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Satellite wars: Elon Musk’s Starlink faces competition for global communications network

Amazon’s Kuiper has big plans but both groups face costly ongoing satellite replacement programmes

Thu Oct 24 2024 - 05:00

Pace of IDA-sponsored investment and jobs slows

Agency’s latest half-year report said it supported 131 investments enabaling delivery of 8,900 jobs

Mon Jul 08 2024 - 11:57

Motorola acquires remaining stake in Tetra Ireland

Company takes full ownership of provider of secure comms for emergency services

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 10:06

Eir to sell majority stake in Tetra Ireland in €76m deal

Buyer hoping to take full ownership of company for a total consideration of €136m

Fri Jan 14 2022 - 11:05

Netwatch Group spies growth in pandemic’s legacy of vacant buildings

New chief executive hails ‘unlimited potential’ of proactive video monitoring on first Irish visit

Mon Aug 16 2021 - 05:45

PSNI facing calls to quit Israeli-linked security projects

Work involves Ministry of Public Security which is responsible for police and prisons

Mon May 24 2021 - 01:00

Technology really can be stranger than fiction at times

The changes that replaced landlines with powerful pocket computers were neither obvious nor a foregone conclusion in the 1990s

Thu Mar 04 2021 - 05:30

A vaccine strategy inspired by the movie ‘Contagion’? Not Britain’s worst idea

Films, books and television often get the future right, writes Hugh Linehan

Sat Feb 06 2021 - 07:00

Intel retools to stay as ‘inside’ chip industry as ever

Faced with technological and competitive challenges, US chipmaker is repositioning

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 05:25

EY Entrepreneur of the Year: nominee profiles

The last four of eight shortlisted nominees in the international category of the award

Sat Sept 26 2020 - 05:09

Electric cars may represent the future, but the public are slow to buy

Range anxiety, the recharging network and price are hurdles preventing purchases

Mon Aug 10 2020 - 06:00

EU under pressure to take stand on Trump ‘peace plan’

Brussels to discuss how to warn Israel ‘price to pay’ for annexing Palestinian territories

Sun Feb 16 2020 - 17:19

UN list of firms doing business in West Bank draws Netanyahu’s ire

Publication of names of 112 entities hailed as ‘victory for international law’ by Palestine

Thu Feb 13 2020 - 18:50

Your business week: Halo Business Angel Network, SFA Business Connect 2020

Expert insight on hand from conference in Co Wicklow organised by Enterprise Ireland

Fri Jan 31 2020 - 16:41

Could constellations of mini-satellites prevent the splintering of the internet?

The concept of a constellation of low Earth orbit satellites to provide for a global communications system is not new

Thu Jan 16 2020 - 05:10

Line between transport and tech blurred at CES as dash for data fuels innovation

Toyota reveals plans for 175-acre ‘smart city’ as Uber and Hyundai unveil €1.4bn taxi service

Thu Jan 09 2020 - 04:35

‘If you do a big acquisition, the odds are loaded up against you’

The high failure rate in mergers and acquisitions has been known for 40 years

Tue Nov 26 2019 - 05:00

This Week in Business: Tech giants due to report results

CSO to report retail spending figures. Alphabet, Facebook and Apple to deliver results

Sun Oct 27 2019 - 18:00

The week in business: Ryanair Q1 results and Hibernia Reit’s agm

Apple, Merck, Pfizer and Mastercard all due to report results

Sun Jul 28 2019 - 19:07

Google Pixel 3a XL review: A mid-range phone worth considering

This is a good option for about half the money of top-of-the-range flagships

Thu May 16 2019 - 07:50

Car-makers must beware of innovating themselves out of business

With the rise and rise of electric and autonomous vehicles, there will be fewer ways to differentiate one car from another

Sat May 04 2019 - 02:15

Results from Trinity Biotech and McDonald's plus US Fed rate decision

Business This Week: Small Firms Association conference adopts an ‘innovate or expire’ approach to future business

Sun Apr 28 2019 - 16:28

Do you have a pet that wanders? These tech solutions may help

For Irish pet owners, there are options and we’ve run the rule over them so you don’t have to

Thu Mar 14 2019 - 05:10

Your business week: Irish retail sales, Greencore’s agm

December’s consumer spending will show how real the threat of e-commerce is to traditional retail

Sun Jan 27 2019 - 18:40

Apple and Samsung TV partnership has been years in the making

Consumer Electronic Show offers peek of future concepts both utilitarian and wacky

Tue Jan 08 2019 - 05:32

‘All roads don’t lead to Dublin anymore’

The impact of US foreign direct investment is felt in almost every corner of Ireland

Thu Nov 22 2018 - 00:00

Making the China connection

Irish companies of all sizes, and across a variety of sectors, are already succeeding in China. We catch up with four to find out about their activities there

Wed Oct 31 2018 - 00:00

Dublin tourism briefing and Facebook results due

Your business this week: Irish unemployment figures, BoE rates decision and Starbucks results

Tue Oct 30 2018 - 12:52

This Week in Business: Results from Grafton Group and Hostelworld

CRH, Urban Outfitters, Analog Devices and Target to report results

Sun Aug 19 2018 - 18:23

Tech Review: Motorola G6 the best budget smartphone out there

Moto G a good choice for those unwilling to spend the guts of a mortgage payment on one

Thu Aug 09 2018 - 06:00

This Week: Bank of Ireland earnings expected to take positive turn

Elsewhere, FBD’s H1 results come in middle of an investigation into the firm

Sun Jul 29 2018 - 18:00

Feargal Mooney steps down at Hostelworld

Former Expedia executive Gary Morrison to become chief executive on June 11th

Mon May 14 2018 - 07:20

This Week: National Construction Summit and Tech Summit 2018

Results due from Apple, Merck, Pfizer, Aon and Tesla, McDonalds and Trinity Biotech

Sun Apr 29 2018 - 18:00

Review: Razer sharp display makes ideal gaming phone

Device prides itself on being first with 120Hz refresh rate but its 5.7in size is a little unwieldy

Thu Feb 15 2018 - 06:01