Tagged: UPC & News
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UPC to launch on-demand TV and movies services this Friday News
22.05.2012 This Friday more than a third of digital homes served by UPC will be able to access the RTÉ Player and TV3’s 3player. In addition, deals with six major movie studios will see... -
The five minute CIO: Henry Minogue News
18.05.2012 Welcome to the latest in a series of exclusive interviews on Siliconrepublic.com, where IT leaders share their thoughts on technology trends and strategy. This week, we talk to... -
UPC broadband subscribers grow 26pc to 272,700 in Q1 News
11.05.2012 Cable provider UPC has seen a 26pc increase in broadband subscriptions with numbers now standing at 272,700. Entry-level speeds currently stand at 25Mbps. -
Finalists announced for Bord Gáis Energy Social Media Awards 2012 News
02.05.2012 The second annual Bord Gáis Energy Social Media Awards will take place in Dublin’s Mansion House on 17 May, 2012 and the nominees can start preparing their glad rags as the... -
Rabbitte reveals report of Next Generation Task Force (video) News
02.05.2012 Here’s a video of Ireland’s Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte’s speech as he launched the first report of the Next Generation Task Force. In July Minister Rabbitte intends to...Tags: E-net, UPC, Telefonica O2, Pat Rabbitte, Broadband, Next Generation Broadband, Internet, Vodafone, Imagine , BT, O2 -
Broadband urgency as Ireland hurtles towards a damaging digital divide News
02.05.2012 The stakes have never been higher. Ireland's Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte today confirmed the National Broadband Strategy that will be published in July will contain... -
UPC launches Internet Buttons to help seniors navigate web News
26.03.2012 UPC has launched a new webtool called Internet Buttons which can be set up to allow people new to the internet - particularly older people - to quickly access services they... -
Contact centre and outsourcing jobs fair to have 500 jobs on offer News
23.03.2012 The Contact Centre Management Association (CCMA) will host a free contact centre and outsourcing jobs fair next week, which will have more than 20 companies with more than 500... -
Ireland has second-highest cost per megabit in EU News
14.03.2012 New research based on the Ookla Net Index reveals that Ireland is the second most expensive country in the EU for each megabit of data at US$8.85, only trumped by Cyprus at... -
#TrendingInTech weekly roundup News
26.02.2012 A roundup of the top trending news stories this week from SiliconrepublicCategories: Upskilling, Social Media, Security, Private Irish Business, Phones, Games/Entertainment, Education, Digital Business, Deals Done, CIO, Consumer Tech -
UPC in exclusive deal with RTÉ to host new digital TV channels News
24.02.2012 UPC has reached a deal with RTÉ to be the only pay-TV provider to be carrying RTÉ’s new digital channels, including RTÉ HD, RTÉ +1, RTÉ Junior and later in the summer RTÉ News Now.Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Deals Done, Consumer Tech -
99pc of UPC broadband subscribers on 20Mbps speeds and higher News
23.02.2012 UPC’s Irish division reported a 100,000 increase in broadband, phone and TV subscriptions in 2011. Total broadband subscribers amount to 255,400, a 28pc increase year-on-year....Categories: Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Irish businessman Shane O'Neill dies News
20.02.2012 Dublin native Shane O'Neill, the former head of Liberty Global's content division Chellomedia, died in a London hospital on Saturday after a 15-month battle with the... -
Hacker claims most DSL modems in Ireland can be hacked News
08.02.2012 A software developer and amateur hacker has claimed the existence of exploits for wireless routers currently used by Eircom that theoretically would allow hackers who know what... -
ASAI upholds Magnet ‘fastest broadband’ complaint against UPC News
03.02.2012 In what seems like a case of ‘my data pipe is bigger than your data pipe’, the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has upheld a complaint by Magnet objecting to... -
ISPs speak out against legal change dubbed ‘Irish SOPA’ News
03.02.2012 The furious debate surrounding the statutory instrument to amend the Copyright Act 2000 – dubbed the ‘Irish SOPA’ – until now has seen one group maintain a dignified silence.... -
Ireland’s SOPA: could a new Copyright Act be the way forward? News
30.01.2012 Primary legislation, potentially in the shape of a new Copyright Act or an amendment to the existing legislation, is being examined as a way to ensure Ireland is at the...Categories: Government, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications, Intellectual Property, Internet, Legal -
Industry to teach web safety in Irish schools for Safer Internet Day News
30.01.2012 Across the globe, this year’s Safer Internet Day will be happening on 7 February. As part of the digital safety drive, industry volunteers from Microsoft Ireland, UPC and O2...Categories: Web 2.0, Social Media, Security, Search Engines, Multimedia, Mobile, Media, Internet, Government, Games/Entertainment, Education, Digital Media, Digital Marketing, Consumer Tech, AppsTags: Phishing, O2, Online Abuse, Internet, Microsoft, UPC, Cyber Crime, NCTE, European Union, digital, -
SOPA in Europe – Dutch ISPs refuse to block The Pirate Bay News
30.01.2012 In a battle reminiscent of the UPC vs the record industry of 2010 and a foreshadow of what may happen in Ireland once a new statutory instrument amending the Copyright Act 2000... -
Is Ireland about to pass its own SOPA? News
24.01.2012 Any day now, the Government of Ireland will sign a statutory instrument that will give courts the power to grant orders to ISPs and other entities suspected of infringing...