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• Telcos could make billions from 5G satellite services

  18-09-2023 18:15
  Telecoms operators could make a lot of money from partnering with satellite companies to offer satellite-based 5G services, one analyst firm pointed out this week.
  Juniper Research puts the potential revenue uplift at US$17 billion over the 2024 to 2030 period and, as a result, is strongly advising telcos to team up with their satellite counterparts.
  Working with satellite operators will also help telcos get ready for 6G – more on that in a moment – but rather than looking ahead to t
  
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• STL opens new US cable plant

  18-09-2023 18:04
  Cable and optical firm STL has opened a $56 million manufacturing facility in Lugoff, South Carolina, which will specialise in ‘future-ready optical solutions.’
  The Palmetto Plant spans around 168,000 square feet and will employ 150 people, and it is also now STL’s North American Headquarters. It will churn out various telecoms equipment such as high fiber count cables with smaller diameters and high-capacity ribbonized cables for rural deployments.
  The facility will prioritize
  
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• Battersea Park Station upgrade plans could provide step-free access

  18-09-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Battersea Park Station in south London could be set for a significant upgrade, as Wandsworth Council and Network Rail work together to deliver a reconfigured station with step-free access.
  Platforms 2/3 at Battersea Park Station
  The station currently has a ground-floor ticket office that leads up to platforms on the second floor through a fairly narrow set of stairs and corridor and lacks step-free access. The narrow and quite steep stairs are also quite inconvenient for everyone else to use.
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• A 900-year-old tradition: Dunmow Flitch Trials to allow same-sex couples to take home the bacon

  18-09-2023 14:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Fancy doing something odd? Well, if you’re a married couple who can prove that you’re very happily married, you could carry off a massive amount of bacon.
  That’s the premise of the Dunmow Flitch Trials, a 900-year-old tradition of dubious but charming origins and ever since, every four years, a trial is held to decide if married couples are happy enough to carry off the bacon.
  The ancient ceremony is also coming up to date – as same-sex married couples are now being invit
  
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• Vodafone Idea dismisses major US takeover bid

  18-09-2023 13:33
  Vodafone Idea has moved to deny a media report that claimed it could soon be acquired by a big US telecoms player, naming Verizon, Amazon and Starlink as likely candidates.
  The denial can hardly come as a surprise – the report in question is thin and speculative at best – but naturally industry watchers are picking the story apart to ascertain whether it’s really a case of smoke but no fire, or whether there’s a smouldering ember in there somewhere.
  In a brief stock marke
  
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• KKR takes $800 million stake in Singtel’s data centre ops

  18-09-2023 13:26
  Private equity’s appetite for telco infrastructure shows no signs of abating despite the current economic climate, with KKR splashing out on a chunk of Singtel’s data centre business.
  The US-based investment fund has agreed to pay S$1.1 billion ($800 million) for a 20% stake, valuing the Singtel Digital InfraCo at S$5.5 billion in total. Singtel said the investment will help fund its regional expansion.
  Singtel offers colocation, connectivity and value-added services (VaS) to enterpr
  
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• Nokia launches AI tool for operators

  18-09-2023 13:21
  Kit vendor Nokia has launched AVA Data Suite, designed to standardise data and facilitate the development of AI and machine learning apps for operators.
  The tool runs on Google Cloud and is supposed to serve up pre-correlated data packages across 4G, 5G, and fixed domains in order to feed AI systems tasked with enhancing network performance and sustainability, improving subscriber experience, and creating new revenue streams.
  It’s integrated with with Google Cloud’s BigQuery and Vert
  
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• The Telecoms.com Podcast: Apple, China and Open RAN

  18-09-2023 13:14
  The Telecoms.com Podcast · Apple, China and Open RAN
  
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• Ten William Blake inspired mosaics unveiled at Surbiton station in Kingston upon Thames

  18-09-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Network Rail and South Western Railway (SWR) have worked alongside partners to install ten mosaics to brighten up Surbiton railway station.
  (c) Network Rail
  As part of the project, Network Rail and SWR have worked with Richmond and Hillcroft Adult Community College (RHACC), London School of Mosaic, Surbiton Art Trail and Friends of Surbiton Station to install ten detailed mosaics on the footbridge at Surbiton station.
  The Blake Mosaics, which form part of a set of 70 mosaics created by Southbank
  
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• Telekom Srbija CEO Q&A: Going beyond Serbia – our vision for the future of telecoms

  18-09-2023 10:00
  With a 5G spectrum auction expected this year, Telekom Srbija is dedicated to boosting its digital infrastructure in its home country and beyond.
  Founded in 1997 and headquartered in Belgrade, Telekom Srbija has undergone several digital transformations and market expansions, consistently linking its business goals with Serbia’s digital vision. Additionally, with a recent service launch in Germany, the operator has further global plans to expand its services and brand outside its home mark
  
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• London’s Alleys: Christys’ Walk, SE1

  18-09-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  This is a fairly new passageway that was created to give people an alternative to the busy Bermondsey Street or polluted Tower Bridge Road, and is named after a local hat maker that opened 250 years ago in 1773.The alleyway links two parks, the former churchyard of St Mary Magdalen church in the south and Tanner Street Park in the north. The creation of a new passageway was a condition of the approvals for a housing development, but there were financial problems at the developer that delayed the
  
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