Imagine Communications

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Imagine Communications is an Irish internet service provider and telecommunications operator, who provide WiMAX, wireless broadband and resell Eircom telecommunications wholesale packages. The company operates in Ireland, the United Kingdom, the Netherlands, Austria, Norway and the United States.[1]

Services

Imagine briefly operated the first Irish mobile virtual network, "Cellular 3", which bought airtime from Eircell. A legal challenge ended the arrangement[2] and Imagine exited the mobile market. The "Cellular 3" name was derived from Imagine's de facto position as Ireland's third mobile operator at the time; Meteor Mobile Communications, the third physical operator, had yet to be licenced.

Imagine later became the first company to introduce mobile WiMAX technology to Ireland.[3][4] As of 2010, the company provides services to 17,000 businesses.[5]

Imagine has affiliations with several brands, including Motorola,[6] HP,[7] and Intel.[8]

Related companies

  • Clearwire was acquired by Imagine in 2010 [9][10]
  • Irish Broadband was acquired by Imagine in 2008 [11]
  • Cinergi Telecom was acquired by Imagine in 2007 [12]
  • Subsidiary Gaelic Telecom,[13] which donates a percentage of each bill to a customer's selected GAA club or National school[14][15]
  • Access Telecom[16]
  • Bandwagon (music portal), partially owned as of 2006[17]
  • Open Solutions provides network administration and related services [18]

External links

References

  1. ↑ http://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/item/17115-wimax-provider-imagine-acqu
  2. ↑ http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/14356-internet-price-wars-begin-a
  3. ↑ http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/16171-ireland-over-reliant-on-3g
  4. ↑ "Speech by the Taoiseach, Mr. Brian Cowen, T.D., at the launch of Imagine’s WiMAX Network, The Mansion House, Dublin, Wednesday, 14 October 2009 at 1pm" http://www.taoiseach.gov.ie/irish/An_Preas-Oifig/Aithisc_an_Taoisigh_2009/Speech_by_the_Taoiseach,_Mr_Brian_Cowen,_T_D_,_at_the_launch_of_Imagine%E2%80%99s_WiMAX_Network,_The_Mansion_House,_Dublin,_Wednesday,_14_October,_2009_at_1pm.html
  5. ↑ http://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/item/17115-wimax-provider-imagine-acqu
  6. ↑ Motorola and Imagine Bring WiMAX to Ireland: Motorola secures major WiMAX contract to deliver personal media experiences across Ireland 2009-10-14 http://investor.motorola.com/releasedetail.cfm?ReleaseID=415622
  7. ↑ http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/14717-get-ready-to-enjoy-wireless
  8. ↑ "Intel and Imagine to Accelerate Widespread Deployment of Mobile WiMAX Broadband Services in Ireland" http://www.intel.com/corporate/europe/emea/irl/intel/spotlight/wimax.htm
  9. ↑ http://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/item/17115-wimax-provider-imagine-acqu
  10. ↑ http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/breaking/2010/0726/breaking24.html
  11. ↑ http://www.siliconrepublic.com/business/item/10450-imagines-bolger-buys-irish
  12. ↑ http://www.highbeam.com/doc/1P2-24888791.html
  13. ↑ http://www.gaelictelecom.ie/press17.php
  14. ↑ Scheme raises €250,000 By Fintan O’Toole Irish Examiner 2010-05-18 http://www.gaelictelecom.ie/howitworks.php
  15. ↑ http://www.irishexaminer.com/sport/gaa/scheme-raises-euro250000-120026.html
  16. ↑ http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/northern_ireland/5117640.stm
  17. ↑ http://www.enn.ie/article/9681868.html
  18. ↑ http://www.opensolutions.ie/customers.php
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