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• More frequent trains on the DLR to reduce waiting times at stations

  02-05-2023 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A new timetable for the Docklands Light Railway (DLR) is coming into effect in a couple of weeks time, which will see more frequent services on all routes, especially in the evenings.The higher frequency services will also run half an hour longer on all routes in both the morning and evening peaks, as the peak hour time is extended.  The morning peak service will end at 10am instead of 9:30am, and the evening peak service will end at 7:30pm instead of 7pm.
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• Nokia offers up drone-in-a-box

  02-05-2023 18:27
  Finnish kit vendor Nokia hopes to encourage commercial drone adoption with a new all-in-one solution.
  The two major drone use cases that have emerged in recent years are delivery services and inspection/monitoring. Nokia’s new offering is for the latter, and is pitched at public safety agencies, smart cities, and the construction, energy and defence sectors.
  Called Nokia Drone Networks, it comprises drones with dual-gimbal stabilised cameras. They can connect to public or private 5G or LTE
  
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• Anxiety grows over the societal effects of the AI boom

  02-05-2023 17:54
  A cluster of stories have added to the sense of foreboding about the rapid progress of artificial intelligence technology.
  Geoffrey Hinton, who is credited with developing some of the most important techniques at the heart of modern AI, is retiring from his role at Google. Having done so, he now seems determined to highlight his concerns about AI. An early manifestation of this is an interview granted to MIT Technology Review, headlined ‘Geoffrey Hinton tells us why he’s now scared o
  
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• Tickets Alert: Graffiti workshops in Leake Street

  02-05-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  As part of his year-long artist residency at Waterloo’s Leake Street, Marc Craig (aka Max The Virus) is leading a series of hands-on graffiti workshops at London’s famous graffiti tunnel.Marc Craig is already a well-known artist in the tunnel for his work including the mesmerizing PSYCHODOODLZ mural that graces part of the tunnel roof.
  The workshop sees Marc Craig guiding guests through the process of creating a graffiti masterpiece. With a blank canvas waiting for you in Leake Stree
  
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• Telecom Argentina CTO: Customer Experience Is King

  02-05-2023 15:51
  Telecom carriers obviously have to care about the nuts and bolts of their networks and supporting technologies and processes. But their customers don’t – they simply want excellent performance and user experience.
  That reality is driving the digital transformation strategy at Telecom Argentina, according to CTO Miguel Fernandez, who spoke with Telecoms.com at MWC 2023 in Barcelona.“Customers are not interested in how the network works,” Fernandez said. “Wh
  
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• Indosat Is On An Infinite Journey: Inside The Company’s Remarkable Run Of Success

  02-05-2023 15:51
  There’s momentum, and then there’s momentum – of the sort that begins to seem virtually unstoppable.
  That describes Indosat’s soaring success over the past several years, dating back to a business turnaround mandate in early 2019 and marked by a dozen straight quarters of double-digit growth. That momentum has had cascading effects not only for the company itself, according to President Director and CEO Vikram Sinha, but for Indonesia at large.
   “When you
  
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• The transformative potential of generative AI for the communications industry

  02-05-2023 13:40
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Andy Walker, global Communications & Media lead and Davide Bellini, managing director, Accenture, look at some of the implications of generative AI technology for the telecoms sector.
  Generative AI is dominating headlines right now and all and most, if not all, CSP leaders are grappling with what it means for their business. It’s no secret the communic
  
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• Advanced Satellite Data and Monitoring to Transform Disaster Response and Environmental Monitoring in Southeast Asia

  02-05-2023 13:30
  
  Enhanced disaster response, environmental monitoring, agricultural productivity and infrastructure planning has been made available to businesses in Thailand thanks to a new partnership announced between Tokyo-based SAR satellite data and solutions provider, Synspective Inc., and Asia’s leading satellite operator and space technology service provider, Thaicom. Synspective and Thaicom will supply a joint solution to government, defense, agriculture, and finance sectors in Thailand that enha
  
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• Smart home management app opens up new revenue streams for service providers

  02-05-2023 13:28
  
  Broadband Service providers can use comprehensive and GDPR-protected data insights from a smart home management app to improve customers’ Wi-Fi experience and unlock new revenue streams thanks to Gamgee’s upgrade to AVM’s FRITZ!Box Wi-Fi Router. The “Gamgee App for FRITZ!Box” presents service providers with a management capability that maps the home network, user behaviour and app usage analytics. This offers a powerful tool for service providers as they can gain un
  
