Categorised as: Telecommunications
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Three Ireland partners with Samsung on 4G infrastructure, service to launch in August News
10.04.2013 Mobile operator Three Ireland has today announced a partnership with Samsung Electronics UK to deploy an LTE network offering speeds of 100Mbps, which will reach customers later... -
Cloud Valley plan to make Cork a tech gateway to Europe News
09.04.2013 Local internet service providers (ISPs) and technology organisations in Cork City are putting their weight behind Cloud Valley, an ambitious plan to develop fibre infrastructure...Categories: Communications, Economy, Internet, Investments, Networking & Telecoms, Networks, Telecommunications -
EE to double 4G speeds in UK to 80Mbps – targets 1m users by Christmas News
09.04.2013 The UK’s only operational licensed 4G provider Everything Everywhere is planning to double the speed of its wireless services to 80Mbps per month. The company, a joint venture... -
Cisco to acquire mobile-networking company Ubiquisys for about US$310m News
03.04.2013 Networking equipment maker Cisco is to acquire Ubiquisys, a provider of intelligent 3G and long-term evolution (LTE) small-cell technologies, for about US$310m. -
ComReg warns businesses to defend against PBX fraud over Easter weekend News
28.03.2013 Businesses shutting up shop for the Easter weekend have been warned by telecoms regulator ComReg to be vigilant against PBX fraud, which could leave them reeling with phone... -
Authorities arrest divers trying to cut undersea cable off Egyptian coast News
28.03.2013 Egypt's coastguard has arrested three divers reportedly trying to cut through a subsea internet cable of telecommunications company Telecom Egypt. The damage to the cable slowed... -
Digiweb to enhance high-speed broadband availability in five Irish regions News
27.03.2013 Dublin, Dundalk, Drogheda, Limerick and Letterkenny should soon see greater availability of high-speed broadband on the back of an investment by telecommunications company Digiweb. -
Healthcare providers in Mideast and Africa to spend US$4.4bn on IT this year - Gartner News
25.03.2013 Healthcare providers in the Middle East and Africa will increase their IT spending by 3.8pc this year to US$4.4bn compared to 2012 revenues of US$4.3bn, Gartner, Inc, has forecast. -
ECC decision to enable better broadband satellite service for trains, planes and ships News
13.03.2013 Plane, trains and ships may receive better broadband satellite service within weeks now that the expert group responsible for harmonising the efficient use of the radio spectrum... -
Meteor service restored, company says as it apologies to customers News
07.03.2013 Meteor has apologised for a data service ‘disruption’ that left customers across Ireland unable to connect to its network for hours last night and into this morning. The issue... -
Despite the gadgets, the mobile economy faces growing pains News
06.03.2013 Barcelona became the epicentre of all things mobile last week, as more than 70,000 telecoms and internet industry people gathered to reveal and observe the latest breakthroughs,... -
Telefónica reports 27pc decline in profit – writes down value of stake in Ireland by €527m News
28.02.2013 Global telecoms giant Telefónica has reported a net profit of €3.9bn for 2012 - a 27pc decline - which it said was due to the adjustment of the value of its stakes in Ireland... -
Next 1bn users central to the future of the global mobile economy (infographic) News
28.02.2013 Emerging markets will be the key source of future mobile communications growth with 1.6bn new connections coming from around the world, out of which 61pc of these will come from... -
Eircom commissions its 1,000th fibre cabinet News
27.02.2013 Telecoms company Eircom has commissioned its 1,000th fibre cabinet, following its announcement last week that it plans to increase its fibre footprint across Ireland from 1m to... -
Altobridge raises US$7.8m from Intel and World Bank News
26.02.2013 Kerry-based mobile technology player Altobridge has raised US$7.8m in funding from technology giant Intel and the World Bank’s International Finance Corporation (IFC) subsidiary. -
O2 to launch TuGo app that turns voice calls into a multi-screen experience News
25.02.2013 Telefónica’s O2 division in the UK will this week launch a new VoIP service called TuGo that will allow mobile users to make and receive calls on any Wi-Fi connected device... -
Operators at #MWC13: the golden age of mobile faces challenges News
25.02.2013 The leaders of some of the biggest mobile operators in the world agree that while the mobile industry worldwide is at a historic peak in terms of smartphone activations,... -
Technology M&A activity to pick up in 2013, claims report News
25.02.2013 A review of Ireland’s merger and acquisition (M&A) market for 2012 predicts that there will be a new phase of activity in this sector over the coming years, particularly as a... -
Weekend news round-up: Google expansion, no more remote working at Yahoo!, Pope to leave Twitter News
25.02.2013 In our round-up of some of the top tech news from the weekend, Google plans to expand its HQ, Yahoo!'s CEO puts the kibosh on remote working, and will the Pope shut down his...