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Aug

Slovenia’s 5G moratorium is no more

August 21, 2020
The new Slovenian government does not recognize the previous government’s support for a 5G moratorium. Telekom Slovenije and Ericsson roll out the first 5G commercial network in Slovenia in one week by software upgrade Slovenia’s 5G upgrade takes just one week August 18, 2020 //By Nick Flaherty Telekom Slovenije has launched the first commercial 5G network...
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19
Aug

Eskom load-shedding here to stay for the next 5 years – Expert

August 19, 2020
Jamie McKane 18 August 2020 South Africa could be stuck with load-shedding until at least 2025 due to Eskom’s continued problems with generation capacity and inability to properly maintain its infrastructure. This is according to energy expert Ted Blom, who told MyBroadband that he concurs with the recent findings published by the CSIR regarding the...
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18
Aug

5G mast vandals could find themselves sprayed with SmartWater’s forensic trap

August 18, 2020
By Harry Baldock, Total TelecomTuesday 18 August 20 Source: https://www.totaltele.com/506797/5G-mast-vandals-could-find-themselves-sprayed-with-SmartWaters-forensic-trap Sprayed with liquid that is invisible to the naked eye, perpetrators can then be identified using UV light and linked directly back to the crime scene. Excerpt: There have been some notable incidents of 5G mast vandalism, especially in the UK and the Netherlands, as well...
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18
Aug

Tele2 in Russia deploys 25,000 5G-ready Ericsson base stations

August 18, 2020
Excerpt: The installation and launch of Ericsson’s base stations on Tele2’s network saw the completion of 50 percent of the five-year network modernization deal reached during MWC 2019 in Barcelona and follows the first 5G zone in the center of Moscow in August 2019. Read more at: https://www.ericsson.com/en/news/2020/8/tele2-network-performance Feel free to share this post:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterWhatsAppPinterest
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17
Aug

Amazon’s Project Kuiper is More Than the Company’s Response to SpaceX

August 17, 2020
Source: https://spectrum.ieee.org/tech-talk/aerospace/satellites/amazons-project-kuiper-is-more-than-the-companys-response-to-spacex Amazon Web Services and Blue Origin could mean the satellite constellation becomes part of a larger ecosystem. 17 Aug 2020 | 19:00 GMT By Michael Koziol Amazon cleared an important hurdle when the U.S. Federal Communications Commission (FCC) announced on 30 July that the company was authorized to deploy and operate its Kuiper satellite constellation. The authorization came with the caveat...
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17
Aug

South Africa: Health Minister’s response to questions of 5G safety

August 17, 2020
Source: https://mybroadband.co.za/news/5g/363594-what-south-africans-think-about-the-plan-to-let-networks-build-5g-towers-on-their-property.html?utm_source=newsletter For the annexure https://mybroadband.co.za/news/5g/363594-what-south-africans-think-about-the-plan-to-let-networks-build-5g-towers-on-their-property.html?utm_source=newsletter Feel free to share this post:PrintEmailFacebookLinkedInTwitterWhatsAppPinterest
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16
Aug

Proposal for Turkish company to anchor ‘floating power stations’ off SA harbours raises alarm bells

August 16, 2020
Source: https://www.dailymaverick.co.za/article/2020-08-13-proposal-for-turkish-company-to-anchor-floating-power-stations-off-sa-harbours-raises-alarm-bells/ By Tony Carnie 13 August 2020 Under cover of the Covid-19 crisis, government and private officials appear to be using legal loopholes to speed up a proposal by a Turkish company and local empowerment partners to sail a small armada of “floating power stations” into South African harbours. While the red flag has been...
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15
Aug

First SpaceX Starlink Satellite Broadband Speeds Revealed

August 15, 2020
Source: https://www.telecompetitor.com/first-spacex-starlink-satellite-broadband-speeds-revealed/#:~:text=Using%20the%20Ookla%20Speedtest%20app,beta%20users%20for%20the%20service. 8/13/20 at 11:57 AM by Bernie Arnason A Reddit forum for SpaceX’s Starlink has revealed the first speeds for the new satellite broadband service. SpaceX has already launched hundreds of low earth orbit (LEO) satellites that will power this next generation satellite broadband service. Excerpt: Coverage is currently limited to the Northern region of the...
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15
Aug

Swisscom sees more ‘rational’ debate on 5G network deployment

August 15, 2020
By Juan Pedro Tomás on AUGUST 14, 2020 Swiss state-controlled telecoms group Swisscom believes that the debate regarding the installation of 5G infrastructure in some regions of the country is becoming more “rational” and highlighted that it could be an opportunity for 5G deployments in the medium term. “Regarding the network rollout of 5G in Switzerland, we have...
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