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• UK altnet Zzoomm reportedly axes half of its workforce

  02-05-2023 13:27
  Oxford-based FTTH provider Zzoomm has become the latest UK altnet to feel the pinch of inflation.
  The Telegraph reported on Monday that the company has axed 300 employees, equal to 50% of its workforce. According to the paper, Zzoomm has decided to save money by outsourcing its fibre deployment. As such, the redundancies will affect its construction team, including engineers and related office roles.
  The development shows how rising costs and interest rates are making life tough for smaller prov
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: 6G, investment and RAN

  02-05-2023 13:15
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · 6G, investment and RAN
  
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• FCC seeks to fine some big names over RDOF default

  02-05-2023 13:15
  The FCC has proposed to fine 22 telecoms companies for failing to follow through with its rural funding programme in the US and there are some big names on the list.
  The US regulator is seeking to levy the best part of $9 million in fines against the companies. That’s not a huge sum, particularly considering that some of those in the firing line generate billions of dollars in annual revenues. But the move is significant because it suggests that the FCC’s efforts to boost rural broad
  
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• Work to make Finsbury Park station completely step-free now complete

  02-05-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Two new lifts have been installed at Finsbury Park railway station, offering step-free access to the mainline railway platforms.
  Step free access to both the Piccadilly and Victoria lines, as well as to platforms 1&2 and 5&6 of the National Rail station was completed in January 2019, and the latest works adds lifts to platforms 3&4 and platforms 7&8.
  That makes the entire station step free from the street to the platforms for the first time.
  (c) Network Rail
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• Viasat launches 1tbps broadband satellite into orbit

  02-05-2023 12:51
  Satellite comms firm Viasat has successfully hurled ViaSat-3 Americas into orbit, the first of three satellites designed to offer high speed global broadband coverage.
  The satellite ascended to the heavens on Sunday courtesy of a SpaceX Falcon Heavy, launched from NASA’s Kennedy Space Center in Florida. Around four hours later the satellite separated from the launch vehicle and the first signals from it were acquired approximately 15 minutes later through a ground station in South Korea.
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• US and EU menace Malaysia over Huawei

  02-05-2023 12:36
  The Malaysian government has reportedly received separate letters from the US and EU, warning it of negative consequences if it allows Huawei kit in its 5G networks.
  We know this thanks to the FT, which got a look at letters sent by US and EU envoys to the Malaysian government. The catalyst for the letters was the decision of the country to review the tender process for its state-backed national 5G network. Ericsson has originally been named sole kit vendor but a new government decided to review
  
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• oneM2M specifications approved by more than 190 ITU member countries as ITU standard to simplify IoT adoption

  02-05-2023 11:17
  
  More than 190 ITU-T member countries have approved oneM2M specifications as ITU standard, simplifying the IoT ecosystem lifecycle by minimizing development, deployment, and maintenance costs. The ITU-T's SG20 Internet of Things (IoT) and smart cities and communities (SC&C) approved oneM2M’s security specifications for IoT systems as part of the ITU-T Y.4500.3 series, making the entire suite of oneM2M specifications available for use nationally by ITU -T member states. oneM2M is an open
  
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• Unique service from STN transforms the reliability and security of satellite broadcasting in the MENA region

  02-05-2023 10:30
  
  Dob, Slovenia, May 02, 2023. Broadcasters in the MENA region can now benefit from unprecedented reliability and security thanks to global content distribution solutions provider, STN. As part of its existing offering, STN is now able to offer a guarantee of no weather outages and enhanced interference protection when uplinking to Eutelsat 8West B satellite. Zero weather-related outages are assured by using two uplink sites located over 5,000 kilometres apart. Switching between them is a...Source
  
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• Exclusive photos: See inside the City of London’s Aldermen’s Court Room

  02-05-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Many a visitor to the Guildhall Yard in the City of London will have noticed an odd looking building poking into the yard and wondered what is inside it.Theories I’ve heard over the years range from as mundane as a boiler room to as wild as the City of London’s private prison cell. It’s neither of those, but it is quite an important space. It’s a courtroom, but not the sort of courtroom you’re probably thinking of right now.
  It’s the Aldermen’s Court Roo
  
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• EU and US warn Malaysia of ‘national security’ risk in Huawei’s bid for 5G role

  02-05-2023 07:24 via ft.com
  Kuala Lumpur’s review of tender tests ability to juggle relations with the west and China
  
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