Esat links to parent company's network
Esat has claimed the connection of its Irish network to the international network of parent company BT will result in significant cost savings for customers.
June 20 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Eircom spends EUR8m on fibre improvement
Announcing an EUR8 million new contract, Eircom said it is rolling out technology that will dramatically increase speed and capacity on its fibre networks.
June 19 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Government to award EUR3.5m to Eircom
Eircom will be awarded EUR3.5 million in public funding to build broadband networks outside Dublin, in addition to its own substantial investment.
June 18 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Bids for .org begin to emerge
Afilias, the Dublin-based company that controls .info domain names, is to announce details about its role in a bid for the .org domain.
June 18 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Bush urges US to step up broadband use
Addressing a high-tech summit at the White House, US President George W Bush has said that America must be "aggressive" about the expansion of broadband.
June 14 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

KPNQwest's Ebone to shut down network
Volunteers who've been manning KPNQwest's pan-European Ebone broadband network for the last eight days say they will shut it down today if no buyer is found.
June 14 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

KPNQwest limps on
Struggling KPNQwest appears to have bought itself some more time, giving rise to hopes that its fibre-optic network will remain open for at least the rest of the month.
June 12 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

ICANN sub-committee rejects reforms
Proposals to radically reform the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers (ICANN) have been rejected by a sub-committee of the organisation.
June 07 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

ODTR report shows true mobile costs
Revenue per user rates (ARPU) for Irish customers are the second highest in Europe, according to the ODTR quarterly report released on Friday.
June 07 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Microsoft plugs TV Net access
Microsoft is trying to tempt US consumers on-line with a TV-based Internet service that starts at under USD10 a month.
June 05 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

UTV Internet to launch broadband in NI
UTV Internet will launch a broadband service for its Northern Ireland customers in the next few weeks.
May 31 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Telcos warned not to ignore older users
New research by telecoms analysis firm Probe warns that inattention to changing global demographics may prove disastrous for telecoms and their vendors.
May 30 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Telecoms group calls for new commission
The Irish telecoms lobby group ALTO has called for the incoming government to establish the new telecoms regulation body as a matter of priority.
May 30 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Monti threatens telecom incumbents
Mario Monti, the European Union Competition Commissioner, said he is considering fines for incumbent telecoms in Europe for not giving full access to local loops.
May 28 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

eEurope 2005 plan to focus on broadband
According to reports, the European Commission will encourage EU governments to use regional aid or other financial incentives to boost broadband Internet rollout.
May 28 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Another call made for E-Minister
As part of its plan to develop Ireland's knowledge economy, the National Competitiveness Council has called for the appointment of a Minister for E-Business.
May 23 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Home users to dominate Irish broadband
The Irish broadband market will be worth USD89 million by the end of 2006, according to a report from technology research firm IDC.
May 22 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Oftel blocks potential BT sales tactics
UK telecoms regulator Oftel has told former monopoly British Telecom that it cannot use information from customer bills to market and sell its Internet services.
May 20 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Irish satellite Net company blasts-off
High-speed Internet access by satellite is becoming increasingly popular in Ireland, with over 50 users signing up to one of the first such services available.
May 16 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Irish satellite Net company blasts-off
High-speed Internet access by satellite is becoming increasingly popular in Ireland, with over 50 users signing up to one of the first such services available.
May 16 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Sky-net and Leap prepare to launch
Following the launch of DSL by Eircom, small to medium sized business in parts of Dublin will soon have even more choice for Internet services.
May 15 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

IEDR records its first profitable year
In its first 18 months in operation, the IEDR, the company that controls the .ie top-level domain, reported EUR1.94 million in revenues from registrations.
May 14 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Technology thwarts World Cup absenteeism
Technology may be the only way to keep employees at work during the World Cup, with firms like Citibank streaming matches directly to workers' desktop PCs.
May 14 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

UK retailer Argos is now a telecom
UK high street retailer Argos has moved into the residential telecoms market with the launch on Thursday of Argos Telecom.
May 02 in INTERNET & TELECOMS

Fianna Fail makes broadband promises
In a pre-election promise Fianna Fail said that it would provide cheap broadband access across Ireland, and called Fine Gael's broadband plans "reckless and uncosted."
May 01 in INTERNET & TELECOMS