More than 20,000 people turned out in Galway to see the finish of the Volvo Ocean Race in the early hours of Tuesday morning.

Sea Fibre Networks were supporting the final leg of the race this week. French yacht Groupama finished second, which was enough to be crowned the overall winner of the race

Up to the minute information on the progress of the 39,000 mile race was tweeted to millions around the world from a high tech "Twitter Buoy" in Galway Bay.

Check out these photos of the morning the yachts arrived in Galway...

Facebook has invested in an Asian undersea cable project, which has been designed to improve internet speeds for citizens and businesses in the region.

Facebook said the move would support efforts to boost membership in what was already one of its fastest growing markets.

We can expect more news from Facebook about its operations in Asia this year... the demand for fibre is finally here! Check out these facts about the CeltixConnect system.

Last week there was an announcement from Colt Technologies stating that Ireland is at the heart of Europe’s network infrastructure. 

Colt currently carries over 500Gps of traffic across the Irish Sea - that's the equivalent to 15,000 hours of video minute every day. The backbone infrastructure supporting this traffic is CeltixConnect - check out our blog post about Colt  here.