The Evolution of Telecom Technologies: Current Trends and Near-Future Implications

A number of case studies of developments in mobile and wireless telephony across the Irish border from a research team led by two of Ireland's leading specialists in information retrieval, data analysis and image and signal processing: Professor Fionn Murtagh of Queen's University Belfast and Dr John Keating of National University of Ireland Maynooth. The project was sponsored by eircom. Among the project's outcomes are:

The first comprehensive analysis of cross-border, 'roaming' and other mobile phone charges in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland
The creation of a unique online system - www.B4Ucall.com - to allow consumers to monitor the cost of mobile phone calls on the island of Ireland.
A study of the benefits ( including cost savings) of developing telecardiology services throughout the island, thus facilitating remote diagnosis and therapy delivery for geographically remote patients and their GP's
An outline study of low cost, cross-border video-conferencing


Source: www.crossborder.ie/research/telecomtechhome.php