Ireland Launches Exemplar NetworkIreland Launches Exemplar Network

Thirty companies line up to use the high-speed, high-quality digital network in Ireland

July 15, 2010

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DUBLIN -- Communications Minister Eamon Ryan today switched on the Government’s Exemplar Network. This is globally unique fibre-optic communications network using patented Irish technology which allows for the high-speed and high-quality transfer of electronic data.

Traffic on the internet is doubling every 2 years. The Exemplar Network solves the problem of costly bottlenecks of data, opening up a world of possibilities for future applications on the internet.

Last July the Government launched its ‘Technology Actions to Support the Smart Economy’ report. This ground-breaking report included 6 actions to help Ireland jump ahead of our competitors in the digital economy. One of the actions promised was the development of the Exemplar Network. Today, Phase I of the Exemplar is up and running in its test bed facility in Parkwest, Dublin.

Over 30 companies and institutions have signed up to use the Exemplar network to test their products and services and conduct research. These include: BT, Imagine, EMC, Celtix Connect, IBM, Smart Telecom, e|Net, Opennet, ESBTelecom and Firecomms. Four of Ireland’s universities UCC Tyndall, NUI Galway, UCD and DCU will use the facility, as will Science Foundation Ireland.

“The future of the internet is here”, said Minister Ryan, “and it’s being developed in Ireland”.

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