic Victorian funfair rides from the famous to those that we may be less familiar with. Over the years, they added to their collection, and now it ranges from the 1890s to more modern 1960s rides. Everything at the fair has been restored to its former glory using traditional signwriting techniques.
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• Samsung to pour KRW 20 trillion into new chip R&D centre

  19-08-2022 12:45
  
  South Korean consumer electronics giant Samsung will invest KRW 20 trillion (around $16 billion) into a new semiconductor research and development complex in Giheung, Korea.
  Samsung plans to invest about KRW 20 trillion by 2028 to set up a 109,000 square meter facility within its Giheung campus which will crank out advanced research on next-generation devices and processes for memory and system semiconductors, and develop ‘new technologies based on a long-term roadmap.’
  Samsung says
  
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• China funds Solomon Islands’ telecoms deal after signing security pact

  19-08-2022 08:12
  Backing for Huawei towers project follows April agreement that caused geopolitical fight with west
  
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• China funds Solomon Islands’ telecoms deal after signing security deal

  19-08-2022 08:12
  Backing for Huawei towers project follows April deal that caused geopolitical fight with west
  
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• China funds Huawei’s Solomon Islands deal in sign of deepening ties

  19-08-2022 08:12
  Telecoms upgrade follows security pact that caused geopolitical fight with west
  
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• China funds Huawei’s Solomon Islands deal in sign of countries’ deepening ties

  19-08-2022 08:12
  Telecoms upgrade follows security pact that caused geopolitical fight with west
  
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• VMO2 boosting apprenticeship schemes

  19-08-2022 02:00
  This week, Virgin Media O2 (VMO”) has announced that launch of five new apprenticeship schemes, set to focus on digital marketing, cyber security, quantity surveying, network cabling and DevOps. These new schemes will run in addition to the 40 the company already offers in these crucial areas, with VMO2 also running alternative schemes for network engineering roles. Apprentices will reportedly be paid a minimum annual salary of £19,000, with the company seeking to fill an
  
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• Towercos set to do battle for Oi’s Brazilian towers

  19-08-2022 02:00
  Today, Brazilian media is reporting that both ATC and IHS Towers are lining up to bid for OI’s 8,000 mobile towers, situated throughout Brazil, according to anonymous sources close to the matter.Oi has already received a binding offer of roughly $326 million in early August for the towers from NK 108 Empreendimentos e Participacoes (NK 108)…read more on TotalTele.com »
  
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• Connecting Kilimanjaro: Africa’s tallest peak to gain internet access

  19-08-2022 02:00
  This week, the Tanzanian government has announced that state-owned mobile operator Tanzania Telecommunications Corporation (TTC) has begun connecting Africa’s highest mountain to the internet.  The government said that it had completed the installation of telecommunications equipment 3,720 metres up the mountainside, providing access to a high-speed broadband connection for the thousands of climbers that visit the mountain every year.  By the end of the year…rea
  
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