Tagged: Telefonica & News
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Telefónica’s Wayra multimillion start-up incubator opens in Dublin News
10.05.2012 In a welcome boost to Dublin’s thriving start-up scene, O2 parent Telefónica today opened its Wayra global technology accelerator hub in the city as part of a multimillion-euro... -
Telefónica O2 to seek 120 voluntary redundancies News
04.04.2012 Mobile operator Telefónica Ireland which operates the O2 brand, has confirmed it is seeking 120 voluntary redundancies from its 1,100-strong Irish workforce.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Financial, Communications -
#mwc12 - The burning issues at Mobile World Congress 2012 News
01.03.2012 On the surface most people want to know about the shiny gadgets that are everywhere in sight at Mobile World Congress, but under the surface 2012 was in many way about apps, LTE...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Economy, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications, Apps -
#mwc12 - Telefónica and Mozilla pioneer smartphones built on HTML 5 News
27.02.2012 MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS - Telecoms giant Telefónica Digital has forged an alliance with Mozilla to pioneer a new genre of smartphone based on completely open standards. The HTML... -
#mwc12 - Telefónica shows off download speeds of 100Mbps via LTE News
26.02.2012 MOBILE WORLD CONGRESS - Telefónica and Alcatel-Lucent today showed off a jointly developed ‘smart LTE’ network capable of download speeds of up to 100Mbps at the Mobile World...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Green Tech, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
O2 Ireland service revenues fall in Q4 News
24.02.2012 O2 reported today that service revenues in Q4 were €157m, down from €168m in Q3. ARPU for Q4 was €31.33, down from €32.46 in Q3.Categories: Data Management, Consumer Tech, Financial, Internet, Investments, Mobile, Mobility, Phones, Wireless Communications -
O2 confirms plans to shut down O2.ie email service News
17.02.2012 Telefonica-owned O2 Ireland has confirmed it plans to shut down its O2.ie email service, which is used by 16,000 people. Technical disruptions have hit the system, and a... -
Telefónica launches mobile network for youth market News
01.02.2012 O2’s parent company Telefónica has launched a new standalone operator called ‘48’ that will focus on the 18 to 22 year-old marketplace. The new operator will offer unlimited... -
FeedHenry in global business app deal with Telefonica Digital News
12.01.2012 Irish technology company FeedHenry has won a lucrative contract with Telefonica Digital to launch a platform that enables businesses of any size to build their own mobile apps.Categories: Apps, Apps Zone, Digital Media, Mobile, Mobility, Online Business, Phones, Software & Web Development, Wireless Communications -
There are now 35m NFC handsets in the world News
14.12.2011 The year 2011 was a breakthrough year for NFC (near field communications), not only due to the launch of Google Wallet and other new services coming on stream, but the arrival...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Hardware, Economy, eCommerce -
Cisco reveals framework for the internet of clouds News
06.12.2011 Cisco has unveiled its CloudVerse framework for a future that will require various public, private and hybrid clouds to be capable talking to one another. -
O2 trials LTE in London, Telefónica creates secure M2M standard News
14.11.2011 O2 has commenced trials of the 4G mobile data technology Long Term Evolution (LTE) in London in a nine-month period which could give users download speeds of 50Mbps and higher. -
Telefónica O2 reports 42pc increase in data traffic News
11.11.2011 O2 reported a 42pc increase in data traffic on its network year-on-year, according to its Q3 key performance indicators. The number of O2 customers using smartphones increased... -
Shurrock stepping down as Telefónica O2 Ireland CEO News
22.09.2011 Just months after assuming the role, Stephen Shurrock is stepping down as Telefónica Ireland chief executive to take up new role as global chief commercial officer in Telefónica... -
Irish companies confused about cloud computing News
06.09.2011 More than half (54pc) of Irish businesses are confused about the term cloud computing, according to a new O2 survey, conducted in July by independent research company iReach. -
O2 launches 21Mbps mobile Wi-Fi hotspot News
31.08.2011 Mobile operator O2 has launched a 21Mbps version of its Hotshot mi-fi device that allows users to create a mobile Wi-Fi zone wherever they go. -
O2 pact with HEAnet to release €10 a month student broadband News
22.08.2011 Mobile operator O2 has joined forces with HEAnet to offer low cost internet access to Irish students for €9.99 a month. The deal is also available to staff at HEAnet client...Categories: Communications, Education, Mobile, Mobility, Networking & Telecoms, Wireless Communications -
First trans-Atlantic call for lightRadio tech developed in Dublin News
09.06.2011 A new technology spearheaded by an Irish R&D group that will help bring the internet to every person on the planet and shrink the carbon footprint of cellular base stations has...Categories: Wireless Communications, Science, Research, R&D, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Hardware, Green Computing, Green, Engineering, Digital 21, Development, Communications -
Intune Networks unveils its first commercial product News
23.05.2011 What began in 1999 as a research project in photonics at UCD has resulted in the world’s first web-enabled and virtualised networking system that could revolutionise broadband...Categories: Virtualisation, Software & Web Development, Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Communications, Cloud -
Future of metro-wide fibre rings clear on Europe’s western edge News
05.12.2010 In one of Ireland’s most picturesque towns located on one of Europe’s most western-most coasts, another piece of telecoms history was made last night.Categories: Science, Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Global CIO, Games/Entertainment, Digital 21, Communications