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• Nokia expands manufacturing in U.S. to fiber broadband optical modules for BEAD program
  Nokia partners with Fabrinet to manufacture its next generation multi-rate optical modules for Optical Line Terminals (OLTs)in the U.S. at its Santa Clara facility in California
  Production of Nokia’s fiber-optic modules to begin in 2024, bringing high-tech innovation and additional jobs to the country
  Manufacturing of optical modules builds on the announcement by Nokia to produce fiber-optic broadband network electronics products in Kenosha, Wisconsin.
• Santa Clara, California – Nokia today announced that it is the first telecom vendor to manufacture fiber broadband optical modules in the U.S. for use in the Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment (BEAD) program.
• Partnering with Fabrinet, a global manufacturer of highly precise optical products, Nokia will produce multi-rate optical modules at Fabrinet’s state-of-the-art facility in Santa Clara, California.
• By manufacturing these optical modules in the U.S., Nokia continues to expand its list of products and solutions for networks rollouts using BEAD or other funding.

• ST. JULIAN'S, Malta, Aug. 16, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) reports Q2 2023 revenues* of €31.1 million and an adjusted EBITDA of €14.0 million.
• "The second quarter of 2023 has proven another step forward for GiG with the business reaching another all-time high in revenues.
• CEO Richard Brown will present the Q2 2023 results via livestream at 10:00 CET.
• The presentation will be followed by a Q&A-session, and investors, analysts and journalists are welcome to participate.

• ST. JULIAN'S, Malta, Aug. 14, 2023 /PRNewswire/ -- Gaming Innovation Group Inc. (GiG) is pleased to announce the appointment of Richard Carter as Platform & Sportsbook CEO.
• The appointment of Mr Carter comes after an extensive evaluation and selection process to identify the right candidate to position GiG's Platform & Sportsbook division for future growth.
• Richard Carter says: "I am delighted to become the Platform & Sportsbook CEO of GiG at such an exciting time in the Group's development.
• Petter Nylander, GiG's Chairman of the Board commented: "We are very pleased and excited to announce that Richard Carter will join GiG as Platform & Sportsbook CEO during Q3, 2023.

• The shows on the Eras tour, which runs until August 2024, are undoubtedly expensive.
• On the day tickets went on sale in the US, the Ticketmaster website crashed – the company had prepared itself for 1.5 million fans, only to find that 15 million logged on.
• But Swifties – the most dedicated of Swift’s fans – were willing to endure a process that was, to say the least, complicated.
• One can imagine Swift’s fans, some of whom spent days online (and a fair amount of money) trying to get tickets, greeting his argument with an exasperated sigh.

Big blockbuster stadium shows

• Since the 1970s, successful bands and artists have found a number of ingenious ways to construct shows that can fill the most cavernous arenas.
• First, it ensures that the artist can be heard and seen, even in the largest venues.
• The technology used on the Eras show enables both the artist and the audience effectively to travel through time.
• The technology delivers all the spectacle needed to hold the audience’s attention as the three-hour show runs through Swift’s career.
• Arenas and stadiums are designed for function, rather than aesthetics; they are not in themselves intimate spaces.