Tagged: Broadband
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Vodafone reports 4.4pc fall in full-year revenues to stg£44.4bn News
21.05.2013 Challenging economic conditions in Europe have hit telecoms giant Vodafone’s annual revenues for the year ended 31 March, dropping 4.4pc to stg£44.4bn, after the company cut... -
Now that Eircom’s VDSL network is live, alternative operators get ready to pounce News
17.05.2013 So Eircom’s had its big day and has gone live with the first phase of its fibre network which will serve about 300,000 homes. From Monday, other licensed operators will launch... -
20-20 vision – Ireland is still only at the start of its fibre journey News
17.05.2013 Ireland’s fibre journey is not a fait accompli and if anything time is of the essence if the Government is to reach its goal of having a minimum of 30Mbps for every home by... -
Eircom goes live with up to 70Mbps fibre network News
16.05.2013 Eircom has gone live with the first phase of its €1.5bn fibre network which will deliver speeds up to 70Mbps to some 300,000 homes initially. By the time the network rollout is... -
ComReg to launch online tool for consumers blasted by broadband advertising News
14.05.2013 While broadband access in Ireland now stands at 78pc, more than half of consumers have no idea what speeds they are getting. Telecoms regulator ComReg has confirmed a new test... -
O2 announces 3G network upgrades across 14 counties in May, ahead of 4G rollout News
13.05.2013 In advance of its much-anticipated 4G (fourth generation) network rollout later this year, O2 today announced it is upgrading and enhancing its 3G network in 250 locations... -
Eircom sells PhoneWatch division to Norwegian firm News
10.05.2013 Eircom has sold its security alarm monitoring operation PhoneWatch to the Norwegian company Sector Alarm Corporation. While Eircom did not the reveal details of the sale, the... -
UPC Ireland surpasses more than 1m subscribers during Q1 News
07.05.2013 UPC Ireland grew its total number of subscribers to a record 1,012,600 during the first three months of this year, including 23,800 subscriptions for its fibre-powered... -
ASAI upholds complaint against Eircom over ‘misleading’ broadband ads News
02.05.2013 The complaints committee of the Advertising Standards Authority of Ireland (ASAI) has upheld a complaint made by a consumer against Eircom over its next-generation broadband... -
Digiweb in spectrum deal to deliver broadband to Scottish schools News
02.05.2013 Dublin-headquartered telecoms provider Digiweb has entered into a long-term lease agreement with Scot-Tel-Gould to allow the local firm to use its national 10GHz licence in... -
Vodafone begins bringing 3G to voice-only areas; launches new enterprise group News
01.05.2013 Ahead of the launch of 4G and enabled by winning its share of the spectrum auctions last year, Vodafone Ireland’s new CEO Anne O’Leary has announced the first locations where... -
Eircom to raise €310m through bonds issue News
30.04.2013 Eircom said today it plans to sell €310m worth of senior secured notes due in 2020. This is the first bonds-issue by the telco since it had €2.3bn worth of debt written off last... -
Ofcom to trial ‘white space’ technology for rural broadband in the UK News
26.04.2013 The UK telecoms regulator Ofcom is to trial ‘white space’ technology in the UK to use the gaps in radio spectrum to provide better broadband in rural areas. The trial is one of...Categories: Wireless Communications, R&D, Phones, Networking & Telecoms, Mobility, Mobile, Legal, Internet, Digital Media, Consumer Tech, Computers -
Ireland’s average broadband speeds fall almost 7pc – global study News
24.04.2013 A global study of average measured broadband connection speeds by Akamai for the fourth quarter of 2012 has shown that although Ireland ranked a respectable 15th out of 98... -
Chill Insurance awards AirSpeed Telecom €500k call centre contract News
22.04.2013 Online insurance broker Chill has awarded AirSpeed Telecom a €500,000 three-year contract to establish a next-generation contact centre.