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• Ericsson builds 5G SA network for US precision agricultural research project

  06-09-2023 18:05
  Kit vendor Ericsson has built a 5G SA network for US researchers which will power data gathering connected robots, livestock monitoring and agricultural automation.
  The 5G SA network is part of the Agriculture and Rural Communities (ARA) multi-modal platform for wireless research, based on the Iowa State University campus. The coverage extends to local crop and livestock farms and parts of the city of Ames.
  The build consists of a 5G core operating in SA mode and NR radios which operate in both
  
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• Telefónica/STC: Spanish deal spreads risks and builds soft power

  06-09-2023 18:01
  Saudi telecoms group follows in footsteps of Gulf rivals as it seeks to spread its wings internationally
  
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• Final tests on Northern City Line signals upgrade shows ready for passenger service

  06-09-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A signalling upgrade that’s currently underway on the Northern City Line, between Finsbury Park and Moorgate, is now ready for passenger service, Network Rail has confirmed.
  Overnight testing (c) GTR
  Since the new signals were installed, tests have been carried out, and the latest set of overnight tests ran six digitally signalled trains in 30-minute periods. During the peak service, Great Northern operates up to 10 trains per hour on the Northern City Line. By running 6 trains at close he
  
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• Spain to defend ‘strategic interests’ after Saudi telecoms group buys Telefónica stake

  06-09-2023 14:36
  STC’s move on Spanish company marks latest foray by state-owned Gulf groups into Europe
  
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• STC becomes biggest shareholder in Telefónica with 9.9% stake

  06-09-2023 14:12
  Saudi Telecom Company has decided to spend €2.1 billion to grab a tenth of the shares of Spanish telecoms group Telefónica.
  The STC filing states the move was funded by a mixture of STC’s own resources and debt. STC is majority owned by Saudi Arabia’s Public Investment Fund, so access to cash or credit is unlikely to be much of a problem. The 9.9% share, half of which is being acquired through ‘financial instruments’, will give STC more than twice the voting r
  
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• EU names big tech firms it has in its DMA sights

  06-09-2023 13:54
  Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft are all now officially designated ‘gatekeepers’ by the EU, meaning they have six months to comply with a list of new regulatory demands.
  The Digital Markets Act is essentially a mechanism by which the EU can attempt to curb the power and influence of a few big internet companies. It defines its mission as ‘preventing gatekeepers from imposing unfair conditions on businesses and end users and at ensuring the openness of importa
  
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• EU confirms list of tech firms it has in its sights under Digital Markets Act

  06-09-2023 13:54
  Alphabet, Amazon, Apple, ByteDance, Meta, Microsoft are all now officially designated ‘gatekeepers’ by the EU, meaning they have six months to comply with a list of ‘do’s and don’ts’.
  The Digital Markets Act is essentially a mechanism by which the EU can attempt to curb the power and influence of a few big internet companies. It defines its mission as ‘preventing gatekeepers from imposing unfair conditions on businesses and end users and at ensuring the
  
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• Giant cube-shaped dark kitchen coming to west London

  06-09-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A visually striking huge cube shaped dark kitchen could be coming to Acton in west London, to sate the demand for food deliveries.
  (c) Dowen Farmer Architects / Planning application
  The site is currently a metal shed used as a “dark kitchen”, a location where food is prepared for delivery to homes, but the company that owns it wants more kitchens. A lot more.
  Their proposed cuboid kitchen would have space for 274 industrial kitchen modules and 7 Premium Kitchens on the upper floors t
  
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• nexfibre and VMO2 acquire UK altnet Upp

  06-09-2023 12:24
  UK fibre joint venture nexfibre and telco VMO2 have jointly acquired altnet Upp, which operates in the East of England.
  There are a couple of stages to the transaction – to start with VMO2 will purchase Upp and over the next 12 months will carry out integration work such as aligning systems, completing in-progress fibre build and offering VMO2 services to Upp’s 4,000 odd customers.
  nexfibre – a joint venture owned by Liberty Global, Telefónica and InfraVia Capital Partne
  
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• London’s Blue Plaques to become a UK-wide scheme

  06-09-2023 10:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  For nearly 160 years, notable people have been recognised in London by a plaque on a building they were associated with, and now it’s going nationwide.The Blue Plaques that are installed in London today are managed by English Heritage, but now they are to work with Historic England on a national scheme to expand Blue Plaques across the country.
  There are local schemes in operation already in many towns and cities, but they are often piecemeal and tend to be run by local history groups or l
  
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• Virgin Media O2 buys Russian-backed broadband provider

  06-09-2023 08:15
  Investment company LetterOne was forced to sell the business on national security grounds
  
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• London’s Pocket Parks: Exchange Square, EC2

  06-09-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Sitting directly over the railway tracks at the back of Liverpool Street station, a large plaza has recently been transformed into a delightful pocket park.
  The plaza used to be a fairly bland stone clad space on two levels created in the early 1990s, with a modest bit of lawn on the lower level, and the rest being paved with some trees, a lot of pink granite and not much else.
  Now, the space is totally different.Away with the pink stone and the wide open spaces, and in with a much softer white
  
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• Saudi telecoms group acquires 9.9% interest in Telefónica

  06-09-2023 00:35
  STC move on Spanish company marks latest venture by state-owned Gulf groups into Europe
  
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