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Connecting a Nation: The story of telecommunications in Ireland
Deryck Fay
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Description for Connecting a Nation: The story of telecommunications in Ireland
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Ireland is abuzz with telecommunications. Walk up any street from Dublin to Dingle and every second person is head-down in their mobile phone. Everywhere we are bombarded with deals for fibre-this and wireless-that. The nation's software industry includes nine of the world's top ten tech firms and generates EURO50 billion in annual exports. Sitting silently around Dublin is a necklace of unmarked data centres, storing everything from airline bookings to our personal videos of cute cats. Even more anonymous are the 17 underwater cables stretching out from the coastline, carrying text messages, phone calls and internet data to and from ... Read more
Ireland is abuzz with telecommunications. Walk up any street from Dublin to Dingle and every second person is head-down in their mobile phone. Everywhere we are bombarded with deals for fibre-this and wireless-that. The nation's software industry includes nine of the world's top ten tech firms and generates EURO50 billion in annual exports. Sitting silently around Dublin is a necklace of unmarked data centres, storing everything from airline bookings to our personal videos of cute cats. Even more anonymous are the 17 underwater cables stretching out from the coastline, carrying text messages, phone calls and internet data to and from ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2021
Publisher
University College Dublin Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
250
Place of Publication
, Ireland
ISBN
9781910820872
SKU
V9781910820872
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 3 to 5 working days
Ref
99-96
About Deryck Fay
Deryck Fay has been fascinated by technology since he was a boy. Since graduating from Trinity College Dublin with a Masters in Science, he has worked for 20 years in the telecoms industry. His ability to explain technology solutions combined with a passion for understanding how policy, governments and markets shape the industry, ideally positions him to tell the fascinating ... Read more
Reviews for Connecting a Nation: The story of telecommunications in Ireland
'Deryck Fay's Connecting a Nation isn't just about SIM cards, cables, mobile masts, and the internet, it's a story of people and the development of Ireland, and the pivotal role that telecommunications have played in it. This book is a valuable resource for future researchers with appendices that stretch to almost 25% of the total page count' - Mark Twomey, ... Read more