Tagged: Eircom & News
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Record labels sue Digiweb, UPC, Imagine, Vodafone and 3 to block The Pirate Bay News
07.12.2012 Irish-based ISPs UPC, Digiweb, Imagine, Vodafone and 3 have been hit with a new legal action by big four record labels EMI, Sony, Warner and Universal it emerged this afternoon.Categories: Web, Legal, Internet, Intellectual Property, Games/Entertainment, Digital Media, Communications -
Eircom’s quad-play future: TV services to come in wake of fibre and 4G News
07.12.2012 Eircom’s new CEO Herb Hribar and its new CFO Richard Moat have revealed that Eircom is planning new TV services to compete with UPC and Sky and plans to create a ‘data... -
The technology business week: EC fines consumer tech giants, Eircom says 300k more homes and firms to get fibre News
10.12.2012 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Tags: Citrix, Sharp, Zynga, Medical technology, Exports, Eircom, LG, Philips, Samsung, European Commission -
Eircom says 300k more homes and firms to get fibre, Q1 revenues fall 7pc to €363m News
07.12.2012 Eircom has revealed the locations of the next 300,000 homes and businesses in Ireland that will receive fibre broadband and claims the network, which will reach 1m premises by... -
4G will rock – but the trick will be managing consumers’ expectations News
30.11.2012 Vodafone Ireland became the first mobile operator in the country yesterday to showcase what 4G will look like and demos of the LTE-based technology in Dublin showed speeds of...Categories: Wireless Communications, Phones, Mobility, Mobile, Consumer Tech, Computers, Communications -
PFH deploys 4,000 data ports at new Aviva Stadium News
07.07.2010 Cork IT player PFH has signed a major deal with Kentz to provide a fully resilient local area network (LAN) infrastructure at the new Aviva Stadium comprising 4,000 data ports... -
Amazon and Eircom form strategic cloud alliance News
28.11.2012 Cloud giant Amazon has revealed a strategic relationship has been agreed between it and Irish telecoms player Eircom. The deal, announced at Amazon Web Services’ (AWS) inaugural...Categories: Investments, Internet, Infrastructure Management, Global CIO, Digital Business, Data Management, Data Centre, CIO -
European Commission urged to block proposed split of Irish telecoms market News
22.11.2012 Organisations representing Irish telecoms companies and consumers have written to the European Commission warning that a two-tier telecoms market is about to emerge in Ireland....Categories: Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Investments, Internet, Economy, Digital Business, Consumer Tech, ComputersTags: ComReg, Eircom, BT, Magnet, Sky, UPC, Broadband, Cable Broadband, LLU, Vodafone, O2, 4G, Superfast Broadband, Next Generation Access -
Eircom to cut 2,000 workers as part of accelerated cost-savings plan News
31.10.2012 Eircom is to reduce its 5,700-strong workforce by 2,000 employees as part of an accelerated cost-savings plan. The workforce reduction will take place over the next 18 months. -
Temple Bar tea shop is first to win a Digital Boost from Eircom News
20.11.2012 The Joy of Cha has been named the first winner of Eircom’s monthly Digital Boost competition, giving the specialist tea shop the chance to grow its online presence and open up... -
Line rental in rural areas could rise to €40 under new proposal News
12.11.2012 Line rental for consumers in rural and suburban areas of Ireland could rise from €26 to €40 a month by 2014 if a proposal by Ireland’s telecoms regulator ComReg to allow Eircom... -
ComReg fines Eircom €525k for failing to meet USO targets News
09.11.2012 Ireland’s incumbent telecoms operator Eircom has been fined €525,000 for failing to meet customer service targets as set down by ComReg in its Universal Service Obligation (USO)... -
The technology business week: Disney acquires Lucasfilm, Apple’s management shuffle News
05.11.2012 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week. -
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.... -
Coillte awards €250,000 contract to boost 4G services for mobile operators News
26.10.2012 Ireland’s largest natural resources company Coillte has awarded a contract worth potentially up to €250,000 to 4Site Telecoms aimed at improving its design and planning services...Categories: Deals Done, Communications, Design, Development, Mobile, Mobility, Sustainability, Wireless Communications -
Public asked to vote for best online business resource in Eircom Spiders News
25.10.2012 The Eircom Spider Awards take place next week and, for the first time, members of the public will have their say in voting for the inaugural Eircom Spider Business’ Choice Award. -
Eircom rolls out its Wi-Fi Hub to 53 BWG shops – 150 more to follow News
23.10.2012 Wireless networks are being deployed in more than 200 supermarkets belonging to BWG Foods up and down Ireland. So far 53 Spar, Eurospar, Mace and XL stores in 16 counties have...Categories: Wireless Communications, Networking & Telecoms, Multimedia, Mobility, Mobile, Investments, Internet, Consumer Tech -
Eircom hints at new fibre and TV offering as it rolls out triple play bundle News
22.10.2012 Eircom has said that after launching a new €55 per month mobile, broadband and home phone bundle, this is just the start of a multi-product bundling strategy and the next steps... -
Eircom reports 10pc decrease in annual revenues to €1.5bn News
18.10.2012 Annual revenues have dropped 10pc or €174m to €1.5bn from the previous year for telecommunications company Eircom, while its earnings sank 16pc or €104m to €542m for the full... -
The technology business week: internet drives global growth, Dublin firm Fleetmatics IPOs on NYSE News
08.10.2012 A digest of the top business technology news stories from the past week.Tags: Eircom, Nokia, Square, Acquisitions, Vodafone, New York Stock Exchange, IPO, FleetMatics, Jobs