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• London exhibitions to visit in November 2022

  01-11-2022 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A selection of ten excellent exhibitions to visit in November during the interregnum between Bonfire Night and Christmas Jumper Season.A taste of one’s own medicine
  Royal College of Physicians Museum, The Regent’s Park
  Free
  (NB – only open Mon-Fri)
  This exhibition comprised a unique collection of medical satire prints from the mid-18th century to the 1980s.
  Graphic satire has saturated all levels of society since it emerged as a skilled artform in the 17th century. It developed
  
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• UK regulator Ofcom sounds death knell of the fax machine

  01-11-2022 16:00 via ft.com
  Requirement that BT provides dedicated landlines for the devices at affordable prices is to be scrapped
  
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• Simpsons Tavern, London’s oldest chophouse forced to close

  01-11-2022 15:42 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The actions of an apparently capricious landlord has forced London’s oldest surviving chophouse to close.Simpsons Tavern has been open in its narrow alley location since 1757 and is famous for its unfussy food and much more, its determined retention of 19th-century dining, with communal tables shared by diners. Those age-old tables are from the underwriting room of Lloyds and were soaked in its ink and now the Claret from generations of Brokers, underwriters, and agents.
  It also serves a d
  
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• German operators beat their own 5G targets

  01-11-2022 14:58
  Two of Germany’s big mobile operators are very excited to have beaten their own targets for 5G network rollout.
  While that’s clearly a positive thing, for operators and customers alike, there is an element of plucking the low-hanging fruit here; targets for nationwide 5G coverage remain unchanged.
  But first the good stuff. Telefonica’s O2 has covered 75% of Germany’s population with 5G, it revealed this week, which is some way ahead of its goal of hitting half of the peop
  
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• US data reinforces bullish cloud market sentiment

  01-11-2022 13:23
  Growth in the US cloud infrastructure services market remained strong in Q3, calming concerns around disappointing numbers from the hyperscalers.
  When Amazon joined Microsoft and Google in disappointing investors with its outlook, the temptation was to join the dots and conclude the previously booming enterprise cloud market was set for a significant downturn. After all, those three companies account for around two thirds of the overall market and it seemed fair to assume it would be subject to
  
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• VMO2 reportedly cans £3 billion TalkTalk deal

  01-11-2022 13:22
  Virgin Media O2 is apparently no longer working towards a £3 billion takeover of broadband rival TalkTalk, the deal apparently derailed by macro-economic issues and regulatory uncertainty.
  Talks between the pair are ongoing, but their focus has shifted towards a possible smaller-scale wholesale deal, the Telegraph reported, while also noting that TalkTalk is holding discussions with Openreach about migrating its customers to full fibre.
  Essentially, there are a number of networks out there
  
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• Tickets Alert: Tours of a drained canal lock

  01-11-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Later this month, one of the locks on the Hanwell flight of locks on the Grand Union Canal will be drained, and there will be a once in a generation opportunity to view the de-watered lock and see the new lock gates from a specially installed temporary viewing bridge.
  Hanwell Locks and the cottage (c) Canal and River Trust
  The guided tours will start in Glade Lane Canalside Park where you will also be able to meet the team and find out more about the Canal and River Trust.
  The tours are free, an
  
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• A second HS2 tunnel boring machine starts digging under London

  01-11-2022 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The second of two huge tunnel boring machines has started digging the HS2 tunnels that’ll run under west London.The HS2 railway out of Euston will run through tunnels until they reach West Ruislip, when they pop up for a few minutes of daylight before dropping back into tunnels under the Chilterns.
  The long London tunnels are being dug in three phases, and the first phase is currently underway with tunnel boring machines starting work at West Ruislip and heading towards central London. Lat
  
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• India’s big bet on 5G

  01-11-2022 01:01 via ft.com
  Network operators hope rollout will have an outsized impact on both the mobile telecoms market and the country’s economy
  
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