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• RMT announces more strikes on the national rail network

  11-08-2023 19:05 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The RMT rail union has announced that some 20,000 members will walk out on strike on two more weekends as part of it ongoing dispute over working conditions, pay and job security.The two strikes will take place all day on Saturday 26th August 2023 and Saturday 2nd September 2023. As usual with these strikes, that’s also likely to affect services on the Friday evening and the early Sunday morning.
  The first of the two strikes, on the 26th August is also the Bank Holiday weekend, and will li
  
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• Book Review: A guide to walking the hills of London

  11-08-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  When living in central London it can be difficult to remember that it’s quite a hilly city, and a new guidebook to the hills of London has been written showing off the best spots to get vistas of the London skyline.
  London is nominatively a city of hills though, with Muswell Hill, Shooters Hill, One Tree Hill, and many you might not realise are hills, at least they are compared to their surroundings, such as right in the heart of the City at Ludgate Hill or Garlick Hill.This new guide to L
  
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• Italy signs deal with KKR to take 20% stake in Telecom Italia’s landline grid

  11-08-2023 13:34
  Treasury’s preliminary agreement comes as the private equity fund prepares bid for prized fixed-line network
  
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• Huawei reports a mildly positive first half of the year

  11-08-2023 13:31
  In the shadow of US sanctions ratcheting up on the Chinese tech sector, Huawei has reported its sales were up marginally for the first half of 2023.
  Huawei generated CNY310.9 billion in revenue during the period, representing a YoY increase of 3.1%, which was in line with its forecasts, we’re told. The barebones (but still slightly more detailed than usual) financial announcement opted to report a net profit margin of 15% as opposed to the specific figure – but a quick calculation wo
  
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• Cheaper entry to Chiswick House and Gardens on Fridays

  11-08-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  For the next few weeks, there’s an offer on tickets to visit Chiswick House and Gardens on Fridays. Officially the offer is half price for families with children — but the offer price happens to be cheaper for adults without kids as well.
  The site is worth visiting for the gardens, and while there’s a grand looking, but fairly small house to visit as well, really the gardens are the star of a visit. The main gardens are free, but you have to pay if you want to visit the wonderf
  
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• HS2 will bury two Tunnel Boring Machines at Old Oak Common

  11-08-2023 11:40 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Two of HS2’s large tunnel boring machines are to be buried into the site at Old Oak Common next year so they can wait there until a decision is taken about how to build Euston station.
  Two HS2 TBMS – at Rusilip earlier this year
  The two tunnel boring machines (TBMs) are needed to dig the two railway tunnels linking Old Oak Common to Euston, but when construction of Euston station was paused earlier this year, there was also the decision taken to delay the two connecting tunnels as we
  
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• Rakuten reports improving mobile metrics, but Symphony slides

  11-08-2023 11:00
  Japanese e-commerce giant Rakuten’s mobile operation is slowly heading in the right direction, but the same can’t be said for its network solutions arm.
  Rakuten Symphony has attracted close scrutiny following the surprise departure on Monday of its CEO and general Open RAN evangelist Tareq Amin, which has left people wondering whether all is well at the unit.
  The second quarter financial report published by Rakuten on Thursday showed that Symphony turned over $72 million in the three
  
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• Dish could look to bulk up with UScellular buy

  11-08-2023 10:00
  Dish Network is interested in acquiring rival mobile operator UScellular, company executives admitted this week.
  The notion hardly comes a shock, given that Dish is keen to cement its position as the fourth player in the US mobile market. But by the same token, it would also mean a significant amount of extra spend for a company that is already up against it, financially.
  UScellular and its parent company Telephone and Data Systems (TDS) announced their joint decision to “explore strategic
  
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