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• UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, US sign telecoms pact

  06-10-2023 13:27
  Five countries have issued a statement of intent to foster greater collaboration on telecoms matters, the main areas of which appear to be Open RAN, 6G, and China related security concerns.
  The Global Coalition on Telecommunications (GCOT) is a sync-up between individual government departments with telecoms in their remit – namely the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the UK; the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts i
  
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• UK, Australia, Canada, Japan, US sign Global Coalition on Telecommunications

  06-10-2023 13:27
  Five countries have issued a statement of intent to foster greater collaboration on telecoms matters, the main areas of which appear to be Open RAN, 6G, and China related security concerns.
  The Global Coalition on Telecommunications is a synch up between individual government departments with telecoms in their remit – namely the Department for Science, Innovation and Technology in the UK; the Department of Infrastructure, Transport, Regional Development, Communications and the Arts in Aust
  
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• New South London tunnel completed with TBM breakthrough

  06-10-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  The final section of a £1 billion tunnel has been completed under south London, when a tunnel boring machine (TBM) emerged into the Eltham substation.
  TBM breakthrough (c) National Grid
  The 11km long tunnel will eventually carry electricity cables and makes up part of the National Grid’s London Power Tunnels (LPT) project. When fully operational, it will replace a maze of cables running under London’s streets, which are wearing out and need replacing, but rather than digging up
  
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• From Stratford to Giza: A virtual reality experience transports you to ancient Egypt

  06-10-2023 12:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  If you’ve ever wanted to visit Egypt’s Pyramids but couldn’t afford it, a new virtual reality option now exists in Stratford that gives a pretty decent experience, minus the baking sun and tourists.
  CGI from inside the VR experience (c) Horizon of Khufu
  It’s a mix of factual history and a dose of fantasy delivered in a virtual reality room, which is while still obviously computer generated, still remarkably effective, right down to doses of vertigo and occasional worries
  
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• Nokia opens India 6G lab, wins Brazil deals

  06-10-2023 11:50
  Finnish kit maker Nokia has been globetrotting this week, opening a new research facility in India and winning new customers in Brazil.
  Starting with the former, Nokia has launched a new 6G lab at its Bengaluru R&D site that focuses on some of 6G’s fundamental technologies and potential use cases.
  First and foremost is the idea of the network as a sensor. It’s the idea that the network is able to detect objects, people and movement without the need for on-board sensors.
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• Telefónica reportedly mulls Tech unit sale

  06-10-2023 11:45
  Spanish incumbent Telefónica is reportedly considering cashing in on its fast-growing Telefónica Tech division.
  This is according to unnamed sources cited by Bloomberg, who claimed that the telco has been shopping the unit around to investment funds to see if any of them are interested in taking a stake in it.
  As usual with rumours of this sort, these same sources insisted that talks are ongoing and there’s no certainty that a deal will be done. If an agreement is reached, th
  
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• UK urban fibre builders rack up customers and coverage

  06-10-2023 11:19
  Hyperoptic now has 300,000 fibre broadband customers in the UK, a milestone it announced just hours after Community Fibre declared that its network now covers over 1 million homes.
  Hyperoptic said its network now passes more than 1.4 million homes in 64 towns and cities across the UK. The new figures put it closer to its goal of reaching half a million customers from 2 million homes passed.
  The operator reiterated that target in its announcement without sharing a date, a move that always leads t
  
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• The Royal Fleet Auxiliary ship Proteus is visiting London for a week

  06-10-2023 10:07 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Short notice, but an unusual ship is visiting London for a few days, and will pass through Tower Bridge this evening.
  RFA Proteus (c) @FirstSeaLord
  The Multi Purpose Offshore Vessel RFA Proteus is a new addition to the Royal Fleet Auxiliary added this year in response to increased concerns about Russian attacks on submarine cables and other underwater infrastructure. The threat was heightened by the sabotaging the Nordstream pipelines in the Baltic Sea last September.
  The ship was built in 2019
  
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