Intune to unveil future of high-speed networks at Snow Patrol gig

Galen

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/news/article/14546/comms/intune-to-unveil-future-of-high-speed-networks-at-snow-patrol-gig

Next weekend the scenic town of Dingle will be the backdrop for a world-first showing of the laser-based next-generation network (NGN) technology that Intune Technologies will roll out across the rest of the world. RTE’s popular Other Voices programme, which captures rare performances from celebrated artists from St James’ Church in Dingle, will provide the test bed for the world-changing communications technology developed by Intune.
Government-chosen
The Irish Government this year selected Intune to build the Exemplar Network that will be the route through which the future of global fibre and wireless communications may travel. The company is creating more than 300 new jobs on the back of the deal.
The demo will involve live, high-definition streaming from the Snow Patrol concert in the church to a number of locations in Dingle connected to a fibre-optic network.
For example, the concert can be viewed live in high definition on screens located in Benners Hotel, or by connecting into to a local Wi-Fi spot using a laptop or mobile device. Several other technology providers supplied user-access equipment to connect to the Intune network, including Envivio, Magnet and ADB.
What makes this different to a normal broadcast is that it is delivered over an optical burst packet switched fibre network and guarantees uninterrupted, premium-quality content – something that has been unachievable before now.
Platform suitable for Intel
“The Other Voices event in Dingle is the perfect platform to demonstrate and showcase Intune’s technology for the very first time,” Intune’s CEO Tim Fritzley explained.
“The technology was invented and developed in Ireland and it is fitting that a cultural event like Other Voices and world-renowned band Snow Patrol have partnered with us for this demonstration. This combination will help underpin Ireland’s international reputation as a vibrant, dynamic, innovative society that values its living traditional and future technical cultures.
“More of life is shared and accessed on the internet than any other medium and that trend will continue unabated with internet traffic doubling every two years.
“The world will need a next-generation optical burst switch such as Intune Networks’ that will deliver the quality of personal experience that everyone has come to expect. Our technology will do this with a very low carbon footprint, as it tackles the issue of the internet’s power consumption, which continues to dramatically rise with the increased use of existing network equipment,” Fritzley said.
Other Voices' background
Since 2002, Other Voices has been bringing established international and Irish musicians and emerging talent of every musical genre to Dingle, Co Kerry, to participate in a series of off-season recorded sessions at St James' Church.
Now in its eighth year, Other Voices has grown over the years but it has always remained true to its core and continues to be an exhilarating gathering of musical minds.
By John Kennedy
Photo: John Dunne, chief marketing officer, Tim Fritzley, CEO, and Tom Farrell, chief technology officer at Intune Networks.

watty

Galen wrote: »

Dingle will be the backdrop for a world-first showing of the laser-based next-generation network (NGN) technology that Intune Technologies will roll out across the rest of the world.

Anyhow, one of many with this terminal technology. The issue is NOT the boxes pluuged on either end of the Fibre (which is what Intune Develops) but haveing fibre in the first place.

We'd be grand if we all had even the old fashioned slower monochrome laser fibre optics.

It's nothing really to do do with NGN, which really just means IP based instead of ISDN/TDM/ATM based. Any existing fibre easily part of an NGN (which at this stage is just Current Generation Network, and the other non-NGN stuff is now Legacy TDM. So 1980s.

Sponge Bob

I wish Intune the very best and may they switch many a lambda for all of us.

There is no fibre within 50 miles of Dingle

There is no PLAN to get fibre within 50 miles of Dingle .

I find their choice of venue is borderline insulting. They will crate it all up the next day and Dingle will be no better off for years afterwards .

cathalspot

Of course there is fiber in Dingle. What do ya think they are going to send ut down an old rope?
They just got the guts of 60 million invested, they must be doing somthing right!

Sponge Bob

Well it is a snow patrol "unplugged" gig , the fibre only crosses the road to a hotel and the data does not leave Dingle. A 1000BaseSX connection would have done the trick just as well and no burshtin required. That is 10 year old technology at least

http://www.kerryman.ie/entertainment/snow-patrol-gig-in-dingle-marks-a-world-first-1960892.html

Optical burst switching means InTune Networks will show the Snow Patrol concert, live in High Definition in Benners Hotel, where people will also be able to pick up the concert live on their personal devices, laptops, phones, etc.

Snow Patrol fans will welcome the live link to the hotel because, even though the concert venue in St James's Church is just across the road, it has a very limited capacity

I am extremely underwhelmed about this stunt

mehmeh12

In all fairness what is the likelihood of this technology being rolled out in Ireland any time soon? Sound likes a cheap stunt to me.

Sponge Bob

It will be rolled out onto the Heanet core which is the right place for it. It is not designed for simple Lan Extension across a road in the back end of Kerry

watty

Which is fine & dandy for heanet.
Not much use for the Public or Business. Except if you have 1G Internet you can download your Linux ISOs from Heanet faster...

clohamon

Press Release - Ireland to build revolutionary high-speed telecoms network

€5 million investment by Government in Irish technology 80 jobs to be directly created in Phase I

Minister for Communications, Energy and Natural Resources Eamon Ryan today announced a partnership with Intune Networks to establish the first exemplar communications test bed.

The Exemplar Test Bed will utilise the technology invented in Ireland by two graduate students from UCD and developed by Irish company Intune Networks.

The company has invented a technology – Optical Packet Switch and Transport – which could potentially replace the thousands of silicon computer chips used in internet switches today. Essentially, they have invented a network for the high-speed, low-energy, high-quality transfer of data.

This technology can eliminate costly bottlenecks of data on networks. The dramatic reductions in the amount of energy they use make this technology an attractive prospect for major international companies.

Today, the Minister announced that the Government would invest €5 million in Phase I of this project. The aim is that companies will use the test bed for Research and Development purposes. Already, companies such as Eircom, EMC, Imagine, BT, IBM, ESB Telecom, Imagine, e-Net, Firecomms, Opennet and CeltixConnect have entered into discussions with the Department.

UCD, DCU, UCC Tyndall, NUI Galway and Science Foundation Ireland have also expressed an interest in using this technology for their research purposes.

The test-bed has 64 granted patents which secure the technology and which ensure that Ireland is the first country in the world to offer such a facility. The test-bed is 100% owned by the Government.

The Test-bed will be build in Parkwest Business Park in Dublin and will be open for business, on an open-access basis, in July of this year. 80 jobs will be created directly in Phase I.

Announcing the initiative the Minister said, “Today we are investing in the new economy. This technology was invented in Irish universities and developed by an Irish company. It has the potential to revolutionise the internet, transferring data faster and in higher quality than previous technology. Their invention also vastly reduces the associated energy costs. It represents a very exciting prospect to test the applications and services of the future internet.

Our partnership with Intune is unique. Government is making the initial investment, will own the test-bed and will ensure it is operated on an open access basis, so that companies and universities can use the network for their own research and development.

Last year, we launched our strategy for the development of the digital economy in Ireland. Less than a year later we will be up and running with a revolutionary new network that will position Ireland as an international test bed for high-tech, low-energy technology.

We are investing in ourselves, in our own ingenuity. We are betting on ourselves and in so doing helping to create the technology and jobs of tomorrow.”

http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/Press+Releases/Press+Release+-+Ireland+to+build+revolutionary+high-speed+telecoms+network.htm