Telecom news

• Why businesses should not write off SMS

  03-11-2023 16:43
  Telecoms.com periodically invites expert third parties to share their views on the industry’s most pressing issues. In this piece James Williams, Director of Programmes, Mobile Ecosystem Forum (MEF), makes the case for the continuing utility of SMS.
  Recently I’ve seen a fair amount of South African television, and what’s struck me has been the advertising. The regularly used formula for South African TV ads is very simple: viewers see a TV ad and if they’re intereste
  
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• You can now buy Elizabeth and Bakerloo line moquette ties

  03-11-2023 16:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  You can now wear the Elizabeth line or Bakerloo line around your neck, as moquette ties have gone on sale at the London Transport Museum.
  (c) London Transport Museum
  Fitting the stereotype of buying socks or ties at Christmas, the two new gifts are exclusive to the museum, are printed on silk, and come in a suitable gift box, just in time for Christmas.
  Now that (most of us) aren’t wearing moquette face masks any more, these give you a chance to show your tube line brand loyalty.
  Both are
  
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• Tories under pressure to return Lycamobile donation after fraud ruling

  03-11-2023 15:30
  French entities of UK-headquartered international mobile virtual network were convicted of fraud in Paris
  
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• Vodafone hopes sale of Spanish unit will ring in turnaround changes

  03-11-2023 15:01
  Telecoms group streamlines operations as it seeks to revive performance
  
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• Redefining cloud security: Why CSPs are the ultimate choice

  03-11-2023 13:38
  Strengthening cloud security
  In today’s digital-driven world, businesses and individuals are increasingly relying on cloud computing to store and access their data as it offers convenience, scalability, and cost-efficiency. However, embracing the cloud can be a double-edged sword. Organizations of all sizes are facing an increasingly daunting challenge – safeguarding their data from a myriad of security threats. The statistics are staggering – with 61% of small and medium-sized
  
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• BT and Ericsson tool up the Port of Tyne with private network deployment

  03-11-2023 13:14
  Autonomous vehicles, survey drones, smart surveillance, AI, and XR action are promised as part of the Port of Tyne’s new 4G and 5G private network.
  The infrastructure, built on an Ericsson private 5G kit and BT spectrum, is the UK’s first site-wide deployment of 4G and 5G standalone connectivity for smart port applications, claims the release.
  The first set of live use cases will spin up in November, which include video and sensors installed at gates for  automatic number plate
  
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• The global smartphone market may have bottomed out

  03-11-2023 13:01
  The latest numbers for the global smartphone market suggest it has hit an inflection point after years of decline.
  It’s not time to break out the bubbly just yet, but Omdia’s preliminary Q3 2023 global smartphone shipment numbers show a year-on-year decline of just 0.7%. Furthermore, the 301.6 million units shipped mark a 13.4% increase on the previous quarter. That figure needs to be viewed in the context of seasonality, with Q3 nearly always stronger than Q2.Despite continued macro
  
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• Plans for 2,500 new homes in Kensal Green go for planning approval

  03-11-2023 13:00 via ianvisits.co.uk
  
  large plot of derelict industrial land in Kensal Green, west London, could see over 2,500 new homes built on it as part of a joint venture between Ballymore and Sainsburys.
  The site as it is today (c) Faulkner Browns Architects
  The former Kensal Gasworks off Ladbroke Grove sits between the Grand Union Canal and the mainline railway out of Paddington, and there’s been a long running consultation to redevelop the site, known as Project Flourish.
  The formal planning application has now been f
  
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• Disney splashes $8.6 billion on remaining 33% of Hulu

  03-11-2023 12:17
  Mickey Mouse outfit Disney is on the cusp of absorbing Hulu after agreeing to buy the final third of the popular streaming service from Comcast-owned NBCU.
  This deal has been in the offing since 2019, when Disney and Comcast established an elaborate put-call agreement. Under the terms of the arrangement, Disney could exercise an option to acquire Comcast’s Hulu stake – the call side of the deal – while Comcast had the ‘put’ side – an option that would require
  
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• Neutral host claims to be the answer to telcos’ 5G prayers

  03-11-2023 12:10
  The vast majority of telcos and enterprises would use a neutral host provider to help tackle the challenges associated with 5G network densification, according to new research.
  As many as 92% of operators and businesses on both sides of the Atlantic would go for a neutral host model if told it could remove the headaches that densification brings, new research commissioned by Boldyn Networks and published this week shows.
  If you look past the obviously carefully-chosen wording (let’s face i
  
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• Telus tests out two-way satellite-to-smartphone comms

  03-11-2023 12:03
  There are now two horses in the race to provide satellite direct-to-device (D2D) services in Canada’s celebrated wilderness.
  Telus this week laid claim to being the first Canadian operator to successfully carry out two-way comms between smartphones and IoT devices on the ground and Echostar T1, a geostationary Earth orbit (GEO) satellite.
  Telus has partnered with TerreStar, which operates a satellite network under the Strigo brand, and Skylo, which has developed a connectivity platform tha
  
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