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Connecting Ireland: How broadband will transform the Emerald Isle

2021-02-12 01:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

From school children to ‘silver surfers’, nobody will be left behind   One of the biggest motivators behind the development of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) is to ensure that everyone can enjoy the opportunities that high quality connectivity unlocks. With so many rural populations, many of which are situated on islands, Ireland has a real risk of creating a significant digital divide, where entire communities are left behind.   But now, with the NBP beginning to be rolled out, this should no longer be an issue, allowing discussions around the digital divide to finally evolve beyond just network access limitations.   “We’ve been talking for the last 10 years about the digital divide,” said Fergal Mulligan, Programme Director at the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications. “That was really about network availability. But now the digital divide term has now moved on to where it is now about the availability of devices, education, and training. We see that really exacerbated with Covid. There is a significant cohort of people out there who simply do not have the technology we have…read more on TotalTele.com »

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Coronavirus: Loganair plans for 'recovery' with Isle of Man routes

2021-01-13 18:13:27| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Loganair says it hopes to 'ramp up' flights between UK and Isle of Man despite the ongoing pandemic.

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Isle of Wight Distillery overhauls Mermaid Salt Vodka bottles

2020-08-28 15:42:00| Daily beverage news and comment - from just-drinks.com

Isle of Wight Distillery has redesigned its Mermaid Salt Vodka brand.

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Scots offshore wind farm blades to be made in Isle of Wight

2020-06-03 21:36:36| BBC News | Business | UK Edition

Danish firm Vestas wins the contract to build turbines for Scotland's largest offshore wind farm.

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Govt backs Manx Telecom for 10m for Isle of Man broadband

2020-05-20 02:00:00| Total Telecom industry news

Currently, the Isle of Man has only around 25% fibre penetration, but this could be about to change with a new £10 million contract being awarded to Manx Telecom today by the local government. …read more on TotalTele.com »

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