Tagged: UPC & 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... -
Follow the Digital Ireland Forum live on Twitter News
19.04.2013 Some of Ireland’s tech leaders are joining international keynotes at the Digital Ireland Forum this morning to examine next-generation technologies that will transform business....Categories: Leadership & Management, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Communications -
UPC’s Dana Strong: enormous risk Irish firms face by ignoring digital economy (video) News
16.04.2013 Already 50pc of online purchases by Irish consumers are with overseas websites and Irish firms that fail to tackle the digital economy face tough challenges down the line, the... -
UPC brings entry-level broadband speed to 50Mbps – launches new iOS apps News
16.04.2013 Cable operator UPC has raised the competitive stakes in the Irish broadband market with news that it will transition all of its broadband customers to an entry-level speed of... -
Microsoft’s next Xbox will be more like a set-top box News
11.04.2013 Microsoft’s next-generation games console will be an all-encompassing digital entertainment delivery system that will take over the living room TV, putting the software giant in...Categories: Wireless Communications, Multimedia, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech -
Ireland languishes near bottom of Netflix broadband league table News
09.04.2013 At this stage we shouldn’t really be surprised, but here it is: Ireland is in second last place out of seven countries served by movie-streaming service Netflix in terms of the... -
Digital Ireland Forum to focus on next-generation technologies that will transform business News
02.04.2013 The next generation of technologies being deployed in communications, media, finance and software will have a profound impact on the competitiveness and growth of our businesses...Categories: Leadership & Management, Economy, eCommerce, Digital Media, Digital Business, Communications -
FIT and UPC Ireland support digital inclusion for Get Online Week News
21.03.2013 Twenty-three per cent of Europeans have never accessed the internet, according to Eurostat figures from 2012. That’s why this week is Get Online Week, a Europe-wide initiative... -
UPC reports 16.5m views on its On Demand player in nine months News
11.03.2013 Cable TV and broadband provider UPC has reported 16.5m views of On Demand content since its launch last May.Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications -
UK court orders ISPs to block access to file-sharing websites News
28.02.2013 Six ISPs including Sky, Everything Everyhere, BT, TalkTalk, O2 and Virgin have been ordered by a UK court to block access to file-sharing websites KAT, H3T and Fenopy.Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Digital economy is key to jobs growth, says Ireland’s Taoiseach News
21.02.2013 The digital economy has a major role to play in Ireland’s economic recovery and Ireland is in a position to claim the title of Digital Capital of Europe, Ireland’s Taoiseach... -
UPC to broadcast Irish indie movies via deal with Element Pictures News
19.02.2013 Cable TV and broadband player UPC is to broadcast Irish indie movies via its On Demand service after striking a deal with production company Element Pictures. -
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... -
Sky’s entry into Irish broadband market to kick off price wars News
07.02.2013 Sky this morning entered the Irish broadband market with DSL broadband and phone services starting at €30, as well as triple play unlimited broadband, phone and TV packages... -
€2.5bn investment in Irish telecoms infrastructure supported €54bn in FDI News
01.02.2013 In the past five years the Irish telecoms industry invested €2.5bn in infrastructure, which has facilitated €54bn worth of foreign direct investment, a 20-fold return for the... -
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 -
Don’t discount copper networks to meet superfast broadband targets, EU expert says News
30.01.2013 Under ambitious targets set out under European Commissioner Neelie Kroes’ Digital Agenda for Europe strategy, by 2020 all homes and businesses will have a minimal standard of... -
Average broadband performance below peak expected of ISPs, Netflix warns News
23.12.2012 From this month onwards Netflix will publish monthly rankings of ISPs in the UK and Ireland based on their “actual performance” and already the survey reveals that services...Tags: Broadband Quality, Broadband Speeds, Streaming, Virgin, Everything Everywhere, O2, BT, Eircom, UPC, Netflix, ISPs -
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...