Tagged: Telecoms
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E-net selects Alcatel-Lucent to deploy €2m core network News
04.11.2011 E-net, the firm contracted by the Irish Government to manage the State’s Metropolitan Area Network (MAN) in 94 Irish towns, has awarded a €2m contract to Alcatel-Lucent to... -
US-Ireland R&D pact to include telecoms, energy and green News
01.11.2011 The US-Ireland R&D Partnership Steering Group, which is currently supporting collaborative strategic research involving €14m worth of investment, has extended the partnership to...Categories: Database, Communications, Energy, Green Computing, Investments, R&D, Research, Science, Sustainability, Telecommunications -
BT ordered to block Newzbin2 News
26.10.2011 The UK’s largest telco and ISP BT has been ordered by the High Court in London to block access to a site called Newzbin2 which the Hollywood movie industry claimed was allowing...Categories: Networking & Telecoms, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Consumer Tech, Communications -
Will Irish ISPs take greater steps to protect children online? News
14.10.2011 Earlier this week, it emerged that four ISPs in the UK voluntarily moved to block porn and only allow access on an opt-in basis in order to prevent children from accessing this... -
ComReg Commissioner Byrne set to step down in 2012 News
11.10.2011 ComReg Commissioner Mike Byrne, a strong proponent of Ireland’s potential as a testbed for next-generation wireless technology, is to step down from his role in the new year to... -
Telecoms Engineer Jobs
28.09.2011 The telecommunication expert’s primary role will be the design, implementation and maintenance of the voice communication and reporting systems within Trend Micro EMEACategories: Networking & Telecoms, Engineer -
The digital imperative News
29.09.2011 Quality broadband coverage should be a national priority in these tough times. Crucially, governments around the world are beginning to realise this, too.Categories: Communications, Digital 21, eCommerce, Government, Infrastructure Management, Internet, Telecommunications -
VDSL2 will accelerate availability of superfast broadband News
27.09.2011 Alcatel-Lucent’s new VDSL2 Vectoring technology will accelerate the availability of superfast broadband services, enabling speeds of 100Mbps and beyond over copper/fibre hybrid... -
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... -
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. -
575 jobs to go as Talk Talk plans to shutter Waterford facility News
07.09.2011 Ireland’s southeast region has been dealt a cruel blow with the news that 575 jobs are to be lost with the closure of Talk Talk’s call centre in Waterford. -
World Economic Forum names Kerry firm Altobridge ‘Technology Pioneer’ News
02.09.2011 Tralee headquartered wireless communications firm Altobridge has been selected by the World Economic Forum as a 2012 Technology Pioneer. To be selected as a Technology Pioneer,...Categories: Communications, Economy, Investments, Mobile, Mobility, Networking & Telecoms, Wireless Communications -
BT Ireland appoints new CEO – Sutherland promoted to Group News
30.08.2011 BT Ireland CEO Graham Sutherland has been promoted to managing director of the BT Business Group in the UK, where he will preside over a stg£2.3bn a year business. Colm O’Neill,... -
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... -
Kerry wireless firm to enable coverage for all of Iraq News
24.08.2011 Kerry-based communications technology company Altobridge is to provide voice, broadband and SMS services for all of Iraq after securing a major deal with Iraq’s major telecoms... -
Solar storms – latest telecomms update as largest solar flare hits News
09.08.2011 With the sun moving to the peak of its 11-year solar cycle, today releasing the largest solar storm in years, NASA says the minor proton storm currently in progress around the... -
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... -
Telcos invest billions in cloud, but only get pennies back News
21.07.2011 Telecoms companies have so far invested US$8bn in the Great Cloud Rush, building up their data centre asset base. However, return on investment may be some time coming.Tags: Cloud Centre, Cloud Computing, Telecoms, Data centres, Software, SaaS, Google, Microsoft, Salesforce.com -
Irish mobile users can now switch networks in a single day News
01.07.2011 New EU telecoms rules – such as the ability for a consumer to change mobile network provider in a single day – have just been transposed into Irish law.Categories: Security, Networks, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Investments, Government, Data Management, Consumer Tech, Communications -
ICT industry creates Masters programme to close skills gap News
13.06.2011 ICT Ireland has launched a fully funded Masters in applied software technology from Dublin Institute of Technology which includes a guaranteed job in Ireland's high-tech sector...