Tagged: Telecoms & News
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UPC Ireland CEO named new COO of Virgin Media News
04.06.2013 Dana Strong, the chief executive of UPC Ireland who oversaw the cable telecoms player surpass the 1m broadband customer milestone, has been named the new chief operations... -
Neelie Kroes wants to end mobile roaming in Europe by Easter 2014 News
30.05.2013 Mobile roaming could be a thing of the past by Easter 2014 if Neelie Kroes, vice-president for the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has her way. In a... -
UPC Ireland claims 21m views on ‘On Demand’ TV in first 12 months News
27.05.2013 Cable TV and broadband player UPC has reported that there has been more than 21m views on its On Demand service since it was launched in May last year.Categories: Telecommunications, Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Apps -
Number of M&A deals in Ireland down 11.5pc in Q1 News
22.05.2013 Despite the increase in value of deals, the number of merger and acquisition (M&A) deals in the Irish economy are down 11.5pc year-on-year, according to new data from the... -
20-20 vision – Ireland is still only at the start of its fibre journey News
17.05.2013 Ireland’s fibre journey is not a fait accompli and if anything time is of the essence if the Government is to reach its goal of having a minimum of 30Mbps for every home by... -
Software firm Asidua to create 16 new jobs in Dublin News
15.05.2013 Software and telecoms provider Asidua has revealed plans to create 16 new jobs, more than doubling the company’s headcount. -
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... -
UPC brings entry-level broadband speed to 50Mbps – launches new iOS apps News
16.04.2013 Cable operator UPC has raised the competitive stakes in the Irish broadband market with news that it will transition all of its broadband customers to an entry-level speed of... -
Seven Irish companies make the Red Herring 100 list of European tech firms News
11.04.2013 Seven Irish companies have made this year’s Red Herring 100 list of up-and-coming private European tech firms. This achievement shows that a small country like Ireland is... -
Denis O’Brien assembles Digicel consortium to pursue Myanmar mobile licence News
04.04.2013 Denis O’Brien has assembled a consortium of investors that includes US-Hungarian billionaire businessman and philantropist George Soros and Myanmar business leader Serge Pun to... -
World’s first mobile phone call happened 40 years ago today News
03.04.2013 Forty years ago today, on 3 April 1973, the first call from a handheld mobile phone was made by its inventor Dr Martin Cooper, then-head of Motorola’s communications division.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Hardware, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Verizon denies joint plans with AT&T to bid for Vodafone in €200bn mega merger News
03.04.2013 US telecoms player Verizon has blasted speculation that it plans to co-operate with AT&T in a bid to buy UK telecoms giant Vodafone in a transaction rumoured to be worth in... -
ComReg warns businesses to defend against PBX fraud over Easter weekend News
28.03.2013 Businesses shutting up shop for the Easter weekend have been warned by telecoms regulator ComReg to be vigilant against PBX fraud, which could leave them reeling with phone... -
New EU rules to cut red tape from broadband rollouts – move could save €60bn News
26.03.2013 European Commission vice-president responsible for the Digital Agenda Neelie Kroes today revealed proposed new rules that will cut the cost of rolling out high-speed internet...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Infrastructure Management, Government, Engineering, Digital Media, CIO -
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. -
Telefónica reports 27pc decline in profit – writes down value of stake in Ireland by €527m News
28.02.2013 Global telecoms giant Telefónica has reported a net profit of €3.9bn for 2012 - a 27pc decline - which it said was due to the adjustment of the value of its stakes in Ireland... -
Eircom expands fibre rollout plan to 1.2m homes, Q2 revenues fall 6pc News
21.02.2013 Despite falling revenues, Eircom this morning revealed it has expanded its fibre rollout plan from 1m homes to 1.2m homes – or 60pc of homes and businesses in Ireland. -
Irish authorities to investigate if 4G will disrupt TV signals in homes News
20.02.2013 Ireland’s Department of Communications has confirmed that a working group has been established to examine the degree to which TV signals will be interfered with when 4G LTE... -
Eircom strategy: no price differential for broadband between urban and rural areas News
13.02.2013 In the wake of a controversial regulatory decision to create a Larger Exchange Area (LEA) mechanism that will enable incumbent Eircom to offer lower-priced bundles in... -
NTT DoCoMo and World Bank invest in US$100m emerging markets fund News
04.02.2013 International telecoms, media and technology investment company Delta Partners Capital has raised a US$100m Emerging Markets Fund. Investors include the World Bank, Japanese...Categories: Software & Web Development, Social Media, R&D, Networking & Telecoms, Media, Investments, Funding, Financial, Digital Media