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COVID-19 Essential Service
Ripplecom remains operational during the current COVID-19 shutdown measures. We are very grateful for the dedication of our staff; their safety and public health are of paramount concern and every precaution is being taken. For our customers, our Support Team is on hand and for businesses facing a new working reality, we are here to assist with connectivity and telecommunications challenges.
ComReg Licence Applications
The Wireless Telegraphy Act 1926 stipulates that anyone in possession or operation of radio equipment in Ireland must hold an appropriate licence, unless exempted. Licences must be obtained from ComReg, the Commission for Communications Regulation. Ripplecom assists with ComReg licensing as part of our radio link consultancy and deployment service.
NGN (Non-Geographic Number) changes
ComReg has announced imminent changes to the Non-Geographic Numbers (NGN) platform. From 1 December 2019, calls to 1850, 1890, 0818 and 076 numbers will cost no more than calls to a regular landline number. From 1 January 2022, the 1890, 1850, and 076 NGN ranges will be withdrawn. Only the 1800 and 0818 NGN ranges will remain.
Retail’s Nightmare Before Christmas
Picture the scene. It’s a Saturday, days before Christmas, in a busy outlet in a crowded shopping centre in the city suburbs. Shoppers queue up, weighed down by bags, arms filled with more purchases. One till attendant beckons to her colleague. Worry etched on both faces. The line is getting longer.
Orion by Ripplecom: white paper launched
This brief white paper is a great introduction for IT professionals eager to learn more about the development and configuration of our Orion autofailover. Orion by Ripplecom is a unique and innovative failover designed in-house by our team of engineers and selected as an IT Project of the Year by the Tech Excellence Awards.
Retail Excellence Ireland names Ripplecom as Telecommunications Gold Partner
Retail Excellence Ireland has just named Ripplecom as their newest gold partner. As the exclusive telecoms partner of the country’s largest retail representative body the Limerick-based company is looking forward to connecting with retailers nationwide.
PAYE Modernisation: connecting the real time regime
January payday. Possibly the most eagerly anticipated date of the new year for employees. Probably the first meaningful engagement with Revenue’s real-time reporting for many finance teams. ‘PAYE modernisation’ became an operational reality on 1 January 2019. Month-end looms as the litmus test of the new regime for everyone running monthly payrolls.
Ripplecom retains Engineers Ireland CPD Employer Accreditation
Ripplecom has retained its status as a Continuing Professional Development (CPD) Accredited Employer with Engineers Ireland until 2022.The accreditation is the national CPD standard for engineering-led employers. Ripplecom is the only telecoms operator to hold the accreditation.
Christmas 2018: seasons greetings & festive planning
The latest in network resilient technology has been installed into one of Dublin’s oldest buildings. The Orion autofailover, engineered by Ripplecom, will support the busy VoIP telephone system in the visitor centre of Christ Church Cathedral.
Channel partners onto a winner with Orion by Ripplecom
Orion, the autofailover engineered in-house by telecommunications company, Ripplecom, has been named ‘IT Project of the Year’ for the SME sector at the 2018 Tech Excellence Awards. Fresh from this success, Ripplecom has launched a recruitment drive for IT channel partners to introduce Orion to their customers.
Managing the new IT risk: Accountancy Ireland
As featured in Accountancy Ireland, August 2018. Connectivity exposure is the new IT risk many businesses are ignoring at their peril. Utter dependence on a single telecoms circuit for connectivity is the IT risk that the vast majority of Irish businesses are ignoring.
Orion by Ripplecom named ‘IT Project of the Year’ at the Tech Excellence Awards
Orion by Ripplecom, the auto-failover devised in-house by Ripplecom engineers and unique to us, has been named ‘IT Project of the Year’ for the SME sector at the 2018 Tech Excellence Awards.
Christ Church Cathedral rings the changes with Orion by Ripplecom
The latest in network resilient technology has been installed into one of Dublin’s oldest buildings. The Orion autofailover, engineered by Ripplecom, will support the busy VoIP telephone system in the visitor centre of Christ Church Cathedral.
Launching Orion by Ripplecom
With the launch of our new product, Orion, Ripplecom promises to keep companies connected, even when the internet goes down. Ripplecom delivers Data, Voice and IT Security services to businesses across Ireland. Reliability and maximum availability are top priorities for our customers.
From Newgrange to the world: ancient rituals, newly connected
This year’s winter solstice will be beamed around the world via a live stream. Among those tuning in will be the team at Ripplecom who worked with Magnet Networks to prepare Newgrange for its online debut.