Comms

Broadband penetration in Ireland reaches 32.4pc

19.03.2010 The latest report from the Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) for Q4 of 2009 shows that broadband penetration (including mobile broadband) in Ireland reached 32.4pc for this period from October to December of last year. More »
Govt passes legislation to open motorway ducts for broadband

19.03.2010 New legislation granting telecoms companies access to ducting running along Ireland’s motorways will avoid the costly duplication of road openings by multiple telecoms operators. More »
Free Wi-Fi access available at Guinness Storehouse

18.03.2010 Bitbuzz, a Wi-Fi network operator set up in 2003, has launched a new Wi-Fi hotspot at Guinness Storehouse in Dublin, offering free Wi-Fi in all public areas of Guinness Storehouse. More »
Mobile Web 2.0 apps market to be worth US$18.9bn by 2014

18.03.2010 Driven by the next wave of apps and services like Presence, Geolocation and Social Web, revenues from mobile access to Web 2.0 apps and services will be worth US$18.9bn, analysts have forecast. More »
Ubiquitous broadband future may be closer than you think

18.03.2010 Vodafone Ireland CEO Charles Butterworth says the pace of mobile innovation must now be matched by industry working together on the fixed line side to ensure that fibre infrastructure investment takes place to boost the economy. More »
Skype’s the limit

18.03.2010 St Patrick’s Day has come and gone, but it is the one day of the year that makes us acutely aware of being Irish. With this comes plenty of family and friends scattered across the globe with whom we like to share a long-distance chat. More »
Major US broadband policy plan to be revealed

15.03.2010 Regulators in the US are set to roll out an ambitious broadband policy plan that will see the average American experience increases in speeds up to 25 times faster than what they currently experience. More »
Nexus One's arrival in Europe delayed?

15.03.2010 Problems with its Nexus One handset may mean that Google will be unable to deliver the product to mass European markets, like the UK, until the middle of next month. More »
Telcos warn post codes essential to future of comms

12.03.2010 Independent licensed telecoms providers in Ireland have added their voice to the call to prioritise the introduction of postcodes which will be vital to future GPS and location-based e-commerce services. More »
BT begins NGN Etherflow rollout in Ireland

11.03.2010 BT has commenced the latest chapter in its 21st Century Network (21CN) rollout with the deployment of Etherflow fibre/radio access points across Ireland. More »