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• RMT union rejects “dreadful” pay offer threatening more train strikes

  10-02-2023 18:11 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The rail union, the RMT says that it is rejecting the latest pay and conditions offer from bothNetwork Rail and the Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents the train operating companies – describing the offer as “dreadful”.TheRMT management said that they have decided to reject both offers on the basis that they do not meet members expectations on pay, job security or working conditions.
  Network Rail and the RDG have previously said that their proposals are their “bes
  
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• Ericsson’s Erik Ekudden and Rory Read discuss commercializing 5G

  10-02-2023 17:37
  At Ericsson’s pre-MWC get together I sat down with CTO Erik Ekudden and former Vonage head Rory Read, now Head of Business Area Global Communications Platform to find out if anyone is making money out of 5G.
   
  I haven’t seen that much evidence of anyone making much money out of 5G yet. Is that a correct assumption and, if it’s not, can you tell me where that money has been made?
  Eric Ekudden: There are two parts of this – one is the uplift in ARPU that we see now in
  
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• FCC gives nod to Amazon Kuiper broadband satellite deployment

  10-02-2023 13:48
  US regulatory body the Federal Communications Commission has given Amazon the go ahead to launch broadband dispensing satellites, despite some objections from rivals in the space.
  Kuiper is now allowed to begin deployment of its constellation intended to rain down broadband on the US from the stars, with the FCC deeming its ‘orbital debris mitigation plan’ satisfactory.
  “…we grant Kuiper’s request for approval of its updated orbital debris mitigation plan, thereby
  
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• Leda in Soho: An Exhibition

  10-02-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A new exhibition tells the story of “Love, Leda”, a newly discovered, never-before-published novel set in and around the streets of Soho in the years before the 1967 Sexual Offences Act that decriminalised homosexual acts between men.The display is a series of extracts from the novel, taking in cruising on Dean Street, taking coffee at Lyons, dropping by jazz clubs off Tottenham Court Road, offering a portrait of Leda’s gay working-class Romany life in a Soho of the 1950s and 6
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Vodafone, BT, European M&A and AI

  10-02-2023 12:49
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · Vodafone, BT, European M&A and AI
  
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• KDDI does 5G SA core deal with Samsung

  10-02-2023 12:11
  KDDI has selected Samsung to provide the kit for its 5G standalone core network, and its pretty excited about the potential for furthering the 5G experience in Japan.
  The news will hardly raise any eyebrows; the South Korean operator and vendor have been working together for years. But the announcement is noteworthy because, amongst other things, it demonstrates the growing desire amongst Japanese players to push the 5G ecosystem on.
  According to Samsung, its cloud-native, 5G SA core solution wi
  
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• AST SpaceMobile heads to Saudi Arabia

  10-02-2023 12:02
  Zain Saudi Arabia has become the latest in a growing list of telcos keen to test out AST SpaceMobile’s LEO satellite service.
  The two companies on Thursday signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU), under which they plan to collaborate on new satellite-based digital services and telecoms solutions. Like a lot of other telcos, Zain is also keen to explore the potential of low-Earth orbit satellites for extending coverage to remote locations.
  “We are confident that our col
  
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• UK M&A watchdog opposes Microsoft’s Activision deal

  10-02-2023 11:55
  Gamers will face higher prices, fewer choices and less innovation if Microsoft’s $69 billion acquisition of Activision is allowed to go through, says the CMA.
  This is the provisional conclusion of the in-depth investigation carried out by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA). The deal has been on the UK M&A watchdog’s radar since last July, and in September it decided a closer look was needed.
  What it boils down to is that Microsoft already enjoys a strong position in the
  
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• China pulls back from global subsea cable project as US tensions mount

  10-02-2023 06:00
  Telecoms groups withdrew investment in Sea-Me-We 6, which will transmit data between Asia and western Europe
  
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