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Obama gives government services one year to become more mobile News
24.05.2012 US President Barack Obama has issued an order that all government agencies make at least two of their public services available on mobile phones over the next 12 months. -
Ireland takes one step closer to 4G wireless spectrum auctions News
16.03.2012 ComReg tonight revealed fresh new details about the upcoming wireless spectrum auctions for the 800Mhz, 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum bands. It is expected the auctions will take...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Internet, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
4G spectrum auctions for Ireland ‘imminent’, says ComReg News
08.03.2012 The introduction of the ‘new iPad’ is a game changer set to drive demand for fourth-generation (4G) mobile – but one problem: both the UK and Ireland have yet to auction... -
US spectrum disconnect – AT&T drops bid to acquire T-Mobile USA News
20.12.2011 After finding its way blocked by US regulators and lawmakers, telecoms giant AT&T has dropped its bid to acquire T-Mobile USA in a move that will cost the company US$4bn in... -
Ireland speeds up to 4G News
27.10.2011 Ireland’s wireless spectrum bands will be put up for auction next year. As new 4G technologies like LTE arrive, will the country finally get decent broadband? -
4G spectrum to serve 98pc of UK population, Ofcom says News
12.01.2012 The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom has revised its plans for 4G spectrum auctions in such a way that it envisages will result in 98pc of the UK’s population served with 4G mobile... -
Comms 2011 - the year we began joining the dots News
27.12.2011 The year 2011 was a crucial year in joining the various dots that would turn Ireland into one of the world's foremost digital economies, from getting the ball rolling on 4G and...Categories: Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Networking, Data Management, Communications, Telecommunications -
UK govt to spend stg£150m to cover mobile ‘not spots’ News
03.10.2011 The UK’s Chancellor of the Exchequer George Osborne is to invest stg£150m of government money to ensure 99pc of the UK can be covered with a mobile signal. -
Clarity will speed up spectrum investment News
26.09.2011 Vodafone Ireland CEO Jeroen Hoencamp says the telecoms sector in Ireland is ready to invest in next generation infrastructure. He says the societal and economic benefits to...Tags: Vodafone, Jeroen Hoencamp, Telecoms, Digital Economy, Broadband, EU, Spectrum, ICT, Infrastructure -
Second meeting of NGN Broadband Task Force today News
12.09.2011 The Next Generation Broadband Task Force chaired by the Minister for Communications Pat Rabbitte, TD, will convene today for the second time since it was established in June. -
UK to use ‘White Spaces’ to deliver broadband by 2013 News
01.09.2011 Far-sighted telecoms regulator Ofcom is to make the UK the first European country to introduce White Space technology that could double the range of broadband in rural areas by... -
Highest bidders will be awarded 4G wireless spectrum - ComReg News
25.08.2011 Ireland’s telecoms regulator ComReg has finally published a draft decision on the proposed auction of the 800MHz, 900MHz and 1800MHz spectrum bands that will be vital for next... -
Ireland needs to move fast on 4G spectrum plans News
22.06.2011 Ireland needs to get moving on the 900MHz spectrum issue, urges IrelandOffline. It has proposed creating a new single operator that will serve other mobile operators in managing... -
Ofcom to hold 4G mobile spectrum auctions in 2012 News
22.03.2011 The UK’s pioneering telecoms regulator Ofcom plans to launch the largest-ever auction of wireless spectrum in the UK – it will be equal to three-quarters of the mobile spectrum...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Government, Communications -
Telecoms industry supports Govt’s infrastructure priorities News
29.07.2010 Telecoms industry body TIF said it welcomes the government’s 'Infrastructure Investment Priorities 2010-2016', and particularly the commitment to high-speed universal broadband...Categories: Telecommunications, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Government, Digital 21, Communications -
Telecoms industry will struggle to meet Digital Agenda targets News
13.10.2010 Ireland’s telecoms sector will need to be able to invest an additional €300m per annum in telecoms infrastructure if it is to get close to EU Commissioner Neelie Kroes’ target...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Economy, Digital 21, Communications -
European fibre investments face U-turn danger News
13.10.2010 Eircom CEO Paul Donovan said yesterday that the economic environment has endangered investments in fibre and urged telecoms providers to work with him on a trial of the... -
More than 1m Irish people have never used the internet, says Kroes News
13.10.2010 The EU will not be writing blank cheques to help Governments meet the targets of the Digital Agenda plan for half of Europe to have 100Mbps, Commissioner Neelie Kroes said...Categories: Wireless Communications, Investments, Internet, Government, Funding, Education, Economy, Digital 21, Development -
Ireland to set up taskforce to drive NGN investment News
13.10.2010 Ireland’s Communications Minister Eamon Ryan TD said he is establishing a Next-Generation Network Taskforce which he will chair that will focus on industry collaboration and... -
Spectrum to acquire Trintech News
18.10.2010 The acquisition of Trintech, the Nasdaq-quoted Irish financial software firm, by US equity firm Spectrum Equity Investors, is expected to take place.Categories: Mergers & Acquisitions, Digital Business