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O2 announces 3G network upgrades across 14 counties in May, ahead of 4G rollout News
13.05.2013 In advance of its much-anticipated 4G (fourth generation) network rollout later this year, O2 today announced it is upgrading and enhancing its 3G network in 250 locations... -
GreenTouch study says comms networks could cut energy consumption by 90pc by 2020 News
13.05.2013 As the GreenTouch consortium today shares findings of new global research, we spoke to its chairman Thierry Van Landegem, and to Thierry Klein, technical chair of GreenTouch,...Categories: Telecommunications, Networks, Mobile, Leadership & Management, Green Tech, Energy, Communications -
Eircom sells PhoneWatch division to Norwegian firm News
10.05.2013 Eircom has sold its security alarm monitoring operation PhoneWatch to the Norwegian company Sector Alarm Corporation. While Eircom did not the reveal details of the sale, the... -
Eircom Group announces John Shine as new MD of Network division News
09.05.2013 Eircom Group’s Network division has a new managing director, John Shine, who comes to the telecoms company from electricity utility ESB. He begins his new job on 1 August. -
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... -
Google to rollout high-speed broadband in Austin, Texas News
09.04.2013 The city of Austin, Texas, is to receive a boost in the form of the rollout of Google Fibre, the same high-speed fibre network the internet search giant has been rolling out... -
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 -
Northern Ireland Electricity battles severe weather to restore service to thousands News
22.03.2013 Severe weather may hamper Northern Ireland Electricity’s efforts to restore power to tens of thousands of customers after blizzard conditions and storm-force winds left them in... -
Northern Ireland to receive nine rapid charge points for e-cars News
13.03.2013 Power and automation technology player ABB has sold nine rapid charge points for electric vehicles (e-cars) to Northern Ireland’s e-car network. -
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... -
Global mobile internet data traffic to increase 13-fold by 2017 - Cisco News
06.02.2013 The rise and rise of mobile internet connections will lead worldwide mobile data traffic to explode 13-fold over the next four years, reaching 11.2 exabytes per month, a new... -
Oracle to acquire network equipment maker Acme Packet News
04.02.2013 Oracle has struck a deal to acquire Acme Packet, a network equipment maker, for US$29.25 per share or about US$1.7bn, net of Acme Packet’s cash. -
Don’t discount copper networks to meet superfast broadband targets, EU expert says News
30.01.2013 Under ambitious targets set out under European Commissioner Neelie Kroes’ Digital Agenda for Europe strategy, by 2020 all homes and businesses will have a minimal standard of... -
#GreenGrowth - ICT industry’s bold goal to boost energy efficiency by factor of 1,000 (videos) News
25.01.2013 The ICT industry – whose share of the world’s carbon footprint at 2pc matches the airline industry and is in danger of exceeding this – has set itself a bold target of improving...Categories: Telecommunications, Sustainability, Networks, Networking & Telecoms, Energy, Communications -
Cisco to buy mobile networking firm Intucell for US$475m News
23.01.2013 Computer-networking equipment maker Cisco is to acquire mobile networking company Intucell for about US$475m in cash and retention-based incentives. -
As hunger for data explodes, ambitious plans afoot to green our ICT networks News
23.01.2013 A consortium of industry stakeholders has ambitious plans to reduce the carbon footprint of ICT networks by a factor of 1,000. Ann O’Dea speaks to GreenTouch chairman Thierry... -
Dell: IT teams to push back against BYOD breakout trend News
17.01.2013 IT departments will begin to take back control of the devices allowed on their networks in response to the growing trend towards consumerisation of IT, says Dell Ireland boss... -
Ofcom allows Sea Fibre Networks to quickly deploy and maintain networks in UK News
15.01.2013 UK Communications regulator Ofcom has granted Sea Fibre Networks SNF Code powers, which enable the company to roll out fibre-based networks in the UK. -
IT security analysts uncover ‘Red October’ cyber attack News
14.01.2013 Anti-virus firm Kaspersky Lab is claiming to have uncovered a major global cyber attack operation that has been running since 2007. Dubbed ‘Red October’, it seems that the cyber...Tags: Malware, Cyber Attack