Categorised as: Networking & Telecoms & News
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Now that Eircom’s VDSL network is live, alternative operators get ready to pounce News
17.05.2013 So Eircom’s had its big day and has gone live with the first phase of its fibre network which will serve about 300,000 homes. From Monday, other licensed operators will launch... -
Eircom goes live with up to 70Mbps fibre network News
16.05.2013 Eircom has gone live with the first phase of its €1.5bn fibre network which will deliver speeds up to 70Mbps to some 300,000 homes initially. By the time the network rollout is... -
Digiweb merger with Viatel creates pan-European fibre player News
15.05.2013 Digiweb has merged with Viatel, a London-based telecoms operator, creating a telecoms operator that will connect 34 Western European cities over an 8,500km fibre network. -
ComReg to launch online tool for consumers blasted by broadband advertising News
14.05.2013 While broadband access in Ireland now stands at 78pc, more than half of consumers have no idea what speeds they are getting. Telecoms regulator ComReg has confirmed a new test... -
Cisco rolling out remote banking technology across Ireland News
08.05.2013 More retail banking customers in Ireland will be able to have virtual face-to-face meetings with banking specialists from any branch, in real-time and via high-definition video,... -
Will the numbers add up for 4G? News
07.05.2013 Late last year, Ireland’s four main mobile operators forked out €850m (€481.7m up front) for wireless spectrum licences to roll out fourth-generation (4G) mobile networks across... -
BT completes hat trick with Cisco ‘Partner of the Year’ win News
03.05.2013 North-south telecoms player BT has scored a hat trick after being named Partner of the Year by Cisco. BT received similar accolades from Avaya and EMC in recent months. -
Dublin tech firm Openmind named as finalist in CTIA Emerging Tech Awards News
02.05.2013 Irish software company Openmind - which transmits 1bn SMS messages a day for 120 mobile carriers - has been named as a finalist in the 2013 Emerging Technology (E-Tech) Awards... -
ASAI upholds complaint against Eircom over ‘misleading’ broadband ads News
02.05.2013 The complaints committee of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has upheld a complaint made by a consumer against Eircom over its next-generation broadband... -
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... -
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... -
Sea Fibre Networks’ C-fibre solution links Dublin to Paris News
29.04.2013 Carrier-neutral fibre player Sea Fibre Networks is enabling the cloud economy with the expansion of its C-Fibre portfolio from the greater Dublin area to Paris, via London. -
Enterprise Ireland is expanding its Silicon Valley team News
29.04.2013 Enterprise Ireland is beefing up its existing presence in Mountain View, California, where the State agency helps Irish companies win business in Silicon Valley and grow exports. -
Ofcom to trial ‘white space’ technology for rural broadband in the UK News
26.04.2013 The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is to trial ‘white space’ technology in the UK to use the gaps in radio spectrum to provide better broadband in rural areas. The trial is one of...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Dublin’s Digital Hub appoints Edel Flynn as interim CEO News
26.04.2013 Edel Flynn will take on the role of interim CEO of the Digital Hub following the retirement of Philip Flynn after 11 years in the role. -
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... -
Colt connects Cork to mainland Europe via 43,000 km fibre network News
25.04.2013 The city of Cork’s digital aspirations have been given a welcome boost with the news that global data network operator Colt has connected the city to mainland Europe via its... -
Amazon plots a move into the living room with Kindle TV set-top box News
25.04.2013 Keen to exploit opportunities in the streaming business, online retail giant Amazon is set to take on the might of Apple, Microsoft, Netflix and Hulu in the battle for the...Tags: Smartphones, Tablet Computers, Kindle Fire, Kindle, Apple TV, Apple, Netflix, Streaming, Amazon