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• Derelict Peckham railway arches to be refurbished

  13-07-2023 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A series of derelict railway arches in south London are getting a £3 million refurbishment to bring them back into use.
  Indicative image (c) The Arch Company
  The arches are slightly south of Peckham Rye station in a residential area and are being refurbished by The Arch Company, which took over their management from Network Rail in 2019.
  The arches were once home to the Meridian Bronze Foundry, where many of London’s public statues were cast in bronze. These include Ivor Roberts-Jone
  
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• Coronation robes go on public display in Buckingham Palace

  13-07-2023 17:45 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The ceremonial robes worn by the King and Queen for the coronation in Westminster Abbey have gone on display in Buckingham Palace for the palace’s 30th annual summer opening.The robes are the main feature of the summer opening exhibition, and while the Palace is eternal, the exhibitions change each year. Therefore, it’s not hugely surprising then considering the huge interest, that this year’s exhibition is about the coronation.
  The exhibition, which is usually in a large side
  
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• IEEE puts the spotlight on LiFi tech

  13-07-2023 17:44
  Fibre, cellular and Wi-Fi have been officially joined by an illuminating new network technology.
  Standards body IEEE has given the rubber-stamp treatment to 802.11bb, also known as LiFi, which enables data transfer using light waves rather than radio frequencies. It is essentially an LED lightbulb that flickers so quickly it is imperceptible to the human eye – that flickering is light waves being modulated for the purposes of transmitting data to a receiver.
  The technology has been in deve
  
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• EU decision on failed UK telecoms merger muddies regulatory waters

  13-07-2023 17:28
  A European court has thrown out a previous verdict on a case linked to the long-abandoned proposed merger between Three and O2 in the UK, making the regulatory climate even more difficult to predict at a time when telco tie-ups are once again making headlines.
  Hong Hong’s Hutchison brought a legal challenge against the European Commission after the EU’s executive arm in May 2016 vetoed its £10 billion-plus deal to acquire O2 UK with a view to merging it with Three. Initially it
  
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• UK watchdog says telcos must make cheap offers visible to the vulnerable

  13-07-2023 16:50
  Ofcom warns not enough people claiming benefits are benefiting from deals ‘buried away on the website’
  
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• Roger Moore James Bond exhibition coming to London

  13-07-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Later this year, there will be a display of James Bond memorabilia collected by Sir Roger Moore, ahead of the collection being sold by Bonhams auction house.This 180-lot sale of his personal collection is being offered directly by Sir Roger Moore’s family, and will include important Bond memorabilia, collectables and personal ephemera. Highlights include the James Bond mohair double-breasted dinner suit worn for the Eiffel Tower scene in A View to a Kill, the white ski suit from A View to
  
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• UK XGS-PON market heating up with CityFibre launch

  13-07-2023 13:27
  UK altnet CityFibre has laid down the gauntlet to Openreach, launching a wholesale FTTH service that is faster than anything the incumbent currently has on offer.
  Since last July, CityFibre has been busy upgrading its G-PON network to XGS-PON, which is capable of delivering symmetric peak throughput of 10 Gbps, a significant improvement over GPON’s asymmetric peak speeds of 2.5 Gbps download and 1.25 Gbps upload.
  CityFibre this week decided the time is right to take its XGS-PON service to
  
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• Ofcom investigates Virgin Media’s business practices

  13-07-2023 13:13
  Virgin Media is not letting customers leave, according to a raft of consumer complaints that has led Ofcom to open an investigation into the telco’s business practices.
  The UK telecoms regulator is not noted for intervening in the market, so the announcement that it is probing Virgin Media of its own volition comes as something of a surprise. Specifically, it is looking at the operator’s compliance with contract termination and complaints handling rules.
  It is at the information gath
  
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• Tickets Alert: The Royal School of Needlework & Five Coronations

  13-07-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Inside Hampton Court Palace is the Royal School of Needlework, and this summer they are showing off examples of their work for five coronations that took place over the past 120 years.
  (c) The Royal School of Needlework
  The Royal School of Needlework has worked on all the Coronations of the British Royal Family since it was founded, from the Coronation of Edward VII in 1902 to the 2023 Coronation of King Charles III. The new display examines the role of the Royal School of Needlework at these di
  
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• Huawei reportedly gearing up for a return to 5G smartphone market

  13-07-2023 12:50
  According to a report, Chinese kit vendor Huawei is planning to produce new 5G smartphones by the end of the year thanks to a new domestic supply of chips.
  Following US bans which largely wrecked its international smartphone business, a Reuters report claims Huawei ‘should’ be able to get its hands on more 5G chips domestically thanks to some advances in semiconductor design tools and the facilities of Chinese chip firm Semiconductor Manufacturing International Co (SMIC).
  The sources
  
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• 5G set to take big step forward with 5G-Advanced

  13-07-2023 12:32
  Next year marks a huge step forward in the evolution of 5G – the arrival of 5G-Advanced.
  The upgraded 5G standard will bring more powerful features that are expected to enable new use cases and experiences, foster new business segments and drive demand and operator revenue growth.
  Some of the new technical capabilities will include AI-driven system design, better optimization for XR services, and all-scenario diversified IoT that improves the scale and quality of connected things.
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• Research reveals telecoms customers still value the human touch

  13-07-2023 11:26
  A survey of telecoms consumers reveals they usually prefer to deal with people, as opposed to machines, when interacting with their CSP.
  The survey was conducted by analyst firm Omdia to coincide with the launch of its Consumer Engagement Strategies Intelligence Service. Over 3,000 people from the UK, US and Brazil responded to questions focused on how they engage with their communications service provider. The findings would appear to confirm that there is only so much automation a typical punt
  
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• The restoration of Charles Dickens’ Old Curiosity Shop

  13-07-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Surrounded by modern buildings is a very old building that claims to be the original Old Curiosity Shop made famous by Charles Dickens, but it’s not what it says it is.Although commonly known as the Old Curiosity Shop, it’s officially 13-14 Portsmouth Street and is a timber-framed building dating to the early 17th century. The land in the area was once owned by the Duchess of Portsmouth, hence, Portsmouth Street, possibly as a gift from King Charles II.
  Originally built as two houses
  
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