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A new Irish-developed technology will enable companies to transfer data and images in a way that is faster, more secure and of a higher quality.
That is according to the Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan, who launched a new fibre optic network this morning.
The Exemplar network aims to solve the problem of costly bottlenecks of data. The first phase of the network is now up and running in its test facility in Parkwest, Dublin. The technology involved was developed by Irish company Intune Networks.
The Government has already invested €5m in the network, and Minister Ryan said today he intended to provide another €5m, which would lead to 140 jobs.
More than 30 companies and institutions have signed up to use the Exemplar network to test their products and services and conduct research. The companies include BT, Imagine, EMC and IBM, while four universities - UCC Tyndall, NUI Galway, UCD and DCU - will also use the facility, as will Science Foundation Ireland.
Phase 2 of the project involves the construction of a test ring around the Dublin metropolitan area and will start next year. The final phase, beginning in 2013, will see the Exemplar as nationwide infrastructure.
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