The DCENR has announced that it is investing €5m in telecoms equipment design company, Intune Networks, allowing them to develop a superfast broadband network or “exemplar network” as it’s known.
Exciting stuff! This technology has the potential to remove the need for multiple Internet switches currently being used today – meaning that data bottlenecks can be removed. Naturally, the reduction in the amount of electronics would mean a significant reduction in the amount of energy needed to operate the systems.
e|net obviously welcomes this breakthrough. It goes without saying that a proprietary communications network that is ahead of anything else on a global scale would make Ireland an extremely attractive proposition for major international companies and would put us centre stage in the digital revolution.
The work that Intune Networks are doing highlights the opportunity that exists in liquidating the vast economic benefits that flow from the digital environment and we’re looking forward to working closely with them in the future.
