[bealtine]

http://www.businesspost.ie/#!story/H...6-671f59021590

UPC Ireland has grown its total subscriber base by 13 per cent to 922,600, the company said today, with broadband users up 26 per cent at 272,700 and phone users up 71 per cent to 187,200.

It reported 384,900 digital TV customers, without giving a comparison figure.

In the first three months of 2012, the company added 36,200 subscriptions to its next generation services from homes and businesses throughout Ireland.

Compared to the same quarter a year ago, total subscriptions increased by 110,900 to 922,600.

"We are continuing to build momentum and I look forward to further strong progress and new developments in the current year," said Dana Strong, CEO of UPC Ireland.

[watty]

So 272,700 UPC subscribers out of 1,700,000 households makes Ireland look like it's in the top ten?

[bealtine]

Originally Posted by watty

So 272,700 UPC subscribers out of 1,700,000 households makes Ireland look like it's in the top ten?

The "digital divide" between the towns with UPC (and Dungarvan) and the rest of the country is growing rapidly. Maybe the, albeit limited, Fibre to the Cabinet rollout may address some of the divide but that seems very unlikely as the rollout is specifically targeted at UPC areas. those not in these areas can sing...

That Akamai report clearly demonstrates the growing divide.

[watty]

The Civil Service will brainwash the Ministers to concentrate on UPC area performance and the rest can have 3Mbps average DSL, with poorer 3G and Satellite. Plus fantasy "digital dividend" 4G that will be no better than 3G but more expensive and disrupt cable and Terrestrial TV reception.

It's practically a divide of x20 performance, on average between the 270K "haves" and the rest of us.

[PogMoThoin]

Originally Posted by bealtine

In the first three months of 2012, the company added 36,200 subscriptions to its next generation services from homes and businesses throughout Ireland.

I take it thats 36,200 Dsl disconnections then so

[bealtine]

Originally Posted by PogMoThoin

I take it thats 36,200 Dsl disconnections then so

Most likely as all the areas that UPC cover already have DSL anyway so it's most likely to be "switchers", searching for cheaper and faster broadband.
Unless the FTTC rollout is competitive with UPC it does seem that it will be a bit of a waste of time otherwise.