Posts Tagged ‘UPC’
Government should change law on illegal downloads, say »
The Irish Government should consider legislation that forces the disconnection of persistent illegal music downloaders, the chief executive of the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI) has said. Frances Moore praised Eircom for the “tremendous leadership” it had shown in the area and encouraged others to follow. ...Read On »
IRMA loses in bid to force ‘three strikes’ »
The Irish Recorded Music Association has lost in a bid to force UPC to adopt a 'three strikes' approach to alleged illegal file sharers. UPC had argued it was a 'mere conduit' and so could not be held liable for information transmitted over its network. UPC noted the decision of the court and said it was still willing to work with ...Read On »
Vodafone talking to IRMA about three-strikes »
Vodafone Ireland - the country's second-biggest ISP - is in talks with IRMA about adopting the three-strikes policy to tackle music piracy online, according to The Irish Times. Eircom recently introduced a 'graduated response' to suspected file-sharers following an out-of-court agreement with IRMA (the Irish Recorded Music Association for ...Read On »
UPC rolling out broadband to midland towns »
Cable company UPC has announced the roll-out of upgraded services to towns in the midlands, which will bring the company's high-speed broadband to an extra 45,000 homes. The €15m upgrade will bring UPC's 30mb broadband, home phone and HD television to the towns and will be completed towards the end of June, though some upgrades are already ...Read On »
Chorus/NTL to launch VoD this year »
Cable company Chorus/NTL will launch a Video on Demand (VoD) service this year, according to its CEO. In a statement following the release of the company's financial results for 2009 Robert Dunn said the company would roll out the service to "further enhance our customer's experience." A VoD service would allow customers to watch certain ...Read On »
FX now available on Chorus/NTL »
Cable provider Chorus/NTL has made the FX channel available to its digital TV customers. FX, which is owned by Fox International, will be broadcast on channel 126 of the company's platform. The channel has been available to Sky Ireland customers for some time now and includes The Wire and True Blood in its roster of programming. The channel ...Read On »
Feature: Ten trends for 2010 »
February is already upon us but as fast as the months seem to go, the tech world moves ten times faster. As January has already suggested, 2010 is shaping up to be an interesting techy year. Here Adam Maguire lists the ten tech trends that are likely to catch people's attention in the months ahead Computing in tablet-form Apple's big ...Read On »
Broadband providers up top speeds »
Eircom and Vodafone have both launched their own 24mbps home broadband packages today. The high-speed services will be available to new and existing customers of both companies and according to Eircom should be available to about 1/3 of households. Vodafone's 24meg service includes a 100GB monthly download limit and will cost €62 per ...Read On »
Chorus/NTL plans to move into mobile »
Cable company Chorus/NTL is in the early stages of a planned entry into the mobile phone market in Ireland. The company’s chief executive Robert Dunn said they were still at an “explorative stage” but he saw it as an important market for the company to have a presence in. Mr Dunn also indicated that any launch would be as a mobile ...Read On »
Blurring the line between platforms »
Recent manoeuvres in the telecoms industry in Ireland has marked the expanding choice of so-called 'triple-play' services however with such stiff competition the race is on to push things to the next level into the arena of 'quad-play'. Triple-play services can technically mean any combination of three services and is generally used in the ...Read On »
