News | March 2025 Elevator emergency communication should be inclusive Elevators occasionally break down, leaving passengers trapped for extended periods – a challenge for individuals with hearing or speech impairments.
Photo: © Wittur News | March 2025 New Chief People Officer at Wittur Wittur has announced the appointment of Christian Klümper, as the company’s new Chief People Officer, effective January 1, 2025.
Photo: © BT News | March 2025 BT intends to prepare 2G switch-off early on The 2G and 3G chapter in the United Kingdom was to be over by 2033 at the latest. British Telecommunications (BT) has now announced an earlier deadline and intends to approach its customers soon. There appears to be a more urgent need for users of the VMO2 2G network to take action.
Photo: © KPN News | March 2025 KPN will switch off 2G only at the end of 2027 The Dutch telecommunications company KPN has postponed the switch-off of its 2G network by two years. The new date is 1 December 2027.
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News | January 2017 Exhilaration of height We live in a world of superlatives. Cars and trains are supposed to get ever faster, people live ever longer and skyscrapers get higher and higher. There are to be no exceptions – including lifts.
News | January 2017 interlift 2017: Continuity as success factor The interlift 2015 was the biggest one so far. With 540 exhibitors, 20,440 visitors and 42,500 m² of occupied space it was able to set three new records. These will probably already be history in 2017.
Photo: © Kone / Christian Augustin News | October 2015 The arched escalators of the Elbe Philharmonic Hall They are unique in form and technology: the arched escalators of the Hamburg Philharmonic Hall which will be handed over to the guests in October 2015. From November 2016 they are to transport the members of the audience to the "Plaza” viewing platform. From here there is a fascinating view of Hamburg, the harbour and the Elbe. The overall complex will open in January 2017.
