Tagged: DSL
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BitBuzz to start providing fibre to Wi-Fi connected hotels News
08.04.2013 In response to dramatic increases in Wi-Fi streaming in hotel rooms and conferences, wireless services provider BitBuzz has revealed that it is to deploy fibre to hotels to... -
Household broadband penetration in Ireland stands at 65pc – ComReg News
14.03.2013 Almost two-thirds of Irish households now have a broadband connection, the latest quarterly report from ComReg reveals. -
ComReg warns Eircom over wholesale obligations, threatens High Court order News
23.12.2012 Ireland’s telecoms watchdog ComReg has issued Eircom with a notice for not complying with agreed service levels to other telecoms operators. Eircom has been given five weeks to... -
Ireland is nowhere near ‘digital heaven’ targets set out by European Commission News
05.12.2012 While EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes has set down ambitious Digital Agenda targets of all citizens getting superfast broadband by 2020, Ireland is only 36pc of the way towards... -
Ireland ranks below OECD average for fixed broadband penetration News
18.07.2012 Fixed (wired) broadband subscriptions reached 314m in the OECD area at the end of 2011, with year-on-year subscriptions rising by 4.1pc, but Ireland is lagging behind the... -
Vodafone Ireland invests €120m in network upgrade News
22.05.2012 Vodafone’s Irish operations invested €120m in the last year on developing its network, the largest investment by any network operator in Ireland this year. -
Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak says he lacks home internet News
14.05.2012 If you thought Ireland had broadband problems, then spare a thought for Steve Wozniak. The Apple co-founder has declared he doesn’t have broadband at his home in California and... -
Eircom Examiner rejects conditional offer for company News
30.04.2012 The Examiner appointed to troubled incumbent operator Eircom, Michael McAteer of Grant Thornton, has revealed that he received a conditional offer for the company but rejected... -
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... -
Growth of tablets and smartphones drives Wi-Fi surge - ComReg News
13.03.2012 Despite a decline in the number of Wi-Fi hotspots in Ireland, a 60pc increase in the use of Wi-Fi minutes in the fourth quarter of 2011 reflects growth in the number of tablets...Categories: Communications, Consumer Tech, Mobile, Mobility, Networking & Telecoms, Wireless Communications -
Digiweb rolls out 30Mbps broadband services News
07.03.2012 Broadband provider Digiweb has rolled out a new 30Mbps broadband service to an addressable market of 500,000 homes across Ireland. -
ZyXEL disputes Irish hacker’s claims about DSL modem exploits News
09.02.2012 Broadband modem maker ZyXEL today hit out at claims by an Irish software programmer and amateur hacker that its P-660 router can be hacked by a “pwnage” exploit. -
Vodafone Ireland invests €2.5m in ‘new way of working’ strategy News
09.02.2012 While the financial troubles of Southern Europe are having an impact on Vodafone’s latest financials, update of data services is a key influencer on new customer additions, the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Broadband Development Design and Implementation Engineer Jobs
01.12.2011 The build of Group Technology networks, platforms and solutions, specifically the IP Core. This includes specification of requirements, co-ordination with other eircom design... -
Telcos face bandwidth struggle against rise of OTT video News
18.07.2011 The over the top (OTT) video trend that will see a proliferation of online video on consumer electronic devices will represent an enormous bandwidth challenge for telcos and... -
Broadband FAIL – fibre penetration in Ireland at only 1pc News
24.06.2011 Despite fixed line broadband jumping by 8pc by the end of last year, Ireland is trailing global leaders who have deployed sophisticated fibre-optic networks, according to the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networks, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Government, Economy, eCommerce, Communications -
BT to deploy next-gen copper to 80pc of UK News
05.04.2011 Next-generation copper broadband offering broadband speeds of up to 20Mbps will be deployed by BT across the UK before the end of this year. This will be achieved by enabling... -
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