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:
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The first
comprehensive analysis of cross-border, 'roaming' and
other mobile phone charges in Northern Ireland and
the Republic of Ireland
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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.
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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
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An outline
study of low cost, cross-border video-conferencing
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