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The CMA has found that a legally enforceable network upgrade as well as price freezing could solve its competition concerns. Read more: Vodafone-Three merger might get greenlit by UK watchdog

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Every primary and secondary school in Ireland now has fast broadband, said Minister of State Ossian Smyth, TD. Read more: National Broadband Plan halfway to target, EY report finds

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Huawei’s Kevin McDonnell says autonomous networks can detect issues and make decisions on their own, making them essential for future network operations. Read more: Autonomous networks are sm...

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Growing digital dependencies, geopolitical tensions and the climate crisis have placed subsea cable infrastructure in increasing danger. Read more: The growing need to address subsea cable secu...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/subsea-cables-security-threats-valentia-island-kerry

The new investments will be used in part to support 5G infrastructures and upgrade quantum communication networks. Read more: EU to invest €865m into developing digital infrastructure

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/fresh-e865m-investments-to-develop-eu-digital-infrastructure

The company must invest $15.75m to strengthen its cybersecurity and pay a penalty of $15.75m to the US Treasury. Read more: T-mobile reaches $31.5m settlement with FCC over cybersecurity breach...

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Lara Connaughton discusses the importance of driving the conversation around innovation and a sustainable future at a national and international level. Read more: Merging electronic regulation ...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/merging-electronic-regulation-and-environmental-sustainability

The Competition and Markets Authority will give its final decision on the major merger deal by 7 December. Read more: Vodafone-Three merger could hike prices, finds UK watchdog

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/cma-results-vodafone-three-merger

From 5G to satellites, GlobalLogic Ireland MD Carmel Owens on how the comms industry is powering innovation for a better-connected planet. Read more: How the comms industry is making waves

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/how-the-comms-industry-is-making-waves-globallogic

The company is pushing forward with its goal of connecting 1.9m premises in Ireland to its fibre network. Read more: Eir says 93pc of broadband customers are hooked up to fibre

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/eir-fibre-broadband-customers-earnings

Musk has been eyeing neighbouring India – a country of 1.4bn people – for a while, with a deal reportedly in talks. Read more: Starlink satellites make South Asia debut with Sri Lanka licen...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/starlink-satellites-sri-lanka-licence-south-asia-india-internet

In the latest episode of For Tech’s Sake, we dive deep under the sea to explore the world of internet cables, from the Victorian internet to modern-day fibre. Read more: Breaking the internet...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/subsea-cables-geopolitics-internet-networks

As of last month, there were more than 6,000 Starlink satellites in orbit. Now, China wants to play catch-up. Read more: China takes on SpaceX with its own version of Starlink satellites

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/china-starlink-satellites-low-earth-orbit-internet-spacex

The acquisition is facing scrutiny over concerns that it may negatively impact competition in Ireland’s telecoms sector. Read more: Irish competition watchdog probes Phoenix-Cellnex acquisiti...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/ccpc-phoenix-cellnex-ireland-investigation-telecoms

The company said it's targeting 27 July for another launch of Falcon 9 with 23 Starlink satellites. Read more: SpaceX to launch Falcon 9 again after previous mishap

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Derek Collins of Huawei Ireland thinks that the global research landscape will have to evolve as humans begin to demand better technologies and 'dare to dream'. Read more: What role does AI res...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/telecoms-ai-research-huawei-derek-collins-innovation

As the annual Valentia Island lecture series approaches, let's look at the how a single telegram in 1858 paved the way for a cornerstone in modern networks. Read more: The significance of Valen...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/valentia-island-first-transatlantic-cable-networks-bt-ireland

Merits, the Naas-based digital hub, has joined the Vodafone-Siro GigaBitHub initiative, which aims to provide reliable and resilient connectivity to digital hubs across Ireland. Read more: Kild...

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The incident occurred during a launch of Starlink satellites – which provide high-speed internet globally – from the Vandenberg Space Force Base in California. Read more: SpaceX Falcon 9 ro...

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The deal also extends the agreement to the new entity that may be formed by Vodafone's planned UK merger with Three, though that deal is under CMA investigation. Read more: Vodafone UK and Virg...

https://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/vodafone-virgin-network-sharing-three-uk-merger