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• HS2 funds conversion of Ruislip Lido Railway’s locomotive away from diesel fuel

  07-08-2023 19:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The Ruislip Lido Railway has secured a grant from HS2 to convert its diesel locomotive to battery power, removing its reliance on diesel.
  Locomotive No.7 ‘Graham Alexander’- credit Ruislip Lido Railway Society
  Forming part of a fleet of six locomotives that operate on the site, the locomotive, Graham Alexander – currently a 4.5 Litre Perkins Engine weighing three tonnes in total – will be converted as part of a wider drive from the Society to reduce local noise pollution
  
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• Vodafone UK reckons we now only change phones once every four years

  07-08-2023 18:06
  UK MNO Vodafone has done some research into handset longevity and revealed that that people are hanging onto to their phones for a lot longer these days.
  According to the survey of 2,000 Brits, the average subscriber now upgrades their phone once every four years. That compares to once every two years just five years ago, suggesting the Covid lockdown and consequent stagflation have understandably made people very cautious about splashing the cash.
  In an apparent bid to accommodate the penny-pin
  
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• Will 2G and 3G sunsets leave roamers in the dark?

  07-08-2023 17:16
  Telecoms.com periodically invites third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece Mikael Schachne, VP Telco Market at BICS, ponders the implications of shutting down older mobile technologies for roaming customers.
  As we continue to march towards next-generation networks, more and more countries are leaving 2G and 3G behind. While this needs to happen for telecoms to keep moving forwards (“out with the old and in with the new”), wit
  
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• Telus cuts staff to bolster free cash flow

  07-08-2023 17:16
  Telus plans to cut 6,000 jobs in a bid to support free cash flow growth and earnings in the coming years, becoming the latest in a growing line of international telcos looking to save cash by shedding staff.
  There are a lot of potential drivers behind the Canadian operator’s decision; it references the macroeconomic situation, competitive and regulatory pressures, and digital transformation, among other things, alongside its plan to reduce headcount. But ultimately, it’s about making
  
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• London could be about to get a new museum of modern art

  07-08-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A new museum could be opening in Marble Arch, as the Amsterdam based Moco Museum (Modern Contemporary Museum) has taken a lease on three floors of an Oxford Street building.
  CGI concept – source: planning documents
  The Moco Museum is an independent commercial museum specialising in modern and contemporary arts that opened in Amsterdam in 2016 and then in 2021 opened an outlet in Barcelona. It’s now eying up London for its third venue.
  The museum is looking to open its three floor ven
  
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• Billionaire Drahi says Altice corruption probe a ‘shock’

  07-08-2023 14:59
  Franco-Israeli entrepreneur makes first comments since Portuguese authorities opened investigation into longtime partner
  
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• 5G Advanced trial clocks 10 Gbps in UAE

  07-08-2023 13:21
  The United Arab Emirate’s telecoms regulator says it has completed phase II of its 5G Advanced trials, calling it a ‘paradigm shift in data transfer speed’.
  The UAE’s Telecommunications and Digital Government Regulatory Authority (TDRA) conducted the trial alongside regional operators e& and du. It utilised the 400 MHz bandwidth of the 6 GHz band, clocking 10 Gbps, and it says in the release ‘the UAE is considered the first country to reach this speed regionally
  
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• Openreach shaves £10m off FTTP rollout cost with a ‘subtended headend’

  07-08-2023 13:20
  BT’s networks arm Openreach is making progress with its new-ish approach to getting fibre into hard-to-reach areas.
  The Openreach press release calls the tech it’s using a ‘subtended headend’, but beyond saying that they are installed in street cabinets, pretty much leaves it at that when it comes to explaining what they actually are.
  However, the name also crops up in an ISPreview article from 2019, which explains that it’s another name for a shrunken optical line
  
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• Three UK uses SRN milestone to push Vodafone merger

  07-08-2023 13:08
  Three UK has rolled out mobile coverage to 100 sites under the government’s shared rural network programme, shoehorning a quick mention of the benefits of its proposed merger with Vodafone into the announcement.
  The mobile operator said the sites it has deployed across all four home nations will provide 4G connectivity to more than 37,000 premises across 2,800 square kilometres. Much of the action is in Scotland though. 65 of Three UK’s 100 shared rural network (SRN) sites are in Sco
  
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• Freddie Mercury: A spectacular exhibition of the rock legend’s possessions at Sotheby’s

  07-08-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  What could arguably be the best exhibition in London at the moment has opened as Sotheby’s has devoted its entire building to one man – Freddie Mercury.The exhibition, which would be a major summer blockbuster anywhere else is a chance for potential buyers to look upon the former Queen star’s personal effects prior to their sale at auction, but also for absolutely everyone else to just gaze on his huge collecting habit.
  And what a collection it is, from his huge interest in Jap
  
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• London’s Alleys: Smiths’ Court, W1

  07-08-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This concealed alley and courtyard in Soho looks like a twee cottage courtyard that’s been around for decades but is actually a fairly recent conversion because until 2010 most of the cafes that now fill the space were garages for cars.
  It’s also a bit confusing namewise.Officially, Smith’s Court is the open passage running off Great Windmill Street and the courtyard at the end. There’s also a covered passage linking the courtyard to busy Brewer Street which is the main e
  
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