Tagged: Cable & News
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Weekend news roundup: another dot.com bubble, Iraq's telecoms boost, HSE conspiracy case News
16.04.2012 A roundup of technology news coverage in some of the weekend's newspapers, including the potential of another dot-com bubble with Facebook's US$1bn acquisition of Instagram,...Categories: Telecommunications, Science, R&D, Mergers & Acquisitions, Internet, Energy, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Ireland has second-highest cost per megabit in EU News
14.03.2012 New research based on the Ookla Net Index reveals that Ireland is the second most expensive country in the EU for each megabit of data at US$8.85, only trumped by Cyprus at... -
Intel planning internet-based subscription TV service? News
13.03.2012 Intel is rumoured to be developing an internet-based TV service which could see it offer TV channels to US consumers online similarly to how cable and satellite TV subscriptions... -
BT uses Irish technology to battle copper thieves News
07.03.2012 BT is hoping to stem losses of up to stg£2,000 a day through the theft of copper cable by deploying state-of-the-art surveillance technology developed by Dublin company Kinesense. -
UK broadband speeds are 22pc faster than last year News
02.02.2012 Broadband speeds in the UK have shot up by 22pc on last year, a new survey by Ofcom reveals. Residential broadband speeds in November were 7.6Mbps, compared with 6.2Mbps a year... -
Hibernia Atlantic in fibre deal with Interxion News
22.11.2011 Transatlantic fibre cable provider Hibernia Atlantic is to host a point of presence for its cable system at Interxion’s DUB2 data centre. -
UPC hits 241,400 Irish broadband customers – up 31pc News
03.11.2011 Cable TV and telecoms provider UPC reported a net gain of 32,000 new subscribers in Q3. The company’s broadband subscriber base now stands at 241,400 subscribers. -
Ireland-UK under-sea fibre cable to go live in December News
27.09.2011 Described as one Europe’s most advanced sub-sea cable networks, CeltixConnect has revealed that its €15m Ireland to UK fibre optic network will go live on 12 December. -
99pc of UPC broadband customers to upgrade to 20Mbps News
20.07.2011 UPC is embarking on a major upgrade that will see 99pc of its existing broadband customers move to speeds of 20Mbps or higher. The company also revealed that one-third of...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Cable is fastest-growing broadband platform in Ireland News
21.06.2011 The latest quarterly figures from ComReg reveal cable broadband showed the largest growth in the broadband market. Cable broadband grew 33.4pc, followed by mobile broadband,...Categories: Telecommunications, Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Financial, Digital 21, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Broadband battle – Magnet in war of words with UPC News
13.06.2011 Broadband and TV provider Magnet has accused rival broadband and TV operator UPC of distributing misleading information to business customers and has also made a complaint to... -
Virgin Media achieves forecasts News
20.04.2011 A strong first-quarter performance saw Virgin Media meet its targets and analyst forecasts, noting revenues of £982m, up 5.7pc on the previous year. -
Irish telecoms revenues grew 3.1pc in Q4 News
18.03.2011 Irish telecoms industry revenues continued to show signs of growth for the third quarter in a row, with revenues up 3.1pc to €998m in the fourth quarter. However, total annual...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Communications -
UPC Ireland appoints new CEO News
31.01.2011 UPC Ireland has appointed Dana Strong as its new CEO, effective from 1 May 2011. She will succeed Robert Dunne, who will become managing director at UPC Netherlands. -
UPC to launch 20Mbps broadband for €34 per month News
15.12.2010 Cable player UPC has revealed it will launch a new 20Mbps broadband product that will cost €34 per month and which will be available to four out of every 10 homes in Ireland. -
Air Force blocks news sites posting WikiLeaks cables News
15.12.2010 The US Air Force is blocking its personnel from using work computers to view more than 25 news sites and blogs which posted the diplomatic cables leaked by whistle-blower... -
Openleaks set to rival WikiLeaks for business News
10.12.2010 A new website that is aiming to provide the same service as WikiLeaks is due to launch on Monday by a former co-worker of Julian Assange, founder of WikiLeaks. -
Hackers target Dutch police and prosecutors' websites News
10.12.2010 After arresting a 16-year-old for his suspected involvement with the hactivist group Anonymous, the group has now launched an attack on the websites for Dutch police and...Categories: Web, Social Media, Security, Media, Internet, Digital Media, Digital Business, Computers -
Amazon.com repels attacks from Anonymous group News
10.12.2010 Amazon.com is the most recent target of hactivists Anonymous but managed to fend off the bombardment of the 1,500-stong hacker group. -
Julian Assange should get Nobel Peace Prize, says Russia News
09.12.2010 Julian Assange should be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize, according to news reports coming from Russia.