Ireland ranks above OECD average for broadband

bealtine

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/19464-ireland-ranks-above-oecd/

The latest statistics from the OECD on broadband penetration again show Ireland at the bottom of the list in terms of wired access but just about above average. Globally, there are 295 million people with fixed broadband.

The average penetration rate for fixed broadband has grown to 24.3 subscriptions per 100 inhabitants, up from 23.3.

Out of a list of 31 countries for fixed broadband, Ireland was ranked 22nd with a penetration rate 20.3 connections per 100 inhabitants. In the country, according to OECD statistics, there are 907,859 fixed broadband subscriptions, including DSL, cable and fibre.

On fibre-connected broadband terms, Ireland had just 1pc of its broadband base using fibre, compared with Japan (54pc), Korea (49pc), Czech Republic (10pc), US (5pc), Italy (3pc) and the Netherlands (2pc). Other European countries like Germany, Belgium, Finland and Switzerland also had 1pc.
Mobile/wireless penetration

In terms of terrestrial mobile wireless broadband subscriptions per 100 population, Ireland was No 6 on the list, with 47.1pc of the country using mobile broadband, or 2.6 million subscribers. Leading the wireless pack was Korea, with 95pc penetration, Sweden with 75pc penetration, Japan with 75pc penetration, Norway with 72pc penetration and Poland with 48.3pc penetration.

Fibre continues its growth relative to other fixed-broadband technologies, with fibre accounting for half of all broadband connections in Japan (55pc) and Korea (52pc). Other leading countries include the Slovak Republic (28pc), Sweden (24pc) and Denmark (12pc).

DSL is still the most widely used technology in the OECD, accounting for 58pc of all lines. Cable makes up 29pc and fibre-based connections have grown to 11.5pc of all lines.

watty

Ireland was No 6 on the list,

Because of overpriced line rental,.
Predatory below cost miss-selling of Mobile Internet as Fixed Broadband
Poor fixed Broadband availability.

Results in poorer service for people that actually need Internet on-the-go, you know, Mobile Users.

So the Mobile rank is a bad sign.

bealtine

A more balanced view:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/1207/1224284926020.html

JOHN COLLINS

THE NUMBER of broadband connections in Ireland contracted in the year to June last, according to new data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Ireland had 20.3 fixed-line broadband connections per 100 inhabitants at the end of June 2010, compared to 21.3 in June 2009.

This compares to an average of 24.2 for the 31 nations surveyed by the OECD and 37.8 for the Netherlands, the top-ranked nation.

The OECD figures contrast with data released last month by the European Commission, which suggests penetration stood at 22.9 per cent last July, up from 22.2 per cent at the start of the year.

For the first time the OECD has included wireless broadband subscriptions in its survey. Including mobile handsets with data plans, Ireland has 47.9 per cent penetration, placing the country sixth in the league table. South Korea was highest ranked for wireless connections, with 95 per cent of the population having a wireless internet connection.

The average monthly subscription price in Ireland is $31.33 (€23.64), which makes it the fourth cheapest market in the OECD, behind Britain ($30.80), Italy ($29.91) and Greece ($27.72).

However, Ireland had the second slowest average broadband speeds at just over 6MBits/sec, based on a sample of 37 services offered here. Only Mexico had slower speeds, with an average of 2.5Mbits/sec.

Following the release of the data, Minister for Communications Eamon Ryan said “the access element of the broadband equation is close to being solved” and said the focus must now move on to “to speeds and next generation networks”.

Mr Ryan is due to announce details of a rural broadband scheme that will bring a basic service to areas of the country that cannot currently get broadband. Details of the scheme may be included in today’s Budget.

watty

bealtine wrote: »

A more balanced view:

http://www.irishtimes.com/newspaper/finance/2010/1207/1224284926020.html

JOHN COLLINS

THE NUMBER of broadband connections in Ireland contracted in the year to June last, according to new data from the Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD).

Ireland had 20.3 fixed-line broadband connections per 100 inhabitants at the end of June 2010, compared to 21.3 in June 2009.

This compares to an average of 24.2 for the 31 nations surveyed by the OECD and 37.8 for the Netherlands, the top-ranked nation.

Due to €10 and €20 contract and also PAYG miss-sold Mobile Internet as a Fixed Broadband solution vs €26 for line rental before you even get DSL.

People even cancelling Metro and UPC to get "dongle" and then tied into a year or 18months of rubbish if on Contract. Because it's cheap and sold as Broadband.


We have figures from OECD that prove it.

Yet at these prices the Mobile Phone operators (for it is just Mobile Dialup, not Broadband)are loosing money!

http://www.boards.ie/vbulletin/showthread.php?t=2056080309

http://irelandoffline.org/2009/08/is-mobile-midband-in-ireland-destroying-broadband-infrastructure/

http://irelandoffline.org/2010/10/the-myth-of-the-competitive-market/

Minister Ryan should resign for signing the NBS contract and promoting the Myth that Mobile is Broadband.

clohamon

bealtine wrote: »

Ireland ranks above OECD average for broadband

http://www.siliconrepublic.com/comms/item/19464-ireland-ranks-above-oecd/

The latest statistics from the OECD on broadband penetration again show Ireland at the bottom of the list in terms of wired access but just about above average.

This is very interesting.

The OECD did not issue an overall broadband penetration figure that included mobile internet. The fixed and wireless sections are specifically separated in the data tables under the new methodology.

I could be wrong but I can find no statistic in the OECD data that shows Ireland as above average for overall broadband penetration.

It might be that someone took the Fixed and Wireless data and added them together to produce a derived table, but it seems a bit of a liberty to attach the OECD name to a statistic that they did not produce.

Perhaps Silicon Republic can tell us how they came up with that headline.