Telecom news

• There can be no let-up in the race to transform the UK’s digital infrastructure

  18-11-2022 16:46
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Jarlath Finnegan, CEO of Giganet, reflects on the latest political development in the UK as they affect the broadband sector.
  The Conservative manifesto ahead of the 2019 General Election promised nationwide fibre to the premises (FTTP) coverage by 2025 and committed £5 billion in investment to support. That initial commitment was adjusted to 85% by 2
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Vodafone, Ofcom and crypto

  18-11-2022 16:40
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · Vodafone, Ofcom and crypto
  
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• Rakuten gets license for LEO satellite tests

  18-11-2022 16:19
  Operator Rakuten Mobile has snapped up a license to perform mobile communication tests and preliminary verification in Japan using AST SpaceMobile’s low earth orbit satellite, BlueWalker 3.
  End-to-End testing with BlueWalker 3 low earth orbit test satellite will begin in Japan in the next few months. Rakuten Mobile’s ultimate aim is to provide comms using AST SpaceMobile’s planned network to connect to smartphones in mountainous areas and remote islands, which are usually out o
  
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• Southeastern buying a fleet of new trains

  18-11-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Southeastern has issued a notice to train manufacturers that it’s looking to buy a new fleet of trains, with between 350 and 570 carriages to go into service by late 2027.
  Southeastern says that it’s looking to buy the new fleet of trains to replace a “significant quantity of Southeastern’s ageing fleet”, with the main aim of reducing its cost of maintaining the older fleet of trains.
  In the tender, the train company said that the core order will be between 350 and
  
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• City of London to move Billingsgate and Smithfield markets to Dagenham

  18-11-2022 13:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The City of London has approved plans to move both the Billingsgate and Smithfield markets to a site it owns in Dagenham.The City has been looking for a new home for its three major markets for some years, and in 2018 bought a huge plot of land next to Dagenham Dock currently occupied by a power station, in a preemptive strike to stop other bidders getting their hands on the land.
  New Spitalfields (fruit, veg & flowers) moved to Leyton in 1991, while Billingsgate (fish) moved to the Canary W
  
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• Save up to £35 on tickets to Frozen the Musical this winter

  18-11-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The long-running stage musical version of the Disney film currently has a special offer on tickets in the run up to Christmas, and the early next year.The magical world of Arendelle comes to life with all of your favourite characters and songs to tell a story of love, hope and discovery. Watch as the sisters who melted the hearts of people around the world cast their spell on the West End. The 2013 film had 7 original songs, including fan favourites ‘Do You Want to Build a Snowman?’
  
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• Twitter’s time for a Requiem Mass?

  18-11-2022 11:35 via ianvisits.co.uk
  Dies iræ, dies illa?
  OK, pretentious opening aside, much has been written about Twitter in recent weeks since the King of Mercurial Capriciousness, Elon Musk decided to start gutting a widely used service.
  If you don’t use Twitter you might be mystified why people are so worried about it at the moment. But like most things we use a lot, if you use Twitter, its current turmoil is distressing. It does feel like watching the sinking of a much loved ship though as people seek the lifeboa
  
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• TIM director departure sets tongues a-wagging

  18-11-2022 10:41
  TIM this week announced the resignation of board member Frank Cadoret, a snippet of information that once again called into question the lack of harmony in its governance.
  The Italian telco had little to say on the matter, issuing a terse statement noting Cadoret’s departure and quoting Chairman Salvatore Rossi as thanking him for his contribution to the company over the years.
  It’s tempting to scroll on by, assuming that there’s nothing to see here. But Cadoret’s day job
  
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• Switzerland tightens up cybersecurity rules

  18-11-2022 10:28
  Telcos in Switzerland will soon be subject to stricter rules governing network outages and hacking incidents.
  From January, ISPs must have the capability to detect and counter malicious activity – such as phishing attempts – on websites, blocking them if necessary. This sort of thing is usually left to antivirus software, but the Swiss government wants telcos to do it. ISPs will also be required to maintain teams whose role will be to receive reports of compromised network devices, a
  
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