Life Government publishes national broadband maps Website shows plan to achieve widespread high-speed connectivity by 2016 24 Nov
Life SpaceX working on micro-satellites for Internet access Musk says official announcement due in three months 11 Nov
Trade Eircom promises gigabit broadband speeds Fibre-to-the-home rollout to reach every county, starting next month 29 Oct
Life Dun Laoghaire rolls out free public Wi-Fi Service introduced following successful Queen Mary II trial 28 Oct
Trade EC gives go-ahead to ESB-Vodafone broadband joint venture Speeds up to 1Gb/s promised over open access network 28 Oct
Trade BBnet offers 1Gb/s service in Shannon Fibre-to-the-premises network rollout follows investment of €200,000 16 Oct
Life Satellite broadband voucher scheme sought to connect rural communities across EU Network calls for help to bridge digital divide 30 Sep
Life GoogleX to circle the Earth with Internet-connected balloons Fleet of high-altitude balloons will providing Internet connectivity to remote areas 24 Sep
Trade Loughrea becomes second town to get fibre-to-the-businesses network Ripplecom to offer speeds up to 250Mb/s following investment 15 Sep
Life Eircom announces 1m premises connected to fibre network B&B in Cahersiveen, Co Kerry, latest to get 110Mb/s access 8 Sep
Life European 700MHz band should be freed for mobile broadband by 2020, report says Extra spectrum is needed to meet increasing demand for video on mobile devices 2 Sep
Trade Three, eircom reach network sharing agreement Deal will see sites upgraded to help 4G/LTE rollout 29 Aug
Life Meteor, HEAnet give students and teachers new deal on mobile data Three-year agreement offer 25Gb of mobile data for €9.99 per month 25 Aug
Pro Copper and fibre to co-exist for foreseeable future Ireland Broadband Forum hears that public private partnership and leveraging existing infrastructure will yield best results in broadband for the... 18 Jul
Life ESB, Vodafone confirm €450m broadband network investment Fifty towns in first wave of fibre-to-the-building rollout 2 Jul
Trade Loughrea, Ardee, Kilkenny join Fibre to the Business initiative Investment of €2.5m promised by enet 5 Jun
Trade Irish Internet economy to generate 150,000 jobs by 2020 Second UPC report shows businesses still slow to adopt digital strategies 4 Jun
Life HEAnet, eircom Wholesale partnership connects 42 schools to 100Mb/s broadband Eight counties get benefit of deal struck as part of nationwide programme 21 May
Life FCC moves forward with net neutrality proposal Agency considers ways to regulate broadband access 16 May
Life AirSpeed Telecom to install 100Mb/s broadband in 65 secondary schools Final phase of government plan brings high-speed connectivity to 760 schools 28 Apr
Life Government promises 30Mb/s broadband to all under new strategy ESB/Vodafone joint venture brings fibre over powerlines to remote areas 28 Apr
Life Broadband measurement campaign seeks volunteers SamKnows begins independent survey of national broadband connectivity 25 Apr
Trade Claremorris becomes Ireland’s first ‘fibre town’ Connection speeds up to 250Mb/s on offer 7 Apr
Trade Viatel joins Metro2C Alliance Telecoms alliance adds 35 European cities, 8,500km fibre network 20 Mar
Trade EastPoint launches free outdoor Wi-Fi for resident companies UPC to supply connectivity to 40-acre business park 19 Mar
Trade Eircom deploying vectoring technology to boost broadband speeds Customers can expect services up to 100Mb/s 19 Mar
Blogs The World Wide Web’s quarterlife crisis Cable and mobile networks are playing by different rules when it comes to winning the Internet 12 Mar
Life Facebook eyes drones as future of broadband Global communications holes could be plugged by solar-powered planes 5 Mar
Life Kroes secures €1bn funding for broadband, digital services Only handful of projects will receive support after budget slashed 27 Feb
Blogs ComReg to keep ISPs honest Naming and shaming telcos won't improve services but it will make people feel better 14 Feb
Pro Legacy systems and ignorance in Irish businesses telecoms usage Blueface survey reveals persistence of fax lines and lack of UC knowledge 13 Feb
Trade USwitch.ie launches inaugural Broadband Awards Price comparison website to celebrate excellence in service provision 6 Feb
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