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Digiweb in spectrum deal to deliver broadband to Scottish schools News
02.05.2013 Dublin-headquartered telecoms provider Digiweb has entered into a long-term lease agreement with Scot-Tel-Gould to allow the local firm to use its national 10GHz licence in... -
Vodafone begins bringing 3G to voice-only areas; launches new enterprise group News
01.05.2013 Ahead of the launch of 4G and enabled by winning its share of the spectrum auctions last year, Vodafone Ireland’s new CEO Anne O’Leary has announced the first locations where... -
A tantalising glimpse at tomorrow – Google reveals Glass ‘how to’ (video) News
01.05.2013 A year ahead of the expected consumer launch of Google Glass, Google has published a ‘how to’ video demonstrating how to set up Google Glass and how users will interact with the... -
Telecoms consortium to build undersea cable system linking India, Far East, Mideast News
01.05.2013 The growth of new services and applications in the Far East, Middle East, and the Indian sub-continent will receive support in the form of a new 100Gbps submarine cable system... -
Eircom to raise €310m through bonds issue News
30.04.2013 Eircom said today it plans to sell €310m worth of senior secured notes due in 2020. This is the first bonds-issue by the telco since it had €2.3bn worth of debt written off last... -
Microsoft is bringing Skype video calling to every Outlook.com inbox News
30.04.2013 In what can be described as a predictable development but nevertheless a masterstroke in terms of overall strategy, software giant Microsoft is bringing Skype video calling to... -
Samsung S4 and HTC One to contribute to Android sales spike in UK News
29.04.2013 Android’s dominance of the smartphone world is set to be cemented by the arrival of the HTC One and the Samsung Galaxy S4. Kantar Worldpanel ComTech has reported that Android is...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Operating Systems, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Communications -
More smartphones sold in Q1 than feature phones - IDC News
26.04.2013 Smartphones have overtaken feature phones for the first time. According to IDC, more than half the mobile phones shipped worldwide in the first quarter (51.6pc) were smartphones.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Communications -
The five minute CIO: Vincent Richardson News
26.04.2013 Concern Worldwide’s CIO explains how it uses leading-edge technology to communicate with aid workers in some of the globe’s most remote locations.Categories: CIO, Communications, Enterprise, Internet, Investments, IT Management, Leadership & Management, Management, MobileTags: Concern Worldwide, global , IT Services, ICT, Email, Bandwidth, Videoconferencing, Collaboration, BYOD -
DCU reveals new fast track patents for entrepreneurs – plans to take 1pc of royalties News
26.04.2013 To coincide with World Intellectual Property Day, Dublin City University (DCU) is embarking on a fast-track DCU Licence Express Scheme to make selected patent innovations... -
Geek chic: up to 10m pairs of smart glasses expected to ship by 2016 News
25.04.2013 The global market for smart glasses could amount to 10m units by 2016, IHS has predicted. This will be spurred on by Google’s efforts to promote application development for its... -
#AskNaoise: Dublin’s Lord Mayor to hold Twitter Q&A News
24.04.2013 For just 15 minutes tomorrow, Thursday, 25 April, Twitter users are invited to ask Dublin’s Lord Mayor Mr Naoise Ó Muirí anything about the city during a Q&A using the hashtag...Categories: Social Media, Communications -
Ericsson Q1 revenues slip 22pc from previous quarter to €6bn News
24.04.2013 Swedish communications equipment provider Ericsson has reported a 22pc drop in revenues in the first quarter of 2013 to €6.05bn (52bn kronor) from €7.7bn in the previous quarter. -
Ireland’s average broadband speeds fall almost 7pc – global study News
24.04.2013 A global study of average measured broadband connection speeds by Akamai for the fourth quarter of 2012 has shown that although Ireland ranked a respectable 15th out of 98... -
UK 4G player EE reaches 320,000 subscribers in just five months News
23.04.2013 Just five months after launching its first 4G services, Everything Everywhere (EE) this morning reported it has now reached 320,000 4G subscribers in the UK and is on target to... -
Chill Insurance awards AirSpeed Telecom €500k call centre contract News
22.04.2013 Online insurance broker Chill has awarded AirSpeed Telecom a €500,000 three-year contract to establish a next-generation contact centre. -
1.2m Irish households will own a tablet computer by the end of this year News
22.04.2013 Digital device ownership in Ireland is surging ahead with the average home owning at least four connected devices. A new Household Sentiment Survey by Eircom predicts that 1.2m...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
Despite more PCs in European schools, 20pc of kids never use them in their lessons News
19.04.2013 Although the numbers of computers in European schools have doubled since 2006 and students and teachers are keen to 'go digital', 20pc of secondary students across Europe have... -
#DIF13 – Irish Govt to appoint consultants to map 30Mbps broadband across Ireland (videos) News
19.04.2013 The Irish Government’s National Digital Strategy will be unveiled in the coming weeks and at the same time the Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources will...Categories: Telecommunications, Online Business, Internet, Government, Economy, eCommerce, Communications -
Follow the Digital Ireland Forum live on Twitter News
19.04.2013 Some of Ireland’s tech leaders are joining international keynotes at the Digital Ireland Forum this morning to examine next-generation technologies that will transform business....Categories: Leadership & Management, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Communications