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• Pyrotechnics on the Thames at Wapping

  09-01-2023 18:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  A note to look out for something interesting happening on the Thames at Wapping – as there will be a couple of days of bang bangs happening.
  It kicks off with rehearsals between 10am and 11:30am on Wednesday 18th January. Then, for the next two evenings (Wed 18th and Thur 19th), the full event will take place at some point between 4pm and 10pm.
  According to a river traffic waning, “pyrotechnic effects and air raid sirens may be in use at any time during this period”.
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• Panama may find it tough to attract third telco

  09-01-2023 18:21
  Panama’s telecom regulator has formally launched the process to licence a new third mobile operator, but given the circumstances of the contest it may not find it easy to attract interested parties.
  The Autoridad Nacional de los Servicios Públicos (ASEP) revealed it will open up the prequalification phase of the contest on Thursday with a view to tying it up by mid-March. Presumably then the full licence tender process will follow, although that may well depend on how many companies
  
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• Used smartphone market expected to boom

  09-01-2023 17:55
  IDC estimates suggest buying used or refurbished phones as opposed to a brand new unit is proving increasingly attractive to many.
  The firm reckons there were 282.6 million used smartphones, including refurbished units, shipped (re-shipped, surely) in 2022, representing an 11.5% increase over the 253.4 million units shipped in 2021. This growth is expected to continue to the point that 413.3 million units will be shipped in 2026, driving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% from 2021 to
  
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• 413 million used smartphones will be shipped in 2026

  09-01-2023 17:55
  IDC estimates suggest buying used or refurbished phones as opposed to a brand new unit is proving increasingly attractive to many.
  The firm reckons there were 282.6 million used smartphones, including refurbished units, shipped (re-shipped, surely) in 2022, representing an 11.5% increase over the 253.4 million units shipped in 2021. This growth is expected to continue to the point that 413.3 million units will be shipped in 2026, driving a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 10.3% from 2021 to
  
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• Free entry to Leighton House

  09-01-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  The recently refurbished and opened Leighton House in Kensington is offering a free entry deal, once a month.Normally, adult entry costs £11, but on the first Monday of each month, they’re offering a pay what you want offer. That means you can pay above the standard ticket price, the same or nothing at all.
  The pay what you want offer is for mornings only – between 10am and 1pm, and you pay (or not) on entry to the building. You can’t book tickets in advance for this offe
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: CES, Qualcomm and Open RAN

  09-01-2023 14:34
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · CES, Qualcomm and Open RAN
  
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• How CSPs can navigate the coming surge of 5G security regulations in 2023

  09-01-2023 14:15
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Rob Marson, Head of CNS Business Applications Strategy at Nokia, guides us through the current regulatory minefield.
  If there’s anything we’ve learned in the last several years, it’s that 5G security is imperative and crucial for the protection of any organization – most importantly, communication service providers (CSPs). Without it, the
  
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• Liberty Global plays down German fibre U-turn

  09-01-2023 14:14
  Liberty Global-backed helloFiber has changed its mind about rolling out fibre infrastructure in Germany and filed for bankruptcy protection instead.
  The firm, which broke ground just over four months ago, appears to have been unable to make the financials stack up, which must be a worrying sign for the plethora of fibre builders springing up across Europe.
  We have frequently highlighted the risk of overbuild in some of the continents busiest markets – Germany and the UK, for example, where
  
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• Cash-strapped Vodafone Idea reportedly seeks emergency $850 million loan

  09-01-2023 13:48
  Indian operator Vodafone Idea’s money troubles show no signs of abating any time soon.
  The Economic Times reported late last week that the telco has sounded out several banks about the possibility of an emergency loan totalling INR70 billion ($849.8 million) to help it pay back the money it owes to infrastructure provider Indus Towers, money it has pledged to return in full by September. However, Vodafone Idea (Vi) doesn’t appear to have got very far.
  The problem is that the telco is
  
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• Orange to sell off its content businesses

  09-01-2023 13:22
  Vivendi subsidiary Canal+ Group is set to purchase the OCS pay TV unit and Orange Studio from the French operator for an undisclosed sum.
  Orange has signed a ‘memorandum of understanding anticipating the acquisition’ of the content divisions, and Canal+ Group will become the sole shareholder of them following the transaction.
  There is an existing relationship between the firms – OCS services and content are currently distributed by Canal+ and since 2012 it has been a 33.34% sha
  
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• Hungarian state becomes major telecoms player with Vodafone acquisition

  09-01-2023 13:20
  Vodafone has completed the sale of its Hungarian business to a group consisting of an IT firm and the Hungarian government.
  The acquiring parties are Antenna Hungária, which is a subsidiary of 4iG, a major Hungarian IT group, and Corvinus International Investment, the vehicle being used by the Hungarian state in this transaction It will result in the former owning 51% of Vodafone Hungary and the latter 49%. When the deal was first announced last year Vodafone expected to receive 715 billi
  
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• TfL warns of Elizabeth line strike this Thursday

  09-01-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  There will be a strike on the Elizabeth line this coming Thursday (12th Jan) which will close the central section of the railway.As the strike mainly affects managers who look after the central core tunnel section of the Elizabeth line, TfL is warning that there won’t be any services at all between Paddington and Abbey Wood all day Thursday.
  There will also be no service before 7:30am on Friday, and normal service will be resumed by around 9am.
  Elizabeth line services on the National Rail
  
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• London’s Alleys: Dangoor Walk, NW1

  09-01-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  This is a fairly new alley that opened up a route across land that had been closed to the public for over 140 years.It sits behind the British Library on land that had been housing but the housing was swept away in the 1880s to construct a huge railway goods yard sitting next to St Pancras station. The Somers Town Goods Depot opened in 1887, and remained in use until the 1960s when cargo deliveries by rail declined thanks to the rise of road traffic and refrigeration, which took away the urgency
  
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