Tagged: ComReg & News
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ComReg to launch online tool for consumers blasted by broadband advertising News
14.05.2013 While broadband access in Ireland now stands at 78pc, more than half of consumers have no idea what speeds they are getting. Telecoms regulator ComReg has confirmed a new test... -
Ofcom to trial ‘white space’ technology for rural broadband in the UK News
26.04.2013 The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is to trial ‘white space’ technology in the UK to use the gaps in radio spectrum to provide better broadband in rural areas. The trial is one of...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
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... -
4G LTE mobile broadband to reach 220m subscribers by 2014 News
25.03.2013 Rapid uptake of 4G LTE mobile broadband technology in the next year will see the subscriber number doubling from an estimated 105m this year to 220m by 2014.Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Hardware, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, Communications -
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 maintains Eircom wholesale NGA launch date of 20 May News
08.03.2013 Ireland telecoms regulator ComReg has restored the launch of wholesale next-generation access (NGA) broadband from 8 April to the original target date of 20 May in response to... -
Telcos seek Oireachtas meeting over next-generation broadband News
22.02.2013 Licensed telecoms body ALTO is seeking an Oireachtas hearing over the introduction of Next Generation Access (NGA) for broadband by Eircom, claiming its members were given...Categories: Telecommunications, Infrastructure Management, Government, Digital Media, Communications -
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... -
Telecoms industry bewildered as ComReg decides to split market News
12.02.2013 Ireland’s telecoms watchdog ComReg is to press ahead with a controversial wholesale decision that will divide the telecoms market into areas where a variety of price margin... -
Irish farmers urge Govt not to allow urban-rural split of telecoms market News
07.02.2013 The Irish Farmers Association (IFA) is the latest group to call for a block of proposals to create a two-tier telecoms market in Ireland. They warn that plans to allow Eircom to... -
Eircom agrees to allow other telcos to access its fibre broadband network News
31.01.2013 Any fibre Eircom puts in the ground it will have to open up to other licensed operators. That’s the message that came from ComReg today as it ruled Eircom has significant market...Categories: Web, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Digital Media, Communications -
EE expands 4G broadband to nine more UK cities News
31.01.2013 Everything Everywhere - a collaboration between Orange and T-Mobile - has expanded its fourth-generation LTE network to nine more cities in the UK. -
ComReg chairman Chisholm to step down to take up major UK regulatory role News
08.01.2013 After three years at the helm of Ireland’s telecoms watchdog ComReg, its chairman Alex Chisholm is to step down to take up a new position as chief executive of the UK... -
New entrants to Irish broadband market will drive down prices, says ComReg News
02.01.2013 New entrants to Ireland’s broadband market – which is hurtling in the direction of superfast broadband and 4G services – will increase downward pressure on prices and upward... -
Newsmakers of the year: Barack Obama, Tim Cook, Michael D Higgins, John McAfee and Tupac News
31.12.2012 We recall the top newsmakers of 2012, including Presidents Barack Obama and Michael D Higgins, tech industry leaders Tim Cook and Steve Ballmer, the 3D resurrection of Tupac...Tags: McAfee, Eircom, 4G, ComReg, James Whelton, Facebook, Apple, Tim Cook, Mark Zuckerberg, Barack Obama, YouTube, -
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... -
Fresh fraud alert over PBX hacking as firms face large bills News
21.12.2012 Businesses have been warned about the risk of a fresh round of telecoms fraud, after a number of recent PBX phone system hackings that in some cases cost victims thousands of euro.Categories: Security, Risk Management, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Digital Business, Communications -
The year in comms - the arrival of 4G and superfast broadband is imminent News
24.12.2012 The year 2012 has been a pivotal year in the development of the telecoms industry in Ireland as the first of the various superfast broadband services began to debut in the... -
4G will rock – but the trick will be managing consumers’ expectations News
30.11.2012 Vodafone Ireland became the first mobile operator in the country yesterday to showcase what 4G will look like and demos of the LTE-based technology in Dublin showed speeds of...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications