[29.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Ireland’s second-largest telecoms operator BT has won a €44m contract to build and manage an expansion of 3 Ireland’s broadband network with backhaul that will support 7.2Mbps, rising to 14.4Mbps by 2009 and even beyond to 16Mbps.
BT’s network will provide 3 with the fibre optic capability and resilience […]

[29.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Ireland’s largest hosting provider, Hosting365, has sold off its shared hosting and domain registration business to Namesco, the UK’s fourth largest domain name and hosting provider, for an undisclosed sum.
Namesco, one of the top 50 hosting providers globally, will now have 35pc market share in Ireland.
Namesco’s managing director […]

[28.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Mobile phone sales globally grew almost 14pc in the first quarter of 2008 over the same quarter a year ago, analyst firm Gartner has said. However, western Europe showed a decline in sales for the first time.
Gartner’s research found that 294.3 million phones were sold in Q108, a […]

[28.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Incumbent operator Eircom this morning reported a 5pc increase in third-quarter revenues to €515m and an 11pc increase in group EBITDA of €175m. The company is also spearheading a massive 3G rollout after hooking a deal with equipment vendor Ericsson.
The company’s chief executive Rex Comb attributed the results […]

[27.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Mobile operator Vodafone has signalled its intent to be a ‘total telecoms’ operator and has revealed a new bundled mobile and fixed-line broadband package for €49 per month that it intends to use to bring the battle to incumbent operator Eircom.
Vodafone Ireland’s parent Vodafone Group plc this morning […]

[26.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]While Microsoft’s nemesis Google dominates in the online search and advertising market with a combination of ‘cost per click’ AdWords and targeted ads on AdSense, it is hoped that the ‘cost per acquisition’ model of the new Windows Live Search cashback programme will give it an edge with merchants.
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[23.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]CA has reported an increase of 8pc in revenue during the fourth quarter of fiscal year 2008.
The rise brought CA’s revenue for the quarter to US$1.085bn. Cash flow from operations for the quarter was up 32pc to US$690m.
Q408 GAAP earnings per diluted share are US$0.13, up from […]

[23.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]The Commission for Communications Regulation (ComReg) has suggested a new rate at which Eircom can get a return on investment on earnings from its fixed-line business.
In a paper, ComReg said it is necessary to ensure the incumbent does not obtain too high a price – at the expense […]

[22.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]Cable & Wireless (C&W) has reported a 23pc rise in earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) to £605m sterling for financial year 2008.
Total operating profit for the year ended 31 March 2008 was up £181m to £284m. Group profit before income tax and exceptionals was up […]

[22.05.2008 first posted on silicon republic]A 20-year-old data storage distributor that operates between Kiltimagh in Mayo and the UK is recording a compound average growth rate (CAGR) of 33pc and is on track to become a €400m company in the next three to four years.
Knock native Frank Salmon, CMS Peripherals’ managing director told […]