This graphic explains some of the salient points with CISPA and why people oppose it (click to enlarge)
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Netflix Launch ISP Speed Index
Netflix have been ranking ISPs for the last few months and publishing data on their blog. In the case of Ireland and the UK the data was on their Irish and UK blog (obviously!) The new “speed index” covers all territories where Netflix is available They’ve got quite a lot of data to draw their […]
Irish ISPs Receive “Reply” On Copyright Concerns
The Irish ISP association (hotline.ie) wrote to Mr Richard Bruton, Minister of Jobs, Enterprise and Innovation last month about the newspaper copyright debacle. They finally got a “reply” but it doesn’t really address their concerns- if anything it just punts the issue to the copyright review. You can download the hotline.ie’s original letter here and the […]
IRMA Taking Irish ISPs To Court Again
IRMA is taking several of the larger Irish ISPs to court – again. This time round they’re having a go at UPC, Three, Imagine, Vodafone and Digiweb, according to a report in the Irish Times. Yet again the legal battle centres around file-sharing and The Pirate Bay in particular. UPC has consistently refused to block […]
Sky To Launch Broadband and Phone Services In Ireland
Sky have announced that they will be launching their broadband and phone services in the Irish market later this year. Existing Sky customers were informed by mail last week of the impending launch. If you are interested in finding out more about the service you can sign up for more information via their site.
Irish Neutral Exchange Joins Twitter And Reveals Data
INEX, the Irish Internet Exchange, where Irish ISPs and content providers “peer” has joined Twitter. While an organisation’s presence on the social media network is hardly newsworthy in itself, the information that they *might* share with Irish internet users is potentially “geektastic” For example: Quietly, while no one was looking, we peered over 45Gbps of […]
Irish Data Protection Commissioner Appealing Three Strikes Case
The Irish Data Protection Commissioner is appealing a case to the Irish Supreme Court. The case involves Irish ISP Eircom’s out of court agreement with the music industry to implement a “three strikes” rule or “graduated response” to alleged copyright infringers. The Irish Times has full coverage of this latest chapter in the IRMA vs […]
Irish Copyright Consultation Open
We’ve talked about the digital copyright debacle several times over the past couple of months. With the signing into law of the copyright SI last week some may have felt that the story was over, but in many respects it’s only the end of a chapter. There is now an open consultation on the subject. […]
Welcome to Ireland Netflix, but what about the bandwidth?
When I blogged about my plans to “cut the cord” the other day, I didn’t know that Netflix was coming to Ireland and the UK. But when I turned on Twitter this morning it was the subject of every second tweet. First of all, hats off to them for a simple sign up. This photograph […]