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Vodafone, Telefonica share European networks
Voda, Telefonica to share networks The rumours were true. Vodafone, the world’s biggest operator by revenues, and pan-European carrier Telefonica, owner of the O2 brand, are sharing network...
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Eircom and O2 announce Irish network share
The deal is the first instance of network sharing in Ireland The second and third-placed mobile operators in the Irish market, incumbent Eircom and Telefonica’s O2, have announced that they are to...
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Irish Government announces rural broadband & next-generation schemes
Irish communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has announced details of rural broadband and next generation network schemes Irish Communications Minister Pat Rabbitte has announced details of a rural...
View ArticleGoing digital
In this video, taken at TM Forum Management World, held in Ireland this week, Steve Shurrock, CEO of O2 Ireland talks about the ‘digitalisation’ of the health sector and the merging of the phone and...
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Vodafone Ireland’s bill for overcharging rises to €1.6m
Vodafone has had to hand over €1.6m for overcharging customers in Ireland Vodafone has agreed to refund customers in Ireland €1.2m after overcharging them for premium calls over the past three years....
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Vodafone and 3 in Irish network sharing deal
The two operators are expected to establish a joint venture Mobile operators 3 and Vodafone are set to embark on a network sharing agreement in Ireland. A source close to the deal told Telecoms.com...
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Vodafone, KPN to share cell sites in Netherlands
KPN and Vodafone Netherlands plan to share mobile tower sites from September Mobile operator Vodafone struck another infrastructure sharing deal this week, this time in the Netherlands where its local...
View ArticleIrish net-share agreement: cost savings for Vodafone, survival for Three
Network sharing agreements are becoming more common, as the cost of carrying mobile traffic increases and MNOs have to fight harder for profit. Three in particular has been very active in making these...
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Skype launches wifi proposition
Skype is offering a wifi service to UK businesses VoIP provider Skype has set up a public wifi network in the UK and Ireland in a bid to diversify its offering. The firm, acquired by Microsoft in 2011,...
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Eircom to slash 2,000 jobs
Eircom plans to cut 2,000 staff Irish fixed line and mobile operator Eircom has announced that it will cut 2,000 of its 5,700 employees over the next 18 months in an aggressive push to cut its...
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3 to buy O2 Ireland as consolidation drive continues
Hutchison is looking to drive further consolidation in Europe. Hutchison Whampoa, which operates the 3 brand in Europe, has announced that it is to buy Telefónica’s Irish mobile operation O2 for €780m,...
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Vodafone settles tax dispute with HMRC
Vodafone settles tax dispute with HMRC British operator group Vodafone has claimed its tax policy is fully compliant with the law after it emerged the company had paid a settlement worth millions of...
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Burberry CEO joins Apple to lead retail strategy
Angela Ahrendts The world’s most stylish tech brand upped its game this week as Angela Ahrendts, CEO of Burberry, announced plans to leave the fashion label and join Apple in a newly created position,...
View ArticleVodafone set to launch TV services in Ireland – report
Vodafone is planning to launch a TV service in Ireland in a bid to compete with UPC, Sky and Eircom, a report in the Independent.ie has claimed. According to the article, the operator has held...
View ArticleApple in €1.7bn European datacentre move
Apple is planning to build two new large datacentres in Europe – one in Denmark, the other Ireland – to support the company’s mobile-centric cloud services, reports Business Cloud News. The facilities,...
View ArticleVodafone rolling out 1Gbps FTTH in Ireland and Portugal
The Vodafone Group has started rolling out fibre to the home (FTTH) programmes in Ireland and Portugal as part of a €600 million network expansion programme. Ireland will be the first country in Europe...
View ArticleEricsson and Vodafone Ireland achieve 136 Mbps uplink on commercial network
Swedish networking giant Ericsson has teamed up with Vodafone Ireland to demonstrate what it claims are the fastest uplink speeds yet achieved in a European commercial network. The demo used both...
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Europe stings Apple for €13 billion plus interest in Irish back taxes
The European Commission has ruled a reduced corporation tax deal between Ireland and devices giant Apple was illegal and is looking for retrospective repayments that could top €13 billion. This cosy...
View ArticleIreland tells Europe to feck off over Apple taxes
Ireland’s Minister for Finance Michael Noonan has confirmed the country will appeal the European Commission’s decision to enforce a €13 billion tax bill against Apple. The decision, which will hardly...
View ArticleHuawei uses imagination for Irish ‘WTTx’ fixed wireless deployment
Ireland will be the first country to deploy ‘wireless-to-the-x (WTTx)’ technology thanks to a strategic partnership between Huawei and Imagine Communications. WTTx seems to be Huawei’s term for what is...
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