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Ireland's Internet Access Gets a Boost from the ESA

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  • 23-01-2003 5:42pm
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    If this has come up in a previous thread (can't see it myself), forgive me...

    http://www.space.com/news/astronotes-1.html
    January 22

    Ireland's Internet Access Gets a Boost from the ESA

    The European Space Agency and the South West Regional Authority in Ireland have secured funding to carry out trials to provide high bandwidth broadband Internet access via satellite to remote areas of the country.

    An Tánaiste Deputy Mary Harney T.D., Irish Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment, launched the South West Broadband Initiative on Friday, January 17 in Cork, the Republic of Ireland. The launch was also attended by Pat Cox, President of the European Parliament, alongside representatives from the South West Regional Authority.

    The Initiative, in cooperation with Cork County Council and Kerry County Council, along with project partner organisations will test, demonstrate and evaluate the usability, cost-effectiveness and reliability of local wireless networks in Cahirciveen, and Killarney in Co. Kerry and in Bantry, Co. Cork. These towns are expected to be the first of many towns in the South West to benefit from satellite-fed wireless broadband.

    This infrastructure is expected to stimulate and facilitate the development of new economic activities in towns around the region and will also act as a shop window across the rest of Ireland, and be of significant interest around Europe.

    Thanks mondeoman for the link.


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