Tagged: UPC
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Vodafone mulls ‘three strikes’ rule on illegal downloads News
16.06.2010 Vodafone has said that while it is in discussions with music rights holders it is still too early to confirm that it will implement the ‘three strikes and you’re out’ rule as... -
UPC hits 160,000 broadband subscribers News
07.05.2010 Cable TV and broadband provider UPC has revealed its Irish broadband subscriber base has jumped from 110,000 in the last quarter to 160,000 by the end of Q1 2010. -
With 100Mbps broadband, how fast is fast? Seriously? News
06.05.2010 UPC reveals that 100Mbps broadband will be available to more than 500,000 Irish homes by late summer, enabling consumers to download an entire iTunes album in five seconds. Mark... -
UPC to launch 100Mbps fibre broadband to 500k homes News
04.05.2010 UPC has unveiled its Fibre Power 100Mbps broadband service, which will be available to consumers from late summer and will offer HD TV and phone services and is based on the... -
UPC to continue to fight music giants over ‘three strikes’ policy News
19.04.2010 Cable broadband player UPC said it will continue to ‘vigorously’ defend itself in the ISP liability proceedings taken against it by the big four music companies despite Judge...Categories: Consumer Tech, Digital Media, Intellectual Property, Internet, Legal, Networking & Telecoms -
Fibre broadband makes its way to Ireland’s Midlands News
31.05.2010 Fibre broadband and TV company UPC is investing €15m to deploy broadband, HD digital and home phone services to thousands of homes across Ireland’s Midlands, the company...Tags: UPC, -
Eircom’s anti-piracy crackdown begins today News
24.05.2010 The January 2009 court settlement between the Irish Recorded Music Association (IRMA) and Eircom cranks into action today as the ISP starts the process of cutting off broadband... -
UPC’s 30Mbps broadband product for SMEs News
10.03.2010 UPC has unveiled a new range of broadband speeds for SMEs ranging from 10Mbps right up to 30Mbps in a move that will add impetus to the fibre-powered broadband market in Ireland.Categories: Comms -
UPC Ireland hits 148,000 broadband users, VoD on way News
25.02.2010 Cable broadband and TV player UPC has ratcheted up its broadband subscriber numbers and now reaches 148,000 subscribers. CEO Robert Dunn said €400 million has been invested in...Categories: Comms -
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Chorus NTL creates 50 jobs News
07.01.2010 Fifty new positions have been created in Chorus NTL’s National Contact Management Centre in Limerick, adding to the current 300 plus staff employed there.Categories: Business -
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Next-generation broadband ‘unlikely’ in 3-5 years News
25.11.2009 ComReg has defined next-generation broadband as 25Mbps and higher. However, unless there’s a co-ordinated effort by industry and State, widespread next-generation access is... -
Cable broadband is the fastest-growing fixed platform in Ireland News
05.11.2009 More than one in every five homes across UPC’s upgraded network are connected to the company’s Fibre Power broadband service, the company said today after revealing Q3 revenues... -
UPC greens the set-top box News
04.11.2009 UPC, parent company of Chorus NTL, is bringing out a new generation of its digital TV set-top box that will reduce carbon emissions and reduce energy bills.Categories: Clean Tech, Digital Life -
The Tech Week Ahead News
07.09.2009 Financial results and technology events for the week beginning 7 SeptemberCategories: Business -
Eircom and Big Four labels building legal music download service News
01.09.2009 Eircom revealed this morning that it is to launch an ‘innovative’ new music service in the coming months in partnership with the Big Four record labels EMI, Universal, Warner... -
Access to The Pirate Bay is denied, Eircom confirms News
01.09.2009 From today any Eircom subscriber that attempts to access file sharing site The Pirate Bay or related IP addresses will find themselves blocked, Eircom has confirmed. -
E-net revenues grow 30pc as fibre traffic rises News
28.08.2009 E-net, the firm responsible for managing the Irish State’s investment in fibre rings that encircle 93 towns, reported a turnover of €9.4m for the year, up 30pc on last year. -
The Pirate Bay has been throttled News
25.08.2009 The controversial peer-to-peer site The Pirate Bay is to go offline after it emerged a Swedish court has ordered its internet service provider (ISP) with a hefty fine.Categories: Comms