Testimonials

The law firm of Hyde & Associates makes filings for frequency authorizations with regulatory authorities on the six continents, in which our clients are habitually faced with time-sensitive pressures.

“Thanks to Test & Trial Ireland, our clients find it to be a preferred jurisdiction in which to obtain the necessary authorizations for cutting-edge satellite projects, in what is surely the most straightforward and efficient process available, in Europe and further afield.”

Christian Hyde, Director, Hyde & Associates

“At the University of Limerick, being able to use Test and Trial has facilitated PhD research into the use of software-defined radio for satellite ranging and ultimately transfer of precise time signals. Test and Trial staff understood our use case as a third- level postgraduate research project and were very responsive and quick to get us set up, allowing us to collect real world data to test our algorithms and software. ”

Dr. Jacqueline Walker, Associate Professor / Department of Electronic & Computing Engineering

CTVR (the Centre for Telecommunications Value-Chain Research in Ireland), used Test and Trial Ireland to test reconfigurable software-based radio and dynamic spectrum management techniques.

“The ability to realistically test our research ideas in clean, dedicated spectrum has enabled us to significantly advance our reconfigurable radio system and opens the potential for us to convert our high-quality academic output into exploitable Intellectual Property.”

Professor Linda Doyle, Trinity College Dublin and CTVR.

“Test and Trial Ireland allows us to get out of the lab and test our ideas in real physical environments, which is a significant benefit for our research”

Prof. Cormac J Sreenan, Principal Investigator, CTVR and Deputy Director, CONNECT Centre at UCC

Bell labs Ireland and UK in partnership with the Centre for Telecommunications Value Chain (CTVR), examined various next-generation wireless communications systems using Test and Trial Ireland.

“This programme gives researchers in Ireland a vital edge by allowing us to test our research ideas in a real life environment.”

Dr Louis G Samuel, Executive Director, Bell Labs Ireland and the UK

“This [test] is another fantastic mobile technology first in Europe enabling the fastest mobile uplink speeds for Vodafone customers in Ireland through use of the latest network functionality from Ericsson”

Zelia Madigan, Managing Director of Ericsson Ireland

“We found Test and Trial Ireland to be an excellent vehicle that stimulates innovation in radio spectrum use by lowering the barriers to accessing radio spectrum and enabling us to showcase our Critical Infrastructure IoT applications”

Eric Dresselhuys, Executive Vice President, Global Sales of Silver Spring Networks

“ComReg, through its Test & Trial Ireland programme, has provided UCD NetsLab with a critical test licence, enabling us to explore and refine next-generation communication networks, particularly O-Ran for 5G and beyond. The ability to test our innovative AI-driven and zero-touch network security solutions in a live, real-world ORAN environment has been transformative for our research. We can validate and optimise cutting-edge techniques like dynamic spectrum allocation, traffic steering, and enhanced ORAN efficiencies with access to a dedicated spectrum. This opportunity accelerates translating our academic breakthroughs into practical, exploitable technologies that will shape the future of secure and efficient communication networks. ”

Madhusanka Liyanage, Director of UCD Network Softwarization and Security Labs (NetsLab) Associate Professor, UCD School of Computer Science

“Flex is the advanced end-to-end manufacturing partner of choice, helping market-leading brands across a diverse set of industries design, build, deliver, and manage products that improve the world. Flex manufacture VHF/AIS marine product for one customer and needed a licence to allow us to realistically test this product to ensure proper functionality. Test and Trial looked at our production needs and with their streamlined application process, we were granted the appropriate licence very quickly. ”

Nial Kelly, Test Engineer, Flex, Cork.

The University of Limerick used Test & Trial Ireland to test the characteristics of microwave signals over water at 17GHz.

“Test & Trial made it very easy to set up a test communications link, with a straightforward application process and a quick decision. ”

Luke Robinson, PhD Researcher, Center for Robotics & Intelligence Systems