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Paul Rainford

England

Assistant Editor at LightReading

Lancastrian in exile. Trainee caulkhead. Exposed and uncovered, like a bluebell in the wood when the snow is on the ground.

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  • 1 week ago | lightreading.com | Paul Rainford

    Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Colt sells data centers; EU splurges on AI; ETSI analyzes 6G sensing; Vodafone's not the Nation's Network. New data from testing firm Ookla has revealed that London still lags on 5G speed and performance compared with other UK cities.

  • 1 week ago | lightreading.com | Paul Rainford

    Telecom Italia's sale of its Sparkle unit to a combination of Italy's Ministry of Economy & Finance and Retelit has been officially signed and sealed, determining Sparkle's enterprise value at €700 million (US$794 million). The agreement includes a possible price adjustment in case certain targets for Sparkle's 2025 EBITDA (earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortization) are not met.

  • 1 week ago | lightreading.com | Paul Rainford

    Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Ofcom investigates Primo Dialler; Starlink pops up in Somalia; network slicing goes on maneuvers (again).

  • 2 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Paul Rainford

    Also in today's EMEA regional roundup: Nokia and Zayo claim 800G breakthrough; BICS brings 5G roaming to Drei and Elisa; the EU's grand plan for AI. A group of European operators and subsea cable companies have collaborated on an open letter to European, UK and NATO decision-makers calling for more cooperation on approaches to protecting subsea infrastructure going forward.

  • 2 weeks ago | lightreading.com | Paul Rainford

    Nokia, Telia and the Finnish military say they have successfully carried out the "world's first" 5G standalone slice handover between multiple countries in a live network. The test, conducted as part of a military exercise, demonstrated a continuous and secure data connection over a 5G standalone slice while moving across three separate networks in three different countries.

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Paul Rainford @Henhousehotshot
12 Mar 25

There's over 160,000 children growing up homeless in temporary accommodation. That's a scandal. I signed this @Shelter open letter calling on the government to deliver 90,000 social rent homes to ensure every child has a pace to call home. https://t.co/vcZGvgA1KN

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Paul Rainford @Henhousehotshot
9 Nov 24

RT @ByDonkeys: How Musk broke Twitter and helped elect Trump (Location: Tesla European HQ, Amsterdam) https://t.co/eJG3Q8jCSW

Paul Rainford
Paul Rainford @Henhousehotshot
26 Oct 24

RT @CeliaRichards0n: Last day of voting today, National Trust members! Nigel Farage will take the rhubarb out of my cold, dead hand. Vo…