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• City of London planning new park near St Paul’s Cathedral

  23-12-2022 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The City of London is planning to revamp a 1970s-era gyratory in a way that could create a new public park just to the north of St Paul’s Cathedral.
  St Paul’s Gyratory (c) Google Street View
  The City has been developing three potential options for streets which currently form part of the St Paul’s Gyratory between the Museum of London and St Paul’s Underground station. All three options would see the creation of a new public square next to the ruins of  Christchurch
  
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• IWM looks at computer war games with an immersive exhibition

  23-12-2022 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  An exhibition that looks at war games goes beyond the classic shot-em-ups, to look at how games are both an aid to war-making, but also educating people about the human suffering caused by wars.Split, in computer games style, into levels, the exhibition opens with some of the earliest war games, and white Battleships may be obvious, but it’s a reminder that Chess is a war game, in this case of strategy.
  In the 1970s though, the rise of early computer arcades put war-themed games into the h
  
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• TIM finalises 4G coverage on Milan-Florence high-speed rail

  23-12-2022 12:55
  A collaboration between all four Italian MNOs and the FS Group, led by Telecom Italia (TIM), has seen the completion of 4G coverage on high-speed rail line and tunnels between Milan-Florence.
  The network will be provided both through an on-board WiFi service as well as direct coverage by all participating operators. The 4G coverage aims to provide passengers with stable connectivity even in rail tunnels considered as ‘most unfavourable areas’, TIM said.
  Meanwhile, required technical
  
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• Telenet snaps up Eltrona

  23-12-2022 12:54
  Belgian operator Telenet has expanded its operations into Luxembourg with the acquisition of Eltrona.
  Telenet has snapped up all the remaining shares in Luxembourg based operator Eltrona, which is the first acquisition it has made outside of Belgium.
  By way of background the firm explains that following its acquisition of Coditel Luxembourg in 2017, SFR-Coditel’s activities were merged with Eltrona’s in April 2020. This transaction resulted in Eltrona’s founding shareholders ob
  
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