Virgin Media Ireland have now switched on their 1GB service and are offering it to customers across Ireland. The launch of the new services is done so by the switch to DOCSIS 3.1 cable standard and allows Virgin Media to offer such speeds and potentially even more in the future. The new speed means that […]
Dublin based Blockchain Reactor gains investment from Razor Communications
Blockchain is definitely one of the big buzzwords in the tech world right now. A lot of companies are jumping at chance to make big moves around the technology and considering its main format is cryptocurrency and how big that has gotten, it makes sense that Blockchain technology has a lot to offer beyond the […]
Dublin Tech Summit set for April 18th and 19th in the Convention Centre Dublin
Ireland’s biggest tech conference Dublin Tech Summit is all set for April 18th and 19th. The Tech summit which started only last year is ready to have another great year and the list of speakers is definitely an interesting one. The event takes place in the Convention Centre Dublin and will begin on Wednesday April […]
Irish Note 7 users still awaiting replacement devices after battery related recall
Only days after the Galaxy Note 7 launched in Ireland were customers met with a global recall due to potential issues relating to the battery. Samsung have now reported nearly 100 devices have experienced this fatal fault where the battery has caught fired and caused the device to burst into flames. Samsung did act quickly […]
Three Ireland customers reporting wide spread network issues
A lot of Three users have taken to boards.ie with multiple complaints about Three’s network service for the past few months. Most of the complaints are identical with users experiencing loss of signal completely, or having a signal but still not be able to make or receive calls. Data connections have also been affected with […]
UPC Ireland set to rebrand as Virgin Media in coming months
Parent company of UPC Ireland Liberty Global have announced plans that UPC Ireland will rebrand as Virgin Media. UPC Ireland has been a subsidiary of Virgin Media for the past 6 months, and has been directly reporting to them, so the rebrand doesn’t come as a total shocker. Liberty global purchased Virgin Media two years ago […]
Xbox One Kinect voice control coming to Ireland in July
Before the Xbox one launched last year, there was big emphasis on voice control and how Kinect would allow users to navigate and perform certain task with their voice, much like on the Xbox 360, but with more accuracy. The Xbox One launch came and soon users in Ireland relized that voice control was not […]
Three Ireland gets EC approval for O2 purchase
Three Ireland have just be given the green light from the European Commission with regards to their €850 million bid for Telefonica’s o2 Ireland network. The deal, which should now be completed soon will see Three become the second largest network in Ireland with a total of 2 million subscribers and a 37-percent market share. Currently […]
UPC Ireland increasing speeds, now offering 200Mbps package, current 150Mbps can upgrade free of charge
UPC Ireland have just announced they will be offering a 200Mbps broadband package. They are now just offering two main packages which are 120Mb and 200Mb. UPC’s previously had 3 different broadband packages offering 50/100/150Mb speeds, users on the 50/100Mb will be bumped to the 120Mb offering , with the previous 100mb users also getting […]
LTE to arrive next year in Ireland with the spectrum auction finally completed
Comreg today have announced the details of the recent auction for the 800, 900, 1800MHz bands. The 800MHz recently becoming available after the analog service was switched off. Vodafone, Meteor, O2 and Three all purchased new spectrum at the auction. The new deal will allow for the push into LTE with O2 promising begin 4G rollout by mid […]