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• Nokia/Ericsson: telecoms penury leaves Finn pickings for investors

  19-10-2023 17:36
  The pair had been expected to benefit from the purging of Chinese rival Huawei from western markets
  
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• Behind the scenes tours for young theatre job seekers

  19-10-2023 17:10 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  A free day of events for young people seeking a non-acting role in the London theatre is offering tickets to attend TheatreCraft, the UK’s largest careers event for anyone aged 16-30 seeking offstage roles in theatre.
  Royal Court Theatre (c) ianVisits
  It’s aimed at potential job seekers who want to work in roles as wide ranged as theatre set design, costumes, lighting, rigging, marketing and beyond – so long as the attendee is between 16 and 30 years old.
  It’s a whole day
  
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• EU hands over €130 million for 6G research

  19-10-2023 16:52
  The European Union has allocated €130 million worth of funding to 27 research projects linked to the development of 6G technology.
  This being Brussels, it’s a little bit more complicated than that though. The body making the award is the European Smart Networks and Services JU (SNS JU), which was formed just under two years ago with the aim of coordinating member states’ 6G research endeavours and a budget of €1.8 billion.
  This time last year the SNS JU announced €250
  
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• Vodafone e& partnership bears first fruit with SD-WAN deal

  19-10-2023 16:44
  It turns out that e&’s interest in Vodafone really is about more than just owning shares.
  The two telcos have secured their first joint partnership since forging their strategic alliance earlier this year.
  Together, they will provide software-defined, wide-area networking (SD-WAN) services to Al Futtaim Group – a Dubai-based multinational conglomerate with interests in the automotive, financial services, real estate, retail, and health sectors.
  Al Futtaim is trying to extend its
  
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• Third of tube stations now using brighter lights that consume 60% less electricity

  19-10-2023 16:30 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  An ongoing project to migrate London Underground’s station lights to lower-energy LEDs has seen around a third of the stations converted to the new lighting systems, brightening stations while lowering energy costs.
  Oxford Circus is the latest to have been completed, and apart from having brighter, whiter lights, they also use about 60 percent less energy than the older lamps.
  More than a third of Tube stations across London – such as Clapham North, Golders Green and Old Street- have
  
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• Ultra-Modern Saudi Paradise Leverages Innovative, High-speed 5G Network

  19-10-2023 15:56
  Even paradise needs 5G connectivity. That’s why Red Sea Global, a Saudi developer, has put so much effort into proving guests of a high-end tourist destination it is building with robust, high-speed 5G connectivity.
  The Red Sea, as the project is called, will be a zero-carbon, high-end tourist destination in Saudi Arabia with 50 resorts totaling 8,8000 guest rooms, 22 islands, floating villas, luxury marinas, golf courses, hiking trails, and entertainment venues.
  The site will have its own
  
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• Where 5G and 5.5G Will Create Big Value (Tech Strategy – Daily Article)

  19-10-2023 15:11
  We’re about 4 years into the deployment of 5G. And we now know what use cases make sense for 5G in practice. It’s not the speculation it used to be. We know the use cases that are getting traction.
  But Huawei is now rolling out 5.5G (also called 5G Advanced or 5G-A). This is a 10x improvement in speed over 5G. And we’re now getting some early looks at use cases for 5.5G. Overall, it looks like it is going to be another big year in digital infrastructure.
  Five Scenarios Where 5G
  
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• MIFfed mobile infrastructure players create UK lobby group

  19-10-2023 13:58
  A handful of big names in the UK’s mobile infrastructure market have come together to create a new industry body that will lobby regulators, lean on landowners, and other such activities.
  The group, known as the Mobile Infrastructure Forum (MIF), official came into being today. It comprises four members, all of whom can lay claim to sizeable mobile infrastructure footprints in the UK: Cellnex UK, Cornerstone, MBNL and Wireless Infrastructure Group.
  The body’s stated aim is “to
  
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• Nokia echoes Ericsson’s macro gloom and plans to cut up to 14,000 jobs

  19-10-2023 13:41
  Finnish kit vendor Nokia cited a challenging market environment as the main reason it intends to cut thousands of jobs over the next few years.
  The announcement coincided with Nokia’s latest quarterly numbers, which made appropriately grim reading. Sales were down 15% year-on-year, with margins also headed in the wrong direction. The main culprit seems to be mobile customers in North America, but the one bright spot in India seems to be dimming and the fixed-line Network Infrastructure div
  
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• Tickets Alert: Handel Hendrix House to open late on Fridays

  19-10-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Handel Hendrix House, the museum once home to both Handel and Jimi Hendrix, is to start opening late on Fridays for candlelit music-filled evenings.
  Handel Hendrix House (c) ianVisits
  Handel’s Georgian home has recently been restored and the after-dark openings will see the house lit with candle-effect lighting and hear live performance of Handel’s music in the room in which the composer himself would spend his evenings entertaining guests playing the harpsichord and his latest compo
  
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• Nokia to cut up to 14,000 jobs as part of cost base ‘reset’

  19-10-2023 08:05
  Finnish telecom equipment maker faces falling sales as customers retrench
  
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• From military jackets to maternity dresses: New exhibition looks at 240 years of the Royal Mail uniform

  19-10-2023 08:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  Just under 240 years ago, the classic Royal Mail red uniform was introduced, and now an exhibition looks at how the uniform has changed design over the centuries while always remaining recognisably the Royal Mail.The exhibition starts with a sharp contrast between the original 1784 uniform, which was closer to a military jacket, and the modern, more relaxed look favoured by the staff who have to wear it. The formal jackets may look smarter, but they were in practice, pretty impractical to wear i
  
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• UK mobile and broadband bills set to rise 9% in 2024, warns watchdog

  19-10-2023 05:00
  Telecoms groups say increases are needed to fund network expansion as demand for data grows
  
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• UK mobile and broadband bills set to rise 9% in 2024, warns Citizens Advice

  19-10-2023 05:00
  Telecoms groups say increases are needed to fund network expansion as demand for data grows
  
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