Killarney, Co Kerry, is about to become the first town in Ireland to roll out complementary Wi-Fi to passers-by and tourists after signing a deal with Bitbuzz. The move follows the launch of Bitbuzz Freedom on Grafton Street in Dublin last year.
17.Jun.2013 15:45
Twenty-seven European Commissioners have voted to end roaming charges in Europe by 1 July 2014 in a move they believe will help consumers but also strengthen Europe’s fragmented and saturated mobile phone industry.
14.Jun.2013 13:11
Broadband subscriptions, both fixed and mobile, increased just 0.1pc on the previous quarter and stood at 1.6m at the end of March, ComReg reported in its latest market report.
13.Jun.2013 16:31
Ireland does well in providing basic broadband to more than 97pc of the population (95.5pc in the EU), including 94pc in rural areas, but has a bigger challenge when it comes to meeting superfast broadband targets, the European Commission’s annual Digital Agenda Scoreboard reveals.
13.Jun.2013 08:45
In the latest development in a long-running battle between major music labels and Irish internet service providers (ISPs), the High Court of Ireland has ordered six ISPs – including Vodafone, UPC, Imagine, Digiweb, Hutchison Whampoa (3 Ireland) and Telefónica (O2 Ireland) – to block controversial torrent sharing site The Pirate Bay within the next 30 days.
12.Jun.2013 13:01
Ireland’s Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, has appointed two new commissioners to telecoms regulator ComReg during what he describes as a “critical time” in the evolution of Ireland and Europe’s telecoms marketplace.
11.Jun.2013 14:59
Dublin-based telecoms software company Openet has won a key deal with T-Mobile in the Netherlands to deploy a real-time billing platform.
10.Jun.2013 13:40
The 116 000 Missing Children’s Hotline which had been established on a pilot basis by the ISPCC in December is now operational on a 24-hour basis.
07.Jun.2013 17:27
The Electronic Frontier Foundation has responded angrily to reports that the National Security Agency (NSA) in the US is alleged to be gathering data on private US citizens. It is understood one of the United States’ largest telecoms operators Verizon was issued with a top secret court order in April to hand over telephone records of millions of its customers.
06.Jun.2013 12:18
Despite Europe being the original leader in terms of GSM and 3G technologies, the region is considerably behind the US and Asia when it comes to 4G. An expert warns that operators need greater certainty when it comes to planning for future spectrum.
05.Jun.2013 18:04
Communications app Viber has been banned by the Communications and Information Technology Commission (CITC) in Saudi Arabia for failing to comply with the kingdom’s regulations.
05.Jun.2013 14:46
An international heritage project to explore the historical contribution Valentia Island in Kerry made in linking Europe and North America via trans-Atlantic cables will kick off this weekend.
31.May.2013 17:37
Patrick Street, Grand Parade, Paul Street and the Boardwalk in Cork city centre have become the first areas outside Dublin to get complimentary outdoor Wi-Fi provided by Bitbuzz.
30.May.2013 13:43
Mobile roaming could be a thing of the past by Easter 2014 if Neelie Kroes, vice-president for the European Commission responsible for the Digital Agenda, has her way. In a speech to a European Parliament Committee, she said she wanted to complete the single telecoms market in Europe by next year.
30.May.2013 12:45
Network performance player Data Edge has secured deals worth a combined €500,000 on the back of the various mobile operators’ plans to roll out 4G in time for autumn.
30.May.2013 11:58
An inbox revamp for Gmail now lets users enable automated sorting of emails by category, making it easier to keep personal messages separate from social updates and daily deals notifications away from your receipts.
30.May.2013 11:03
