Tagged: Communications & News
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‘116 000’ Missing Children’s Hotline now operating on 24-hour basis News
07.06.2013 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.Tags: An Garda Siochana, Communications, -
Viber app banned in Saudi Arabia – could WhatsApp and Skype be next? News
05.06.2013 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. -
Valentia Island’s role in laying trans-Atlantic cable could make it a world heritage site News
31.05.2013 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... -
FCS Global provides pro bono unified comms system to suicide prevention charity Console News
20.05.2013 FCS Global, the Irish-owned worldwide provider of communications solutions, is implementing a new ShoreTel unified communications (UC) system for suicide prevention and support... -
Breakthrough fibre can transfer data at 99.7pc the speed of light – 73 terabits per second News
28.03.2013 Researchers at the University of Southampton in the UK have claimed to produce optical fibre that can transfer data at 99.7pc the speed of light. -
Ireland’s water infrastructure is still inadequately maintained – Engineers Ireland News
25.02.2013 Engineers Ireland has today published the findings of its latest State of Ireland report that looks at the country’s infrastructural progress in the five areas of energy,...Categories: Sustainability, Renewable Energy, R&D, Investments, Infrastructure Management, Green Tech, Engineering, Engineer, Energy, Economy, Communications -
Ahead of broadband launch Sky reveals Ireland is a watch-and-tweet TV nation News
04.02.2013 Just ahead of the launch of new broadband and phone services this week, Sky has revealed new research that shows 50pc of the adult population of Ireland juggle other online... -
Mr and Mrs Bopp have an appointment at the White House News
14.01.2013 An Ireland-based husband-and-wife team behind a charity that brought emergency communications systems to earthquake-stricken Haiti in 2010 and to New York following Hurricane...Categories: Wireless Communications, Social Media, Phones, Life Sciences, Internet, Funding, Digital Media, Computers, Communications -
ComReg chairman Chisholm to step down to take up major UK regulatory role News
08.01.2013 After three years at the helm of Ireland’s telecoms watchdog ComReg, its chairman Alex Chisholm is to step down to take up a new position as chief executive of the UK... -
Dark fibre motorway survey completed – vital first step towards next gen networks News
08.12.2012 Never mind all the talk about fibre networks, what really needs to be talked about is dark fibre – the high capacity cable that will future-proof Ireland to be at the crossroads... -
Cork electronics firm Powervation raises US$7m in venture investment News
05.12.2012 Powervation, a Cork-based pioneer in digital power IC solutions, has just raised US$7m in Series C funding to fuel its business growth and accelerate market adoption of its...Categories: Wireless Communications, Servers, R&D, Investments, Intellectual Property, Hardware, Energy, Development, Design, Communications -
Happy bday 2U: SMS turns 20 News
03.12.2012 Today marks 20 years since the birth of short message service, or SMS as we better know it. With a simple “Merry Christmas” sent on 3 December 1992, software programmer Neil...Categories: Communications, Mobile -
Syria cut off from the internet News
29.11.2012 Amid fighting between the government and Free Syrian Army, reports are emerging that Syria has been cut off from the internet as of 10.30am today (12.30pm Irish time). -
As Finland plans universal 100Mbps by 2015, is Ireland’s broadband plan just another M50? News
01.11.2012 Finland is three years into an ambitious programme to provide a 100Mbps universal broadband service by 2015. Finland also famously declared broadband access a basic human right.... -
O2 Media introduces new text and email messaging service for SMEs News
25.10.2012 O2 Media, a division of Telefónica Ireland that specialises in mobile marketing, has launched Communicate, a new service for small to medium-sized businesses to create, send and... -
Five start-ups to compete in IBM’s SmartCamp Kickstart Dublin contest News
24.10.2012 Tomorrow in Dublin, five start-ups will be presenting their business strategies to investors, industry and business experts at IBM’s SmartCamp Kickstart event in order to... -
Gaming granny scoops top Google Silver Surfer award News
02.10.2012 A grandmother who plays video games with her grandkids, a septuagenarian Skype tutor, and a 96-year-old digital archivist have all been honoured at the Google Silver Surfer... -
Facebook Messenger for Android gets a new look, adds SMS functionality News
21.09.2012 Android users get two treats from Facebook today: an update to the Facebook app and the stand-alone Facebook Messenger app that not only makes the service look better, but also... -
More than half of population to have high-speed broadband by 2015 News
30.08.2012 Today at the Croke Park Conference Centre, Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte, TD, launched Ireland’s National Broadband Plan, laying out targets to achieve at least 30Mbps... -
New app VoipR rewards users with free points for calls News
27.08.2012 With Skype, WhatsApp and Viber, smartphone users are spoiled for choice when it comes to communications apps that offer an alternative way to call and text. How VoipR, which...