Tagged: Fibre
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Eircom reveals locations for first phase of €100m fibre rollout News
29.08.2011 Incumbent telco Eircom has revealed the first locations in Ireland that will benefit from a €100m investment in fibre-to-the-cabinet technology. Some premises will get direct... -
Eircom presents business plan to investors - key to €3.7bn debt restructure News
29.07.2011 Incumbent operator Eircom has taken a step closer to achieving the €3.65bn debt restructure it needs to reposition the company after management presented a business plan, that...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Financial, Economy, Communications -
Eircom €100m plan to bring fibre access to 100k homes by 2012 News
28.07.2011 Eircom this morning announced the first phase of a plan that will see it serve 100,000 homes and businesses with up to 150Mbps fibre by summer 2012 and eventually 1m homes. It... -
Eircom begins reform and rebrand of wholesale business unit News
22.07.2011 Ireland’s incumbent telecoms operator Eircom said today it will be adopting a management proposal for a wide set of commercial reforms that will boost access to Eircom’s... -
99pc of UPC broadband customers to upgrade to 20Mbps News
20.07.2011 UPC is embarking on a major upgrade that will see 99pc of its existing broadband customers move to speeds of 20Mbps or higher. The company also revealed that one-third of...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Telcos face bandwidth struggle against rise of OTT video News
18.07.2011 The over the top (OTT) video trend that will see a proliferation of online video on consumer electronic devices will represent an enormous bandwidth challenge for telcos and... -
Broadband FAIL – fibre penetration in Ireland at only 1pc News
24.06.2011 Despite fixed line broadband jumping by 8pc by the end of last year, Ireland is trailing global leaders who have deployed sophisticated fibre-optic networks, according to the...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networks, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Government, Economy, eCommerce, Communications -
‘Data is the new oil’ News
23.06.2011 The Government’s new taskforce is focused on delivering 30Mbps broadband for all, and 100Mbps for half of Ireland’s citizens. But will it succeed?Categories: Telecommunications, Networks, Mobility, Investments, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Government, Economy, Digital 21, Communications -
Govt to set NGN broadband targets and deadlines News
18.06.2011 The Next Generational Broadband Taskforce has six months to “put flesh on the bones” of plans to move Ireland from basic broadband to ensure faster broadband everywhere,...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Government, Economy, Digital Business, Digital 21, Development, Communications -
Magnet moves into 3D with BBC Wimbledon broadcast News
17.06.2011 Magnet digital TV viewers will be served Wimbledon through the BBC’s first broadcast in 3D. The company has added BBC One HD to its fibre-based TV service. -
NGN speeds of 1Gbps now available from 600 sites, Eircom says News
15.06.2011 Eircom said today that its Next Generation Ethernet wholesale service is now available in more than 600 urban and rural locations. It says 14 operators are using the service,...Categories: Software & Web Development, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Communications, Cloud -
Govt plans rapid next-gen broadband – 30Mbps for all by 2012? News
14.06.2011 Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has convened a high-level taskforce to focus on the deployment of high-speed broadband in Ireland, with the aim of completing its work... -
Hibernia Atlantic unveils ‘Secure’ trans-Atlantic SLA News
15.06.2011 Trans-Atlantic fibre network Hibernia Atlantic has bundled a 100pc service level agreement with Hibernia Secure on its lowest latency lit capacity between US and European... -
Broadband battle – Magnet in war of words with UPC News
13.06.2011 Broadband and TV provider Magnet has accused rival broadband and TV operator UPC of distributing misleading information to business customers and has also made a complaint to... -
Intune Networks unveils its first commercial product News
23.05.2011 What began in 1999 as a research project in photonics at UCD has resulted in the world’s first web-enabled and virtualised networking system that could revolutionise broadband...Categories: Virtualisation, Software & Web Development, Networking & Telecoms, Internet, Communications, Cloud -
E-net makes €25m investment in next-generation access News
23.05.2011 Open access operator E-net is to create 20 new technical jobs and 30 construction jobs as part of a €25m investment that CEO Conal Henry says will focus on targeting the...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Jobs, Investments, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Digital 21, Communications -
Network a key enabler as profits at BT Ireland jump 11pc News
13.05.2011 BT Ireland reported an 11pc increase in profits and said it is pushing a head with a 26pc increase in capital spend on network and IT infrastructure. Revenues decreased slightly... -
UPC makes 25Mb broadband speeds standard News
05.05.2011 UPC will make 25Mb speed broadband its standard entry level for customers and is launching triple pay bundles for its phone, TV and broadband services from 9 May onwards. -
Why broadband must not slip from the national agenda News
11.04.2011 In his look back on the week, Siliconrepublic.com editor John Kennedy argues that Ireland needs to get its act together on communications infrastructure to ensure economic... -
BT to deploy next-gen copper to 80pc of UK News
05.04.2011 Next-generation copper broadband offering broadband speeds of up to 20Mbps will be deployed by BT across the UK before the end of this year. This will be achieved by enabling...