Tagged: 3G & News
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Eircom and Digiweb plan 10Mbps satellite broadband News
21.12.2010 Eircom is to resell Digiweb’s Tooway satellite broadband service across Ireland. It plans to roll out 10Mbps satellite broadband across the country next year. -
Google personalises Voice search for better accuracy News
15.12.2010 Google has revamped its Voice search capability for Android devices by creating the ability for the app to learn the user’s voice and quirky speech patterns to conduct a more... -
Virgin Media ponders entering UK Wi-Fi market News
24.11.2010 Virgin Media has revealed it is considering rolling out a Wi-Fi network that can compete with British Telecom (BT) and the media company believes consumers must speak out... -
LTE won’t be economically viable in UK until 2015 News
16.11.2010 It won’t be economically viable to upgrade current UK mobile broadband networks to Long Term Evolution (LTE) to address traffic demands and improve user experience until 2015,...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Infrastructure Management, Digital 21, Computers -
Mount Everest gets internet access, telecom group says News
29.10.2010 Climbers of Mount Everest, the world's highest peak, can now make video calls and surf the web from its summit, a telecom group in Nepal has claimed. -
Alcatel-Lucent enables ‘AnyG’ to LTE backhaul boost News
20.10.2010 Telecoms equipment vendor Alcatel-Lucent has revealed a new mobile backhaul solution that enables mobile network operators to seamlessly support ‘AnyG’ (2G, 3G and LTE) radio... -
WiBE to extend 3G broadband to rural areas News
14.10.2010 A new wireless broadband enabler, called WiBE, is coming to extend 3G broadband to rural areas. -
TV3’s iPhone app goes live, but will it have the X Factor? News
30.09.2010 Broadcaster TV3 this week went live with its iPhone catch-up TV app that allows users to watch the company’s home-produced content on their mobile phones. Popular shows like X...Categories: Wireless Communications, Mobility, Mobile, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Apps Zone, Apps -
Europe could impose tariffs on Asian modem makers News
17.09.2010 Following a complaint by Belgian modem maker Option, the European Commission is to investigate Chinese state subsidies that allegedly are allowing Chinese manufacturers to... -
Socowave raises €3m in venture capital funding News
09.09.2010 NovaUCD-based advanced wireless systems developer Socowave has secured €3m in Series A investment in a round led by Barry Maloney’s Balderton Capital. The company’s technology... -
Intel to acquire Infineon business for US$1.4bn News
30.08.2010 Intel is acquiring German chip maker Infineon’s wireless solutions (WLS) business for $1.4bn, contributing to Intel’s strategy to make connected computing ubiquitous from... -
BT wins €3.5m contract to manage NCT network News
30.07.2010 The company behind Ireland’s National Car Test (NCT) service has awarded BT a €3.5m contract to design, build and manage its nationwide network of 46 local test centres and host... -
iPad going on sale in Ireland this Friday News
19.07.2010 Both the Wi-Fi-only and Wi-Fi + 3G models of the iPad will be available in Ireland and eight other countries this Friday, 23 July. -
Vodafone reveals its data plans for iPad users News
20.07.2010 Vodafone has revealed dedicated data plans for iPad with Wi-Fi + 3G from this Friday. The data plans will be available without a contract so users can cancel plans easily. -
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Wi-Fi networks to make mobile TV a US$7bn mass market News
06.07.2010 Mobile TV will be brought to the masses largely via Wi-Fi, according to Juniper Research, easing 3G network congestion. Support for dedicated mobile broadcast networks like... -
Reviewed: The Amazon Kindle News
22.04.2010 As an unabashed bookworm I have to admit I was initially dismissive of e-book readers, from the Amazon Kindle to the Sony Reader. There’s something about a library full of books... -
3 Ireland hits 500,000-customer milestone News
14.06.2010 Mobile network 3 has hit the milestone of more than 500,000 customers subscribing to its voice and data services, of which more than 200,000 are mobile broadband users. -
New adventures in Mi-Fi News
10.06.2010 Not only has Steve Jobs built Apple into a company that, with a war chest of $23bn in cash reserves, could – if it wanted to – buy half of Nokia or all of Motorola, but he has... -
Converged fixed and mobile broadband on the way for consumers News
03.06.2010 Fixed and mobile operator Vodafone is to unveil a new Broadband of Box platform that combines DSL with 3G services, making broadband a universal experience. This is being driven...