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The European Commission suggested a single mobile charging port more than a decade ago, hoping phone makers would be able to find a common solution

EU plan for universal mobile charger takes step closer

The European Union's bid to adopt a common charging port for mobile phones, tablets and headphones took a step forward today when an EU panel backed the proposal, paving the way for an assembly vote next month.

Business • 20 Apr 22

The Emporia Smart 4 tries to bridge the gap between less tech savvy users and a feature-heavy smartphone

Review: Emporia Smart 4

Pitched as a 'simple' smartphone, the Emporia Smart 4 is an attractive option for less tech-savvy users that are nonetheless looking to do more with their handset.

Business • 08 May 21

Roaming charges were scrapped across the EU in 2017

Ten year extension to EU roaming ban proposed

The European Commission has proposed further cuts to wholesale roaming tariffs paid by telecoms operators to their counterparts, plus a 10-year extension to rules which ended retail mobile roaming charges across the bloc four years ago.

Business • 24 Feb 21

New ComReg research finds that almost everyone in the country now has a phone

More time spent on social media than calls - ComReg

New research shows that consumers here are using our phones less and less for phone calls and more for messaging and social media.

Business • 19 Nov 19

Standard rules for the use of digital devices in schools proposed

Students to hand in phones at school under new bill

Mobile phones could be handed in before the start of the school day and collected as pupils leave, under a new bill proposed by the Seanad to regulate the use of mobile devices in schools.

Politics • 27 Jun 18

The survey was done to "put a magnifying glass" on rural areas where ComReg is aware that service issues may be more common

New study highlights rural mobile phone service issues

More than a third of people living in rural areas are dissatisfied with their mobile phone coverage at home, a new survey has found.

Ireland • 06 Dec 17

When the Commission unveiled details of the plan, consumer groups were outraged by the limit to just 90 days of free roaming a year

Commission told to draw up new free roaming plan

European Commission head Jean-Claude Juncker has ordered officials to draw up new plans for the EU's landmark free mobile phone roaming policy after it ran into fierce criticism for a proposed 90-day limit.

Business • 09 Sep 16

Nokia sold its phone business to Microsoft in 2014 after years of declining sales

Nokia confirms may re-enter mobile phone market

Nokia confirmed last night that it may start designing and licensing mobile phone handsets under its brand name in 2016.

Business • 14 Jul 15

New study from International Telecommunication Union shows Denmark tops connectivity

Denmark is world's most connected country

Denmark has overtaken South Korea as the world's top country for mobile phone and Internet use, a study today showed.

Business • 24 Nov 14

Marty Cooper led a team at Motorola which in 1973 invented the first cell-phone

Mobile phone creator Marty Cooper visits Ireland

The man credited with inventing the mobile phone has warned of the dangers of doing away with so-called net neutrality - the principle whereby all users of the internet are given equal access to it by those who control it.

News • 29 May 14

Vodafone's organic service revenue was down 4.8% in the three months to December

Vodafone confident on revenue outlook

Vodafone has said it was confident its revenue would start to improve due to the takeup of faster 4G services and cost cuts.

Business • 06 Feb 14

AT&T said it was making the statement at the request of the UK takeover panel

AT&T does not intend to make Vodafone bid

Speculation linking mobile phone giant Vodafone to a £60 billion takeover swoop from AT&T was shot down by the US firm today.

Business • 27 Jan 14

The study found answering the phone made motoring much more dangerous

Drivers distracted 10% of time at the wheel

Motorists typically have their eyes off the road for a tenth of the time they are driving, a study in the US has shown.

News • 02 Jan 14

Europe is 'teetering on the edge of network collapse', according to Neelie Kroes

Ireland one of three EU states with no 4G network

Ireland is one just three states in the European Union that has yet to introduce 4G mobile services to customers.

Business • 25 Jul 13

A direction may be issued to shut down phone service in areas where there is deemed to be a threat to life or property

New law would allow for mobile phone shutdown

Minister for Justice Alan Shatter is to introduce amendments to legislation currently going through the Houses of the Oireachtas to provide for the shutting down of parts of the mobile phone network.

News • 16 May 13

FairPhone seeking suppliers committed to improving working conditions

FairPhone aims to make 'fair-trade' phone

A Dutch start-up is trying to make a "fair-trade" version of a mobile phone.

Business • 10 May 13

Nokia chief executive Stephen Elop unveils €15 phone

Nokia launches new €15 basic handset

Nokia has launched a €15 phone to shore up its position in the basic handset market, where it has lost share while it focused on developing expensive smartphones.

Business • 25 Feb 13

£2.34 billion raised in UK 4G super fast mobile broadband auction

UK gets smaller than expected funds from 4G sale

The UK government will get a smaller than expected £2.34 billion sterling windfall from airwaves auctioned for 4G super fast mobile broadband.

Business • 20 Feb 13

Data Protection Commissioner said it is treating the incident seriously

Investigation into possible data breach at O2

O2 has said a tape that may have contained customer information went missing from its office last year.

News • 05 Dec 12

Struggling Nokia sells headquarters building

Nokia is planning to sell its head office near the Finnish capital to property investors for €170m as the struggling mobile phone maker continues to cut costs.

Business • 04 Dec 12

Vodafone takes big hit on Spain, Italy operations

Mobile communications company Vodafone Group today reported a big half-year loss after booking a hefty charge on its Spanish and Italian operations.

Business • 13 Nov 12

Zamano's H1 pre-tax profits back in the black

Mobile data services company Zamano has reported revenues of €9.463m for the six months to the end of June.

Business • 27 Sep 12

EU roaming cuts on the way

More cuts in mobile phone roaming charges are on the way this summer in the latest move towards reducing the gap between domestic and foreign call rates to almost nothing by 2015.

News • 29 Mar 12

<p>Pulling out of TV, phone and other contracts</p>

It is always very easy to sign up for a service or to buy a product, but have you ever noticed that it’s not quite as easy to pull out if you change your mind. Consumer expert Tina Leonard reports.

Business • 02 Jun 11

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