[19.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]New technology innovations are lightening the burden for broadband-hungry businesses in Ireland’s rural areas.
The number of the broadband disenfranchised in Ireland is greater than generally believed and the National Broadband Scheme (NBS) will form only part of the solution. When it is rolled out, the NBS will involve […]

[16.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]France’s incumbent mobile operator Orange today announced it would be bringing the Apple iPhone exclusively to customers in selected countries across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
Later this year, the Apple handset will be introduced to Austria, Belgium, the Dominican Republic, Egypt, Jordan, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Slovakia and […]

[16.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Users of the E-Net-managed metropolitan area networks (MANs) will be able to access higher speeds and experience greater reliability provided by BT’s global network, which connects customers in Ireland to 170 countries and 250 cities, E-Net said.
The 18 MAN towns connected in this deal are Athlone, Ballina, Carlow, […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Turnover for BT for the financial year ending March 2008 grew by 4.3pc on last year, mainly drawing on the strength of its ‘new wave’ revenue, or earnings coming from broadband, networked IT services and mobility.
These services accounted for 30pc of BT’s overall revenue this past year, rising […]

[15.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]IT spending in developing countries will grow at a compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.9pc to reach US$1.3tr by 2011, while in the mature markets it will grow at a CAGR of 4.6pc to reach US$2.5tr by this time, analyst firm Gartner has predicted.
In certain segments, such […]

[13.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]It turns out that the long-held belief that women talk more than men is true, according to 3 Ireland’s latest survey into Irish mobile habits, but only by a whisper: Irish women spend 2pc more time with their handset than their male counterpart.
With all that extra talking and […]

[13.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Mobile e-commerce service providers earned US$1.1bn in 2007, analyst firm MultiMedia Intelligence has said.
Digital commerce service providers process the financial transactions that monetise premium content from music, video and gaming companies over the mobile operator’s network.
By 2012, the market for mobile digital commerce services will grow to US$1.9bn, […]

[09.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The 8GB iPhone is being sold for €100 less around O2 stores in Ireland today as part of a promotional campaign which runs until 25 May.
An O2 Ireland spokesperson, talking to siliconrepublic.com, said: “O2 Ireland can confirm that it will be offering the 8GB iPhone at a reduced […]

[08.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Video may not have killed the radio star after all, but it will increasingly become a threat to the web’s infrastructure if networks do not begin futureproofing now, said Dave Quane, CIO of next-generation network providers Nortel for the EMEA (Europe, Middle East and Africa) region.
With the explosion […]

[07.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Some 12pc of digital subscriber loop (DSL) broadband subscribers will switch to fixed WiMax connections within the next five years, new research claims.
A new analysis of the global opportunity for WiMax 802.16e by Juniper forecasts that up to 12pc of the global DSL installed base will be substituted […]