Siro

The Irish Times view on the National Broadband Plan contract: Devil may lie in unknown detail

The 25-year contract requires National Broadband Ireland (NBI) – the vehicle set up by winning bidder US firm Granahan McCourt – to deliver high-speed broadband to 542,000 mainly rural homes and premises

Virgin makes gigabit internet available across its service

Company says it will have the most extensive gigabit-capable network in Ireland

No more shut that door: the rise of the garden home office

Separate home offices can improve work-life balance and add value to your property

Solid growth for Vodafone Ireland as service revenue rises

Company reports increase in broadband, mobile customers

Vodafone falls into the red after heavy investment in IT infrastructure

Revenues rise 1.4% to €933.8m for company which has over 2.3m customers in Republic

Bruton denies national broadband delay

Minister says officials are still finalising State aid element of €3bn scheme

Pure Telecom signs €12m deal with Enet to access Siro broadband

Siro says Pure agreement shows how it can drive competition in market

Virgin Media may hook up with Siro to bring broadband to rural areas

Partnership would be a serious threat to Eir, which dominates regional markets

Imagine says it can deliver high-speed broadband to 800,000 rural homes

Company completes first phase of €300m investment in rollout of 5G broadband

Siro secures €200m funding package for broadband rollout

Telecoms firm plans to use proceeds to connect 450,000 homes to its service

KPMG insists it is not to blame for cost of broadband plan

Firm estimates that to restart the project from scratch would set it back five years

Government will not own broadband network when built

Government is paying bulk of cost while ceding ownership to private entity

Final decision on broadband plan due ‘within weeks’

Minister Richard Bruton signals imminent decision amid speculation over €3bn cost

Vodafone adds high-speed broadband to three new co-working hubs

Locations in Carlow, Kilkenny and Wexford the latest to receive 1GB connectivity

Will Eir’s €500m investment change the broadband game?

Eir takes aim at Virgin as questions about the Government’s NBP project grow

Limerick firm co-opted to fibre-to-the-home council

4site specialises in building and designing telecoms infrastructure

National Broadband Plan tenderers to go before PAC

Eir and Enet among firms volunteering to assist in scrutiny of scheme rollout and costs

Is fibre too costly for Ireland’s broadband woes?

‘Fibre is not future-proofing anything. It is an overspend. It is an overkill’

Telecoms group Siro appoints new chief executive

ESB-Vodafone joint venture appoints John Keaney as its new chief executive

Dooley says Government should mandate ESB to deliver National Broadband Plan

Fianna Fáil communications spokesman says semi-State should be brought in to break impasse

David McCourt: the Irish-American billionaire you never heard of – until now

Telco entrepreneur with a home in Co Clare sold his first phone company for $14bn

Naughten’s departure plunges broadband process into crisis, but can it be salvaged

Government faces two difficult choices to keep the process on the road

Denis O’Brien associate appointed new head of broadband bidder Enet

Peter McCarthy to replace Bartley McElroy as head of Limerick-based telecoms group

Denis Naughten admits to further meeting with lead broadband bidder

Minister admits he met David McCourt in Dublin in June and earlier facilitated and paid for Dáil lunch for McCourt’s family

Explainer: Broadband and Naughten’s New York meeting

Where is the National Broadband Plan going and why is it taking so long?

State-backed fund takeover of Enet adds twist to broadband process

Irish Infrastructure Fund to buy remaining stake in former broadband bidder

Government’s broadband process should be ‘halted’

Fianna Fáil’s Timmy Dooley questions whether final bidder can undertake project

David McCourt - the last man standing in Ireland’s broadband process

US businessman’s firm fronts the final consortium

Minutes of Naughten’s New York dinner meeting with David McCourt released

Department wanted any changes to consortium to be ‘avoided’ or ‘kept to a minimum’

Denis O’Brien’s entry provides another twist to State’s broadband saga

Should Government be dealing with O’Brien via Actavo with investigations taking place?

Wifi group aims to fill rural broadband vacuum

FleetConnect uses mobile phone network to provide premises with a better signal

State paying for misconceived rural broadband process

There is now only one bidder left in the tender despite the hefty State subsidy on offer

Analysis: National Broadband Plan all but dead in the water

Project undeliverable without a big industry player with infrastructure experience

Vodafone Ireland sees revenue rise as parent reports slowdown

Outgoing chief executive Vittorio Colao presents disappointing set of results

Vodafone partners with Abodoo to promote remote working in Ireland

Companies will seek to educate employers on benefits of smart working to promote diversity and healthy work-life balance

Ireland joins EU fibre broadband league table

Despite recent criticism, Ireland passes 1 per cent fibre penetration threshold

Eir warned Naughten of ‘deep flaws’ before quitting broadband scheme

Telco ‘repeatedly highlighted’ commercial, regulatory and governance issues

Broadband process still competitive despite Eir’s exit, officials say

Senior official in charge rejects claim Government has been left on back foot

Sole bidder in National Broadband Plan is ‘really committed’ to project, claims Minister

Removal of 300,000 homes from map was due to state aid rules, says Denis Naughten

FF seeks independent review of broadband plan after Eir’s exit

Party says departure of State’s largest telco had compromised tendering process

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