Tagged: Fibre Optics
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Breakthrough fibre can transfer data at 99.7pc the speed of light – 73 terabits per second News
28.03.2013 Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have claimed to produce optical fibre that can transfer data at 99.7pc the speed of light. -
Cork’s Firecomms in fibre components deal with global player News
28.03.2013 Cork-based fibre communications technology company Firecomms has secured a major deal with a global supplier of fibre components to the automotive sector and other industries,...Categories: Multimedia, Infrastructure Management, Hardware, Development, Design, Deals Done, Communications -
Pan-European project to revolutionise broadband delivery gets €8.1m in funding News
09.01.2013 A pan-European telecoms project aimed at transforming how broadband is delivered using fibre optics has been awarded €8.1m in EU funding. The project involves research groups at... -
CERN admits anomaly in neutrino speed of light claims News
08.06.2012 CERN captured people’s attention last September when it suggested that neutrino beams sent from its Geneva lab 730km away to Italy’s INFN Gran Sasso Laboratory could have... -
Derry aims for 4,000 tech jobs by 2020 through investment News
20.02.2012 Up to 4,000 new ICT jobs are hoped to be created for Derry by 2020 following a period of major investment in telecoms and digital projects across the city. -
New world record for data transfer set – a scorching 186Gbps News
15.12.2011 Researchers from Caltech, CERN and a number of top universities around the world have established a new world record for data transfer – a superfast 186 gigabits per second –...Categories: Web, Science, Research, R&D, Internet, Energy, Digital Media, Data Management, CommunicationsTags: Physics, Fibre Optics, -
UK government to invest stg£530m in rural broadband News
15.08.2011 The UK culture secretary Jeremy Hunt said the government will allocate stg£530m to provide rural areas with a minimum of 2MBps broadband.Categories: Digital Business, Communications -
Dark fibre weaves its way West across the Shannon News
30.09.2010 Bord Gáis subsidiary Aurora Telecom is rolling out a 330km fibre-optic network in ducting laid along Bord Gáis’ pipeline to the west. The route will take in Galway, Athlone,...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Economy, Digital Business, Digital 21, Development, Communications -
Private sector to build Ireland’s next digital infrastructure News
26.07.2010 Outlining Ireland’s infrastructure priorities until 2016, the Government said the main investment in fibre-optic networks will be via the private sector. Enabling civil works –... -
Ireland’s next big thing - Govt commits extra €5m to Exemplar Network News
15.07.2010 Exactly a year on, Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan TD has committed a further €5m to the next two phases of the Exemplar Network which will... -
Intune raises €22m venture investment from investors including Dermot Desmond News
01.10.2009 A Dublin technology firm that develops tuneable lasers to make fibre networks more efficient has secured €22m worth of venture capital investment from investors that include...Categories: R&D -
Superfast broadband will add stg£18bn to UK economy News
09.06.2010 Jeremy Hunt, the new culture secretary for the UK, has identified next-generation broadband as integral to adding stg£18bn to GDP to the UK economy and creating anything between... -
Spectre of Govt cutbacks haunts future of venture capital News
25.02.2010 Despite Irish tech firms’ equity funding increasing 20pc to €288 million in 2009, concerns have been raised that Government cutbacks may impact on future early stage and... -
Creator of ‘virtual silicon’ device secures US$1 million in orders News
04.02.2010 A Belfast tech start-up has developed a new type of ‘virtual silicon’ device that is set to revolutionise the €2-billion a year fibre-optic comms business. -
Govt outlines 2010 investment in broadband and ICT for schools News
10.12.2009 Communications Minister Eamon Ryan TD said last night that €45 million will be spent on modernising Ireland’s telecoms infrastructure and that 100Mbps of high-speed broadband... -
State’s Exemplar network kicks off on a high note News
06.12.2009 A significant piece of history was made last night in a distinctly Irish way. As Irish rock band Snow Patrol played to a packed St James’ Church in Dingle, the world’s first... -
Cost transformation strengthens BT’s bottom line News
12.11.2009 BT has reported a 21pc increase in EBITDA for its all-island operations for the half year ended 30 September. The BT Group has free cash flow of stG£705 million, up stg£336... -
COLT rolls out 40Mbps speeds over DSL copper lines News
14.09.2009 Proving that businesses can still get fast speeds over copper, COLT Telecom today revealed a breakthrough with data speeds of 40Mbps now achievable over traditional copper... -
Digital infrastructure: Ireland’s next Ardnacrusha opportunity News
23.07.2009 Some may ask why do we need to invest in digital infrastructure and why are we in a hurry? Simply put, it’s about job creation.Categories: Comms