Dublin-based Sigma Wireless Technologies has signed a €3.5m contract with mobile phone operator, Orange France, to provide the company with the latest triple-band antenna system.

Aer Rianta is offering free wireless internet access at Dublin, Shannon and Cork airports until the end of June to coincide with the Irish EU presidency.

The Sigma Wireless mobile phone company has announced plans to create 70 jobs in Dublin as part of a deal between the company and O2 Ireland.

MICHAEL LOWRY would have been equally happy if the Persona consortium had won the competition to run the State’s second mobile phone network, according to a member of the civil service team that evaluated the six bidders.

JUST weeks before civil servants chose Esat Digifone as winner of the State’s second mobile phone licence competition, Michael Lowry was under pressure from bidders who were concerned “the competition was sewn up and the media favourite had the licence in the bag”.