Tagged: 3 Ireland & News
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Could mobile social networks sound death knell for text messaging? News
16.10.2009 Irish mobile-phone users spend on average 45 minutes a day accessing social-networking sites via their mobiles, a survey by 3 Ireland has revealed.Categories: Comms -
It’s not the eighties all over again News
21.09.2009 It’s funny, but some of us almost seem to take perverse pleasure in declaring that things have come full circle and here we are again – albeit with our Starbucks, organic...Categories: Business -
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Facebook and Bebo most popular for mobile surfers News
27.08.2009 Mobile operator 3 has revealed that users on the move overwhelmingly opt for social networking services Facebook and Bebo.Categories: Comms, Digital Life -
3 launches free video-on-demand mobile service News
29.05.2009 Mobile operator 3 has launched the country’s first video-on-demand service for mobile handsets that will be fully funded by advertisers.Categories: CommsTags: 3 Ireland, -
3’s INQ1 scoops ‘Best Mobile’ at GSMA Awards News
19.02.2009 The recently launched social media mobile INQ1 from 3 was named ‘Best Mobile Handset or Device’ at the Global Mobile Awards (GSMA) in Barcelona this week.Categories: Comms, Digital LifeTags: Hutchison Whampoa, 3 Ireland, -
Speed is most important issue for internet users News
10.02.2009 Some 43pc of internet users prize speed of connection above other factors such as security, quality of connection or cost, according to a wide-ranging study of consumers...Categories: Comms -
3 Ireland extends download limit to 15GB News
10.02.2009 Customers of 3 Ireland’s mobile broadband service will be pleased to find out that the current monthly download limit of 10GB has been extended by 50pc to 15GB.Categories: CommsTags: Mobile Broadband, 3 Ireland, -
3 in technology deal to ensure quality in-door broadband News
30.01.2009 3 Ireland, which last week signed a €223m contract with the Irish Government to bring the country to 100pc broadband connectivity, has inked a deal with a Californian tech firm...Categories: Comms -
Govt reveals €220m rural broadband scheme – 170 new jobs News
22.01.2009 Mobile operator 3 is to create 170 new jobs on the strength of the €220m Government contract for the National Broadband Scheme announced this morning that aims to provide...Categories: Comms -
ComReg orders Hutchison 3G to reduce wholesale rates News
01.12.2008 Ireland’s telecoms regulator ComReg (Commission for Communications Regulation) has found that Hutchison 3G Ireland (H3GI) has its own separate marketplace for wholesale...Categories: -
3 is named preferred tenderer for National Broadband Scheme News
25.11.2008 Hutchison Whampoa subsidiary 3 Ireland has been named the preferred tenderer for the government contract to complete the rollout of broadband in Ireland.Categories: Comms, Government -
EU wants a good text life and axes roaming charges by 60pc News
24.09.2008 The European Commission has moved to reduce the price of roaming text messages by 60pc by July next year. As a result, EU citizens travelling within the EU will pay no more than... -
O2 offers 30-day mobile broadband contract News
02.09.2008 O2 Ireland has introduced a flexible mobile broadband price plan called O2 Clear Broadband – a new 30-day contract priced at €30 per month for a 5GB data limit.Categories: Comms -
Is the digital lifestyle just for the rich? News
12.08.2008 There are fears that a new digital divide is emerging in the form of home networks, which it seems have gone beyond the domain of some well tuned-in geeks to a must-have for...Categories: -
3 unveils 99c a day talk and text bundle News
11.08.2008 Third-generation mobile operator 3 has introduced a new 99 cent a day ‘all you can eat’ talk and text service.Categories: Comms -
3 reports one million mobile broadband users across Europe News
24.07.2008 Over one million mobile broadband customers have signed up to use 3’s European 3G network, encompassing Ireland, the UK, Italy, Sweden, Denmark and Austria, the company claimed...Categories: Comms -
3 in mobile broadband deal with D.I.D. News
07.07.2008 Mobile broadband provider 3 Ireland has struck a deal with electronics retailer D.I.D. Electrical to sell its pre-paid service in 16 stores across the nation from next week.Categories: Comms -
Opening shot fired in mobile broadband wars News
03.07.2008 Mobile broadband provider 3 has fired the opening salvo in a skirmish amongst wireless operators with a new price drop and product offer.Categories: Comms -
BT signs €44m to boost 3’s mobile broadband network News
29.05.2008 Ireland’s second-largest telecoms operator BT has won a €44m contract to build and manage an expansion of 3 Ireland’s broadband network with backhaul that will support 7.2Mbps,...