Telecom news

• What to expect from European operators at MWC 2023

  22-02-2023 17:04
  With Mobile World Congress – the biggest trade show in the telecoms calendar – kicking off next Monday, here’s a sneak peak at what the main European telco groups will be showcasing in the halls of the Fira Gran Via.
  Deutsche Telekom’s teleoperated car
  The German telco group is marching to MWC under the theme “giving technology a heartbeat”, we’re told, and ‘in doing so, it is emphasizing its aspiration and commitment to a positive future, designed
  
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• Photography from the Ukraine war at the Imperial War Museum

  22-02-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A year on from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, a photography exhibition at the Imperial War Museum seeks to shine a light on the years leading up to the invasion, and its bloody aftermath. The exhibition shows off photographs from photojournalist Anastasia Taylor-Lind, who has been covering the country ever since the Orange revolution in 2004/5.It may seem odd to have a photographic exhibition of a war that’s on our televisions most nights as you can see far more of what’s going
  
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• Orange and Vodafone to share Open RAN networks

  22-02-2023 14:19
  European telco giants Orange and Vodafone have agreed to throw their considerable weight behind shared Open RAN networks.
  The rollout will focus on rural areas, which makes sense because the lower population density not only makes it more expensive for a single operator to cover, but also means any network that is deployed is less likely to suffer from congestion.
  Orange and Vodafone plan to crack on straight away with a pilot project this year near Bucharest, Romania. They said in a joint state
  
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• Qualcomm launches a new IoT platform

  22-02-2023 14:01
  US mobile chip firm Qualcomm has launched a new platform that it hopes will simplify the process of getting into the IoT game.
  It’s called Qualcomm Aware and consists of Qualcomm silicon (of course), but also an ecosystem of hardware and software partners all wrapped up in a cloud-friendly bundle designed to play nice with developers from broader industry. The idea seems to be a one-stop-shop for all kinds of IoT projects, overseen by Qualcomm.
  “Qualcomm Technologies is rapidly diver
  
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• Tube strike announced on the London Underground

  22-02-2023 13:45 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  There will be an all-day tube strike next month on the London Underground after ASLEF members voted overwhelmingly for strike action.The union says that the 24-hour strike will take place on Wednesday 15th March, which coincidentally also happens to be Budget Day.
  ASLEF says that tube train drivers voted by 99% in favour of strike action, and in addition to the tube train drivers, ASLEF members in other roles on the Underground – including Test Train and Engineering train drivers and those
  
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• AWS aims to tackle the telco language barrier

  22-02-2023 13:17
  Amazon Web Services (AWS) has launched a new managed service specifically designed to use words that operators can easily understand.
  Called Telco Network Builder, it promises to help CSPs deploy, run and scale their networks on AWS. It is very keen to point out that telcos are able to describe their requirements – such as connection points, networking requirements, compute needs and geographical distribution – in standard telco industry language. The service translates these inputs
  
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• Tickets to attend Trooping the Colour and Garter Day 2023

  22-02-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Early each year is the time to plan ahead to attend some of the UK’s grand pomp and ceremony events for the summer ahead.
  Two events are available by random ballot, and one that you can book tickets to attend — good luck, they’re “once-in-a-lifetime” opportunities to attend.
  This year is more special than usual as it’s the Coronation year and the first time in 70 years that a King has led the events.
  Trooping the Colour 2023
  This huge military event in Horsegu
  
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• Volunteers wanted to test the Luton DART shuttle train

  22-02-2023 12:45 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Luton DART is a new airport shuttle which will transport passengers from Luton Airport Parkway station to London Luton Airport in under 4 minutes.
  It’s also opening late and over budget, but to gloss over that at the moment, ahead of the opening date, they’re looking for volunteers to take part in a series of trials.
  Trials will take place in March.
  (c) Luton DART
  During the trials, volunteers will be asked to take part in a series of trial situations including fire eva
  
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• Starry’s troubles continue as it files for Chapter 11

  22-02-2023 10:39
  Starry has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in a move it hopes will enable it to continue offering home Internet services in major US markets.
  The fixed wireless access provider has had a difficult time of it of late, announcing its decision to pull out of one of its markets – Columbus, Ohio – and lay off staff just last month. That move came on the back of a difficult 2022, when it defaulted on the opportunity to pick up government funding and found itself the subject of e
  
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• How the trains will be affected by Easter engineering works

  22-02-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Most of the train companies and Network Rail have released details of what services will be cancelled over the Easter period due to engineering works.There’s quite a lot happening, but the biggest impact will be for people using Euston or Charing Cross stations as both will be closed for most of the Easter weekend.
  Chiltern Railways also expect to be very busy as it’s the replacement line for some of the Euston passengers, and also parts of the Met and Jubilee line will be closed, so
  
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