The government has published a new map outlining in detail 700,000 rural homes and businesses which will be connected to state-subsidised broadband of at least 30 megabits per second (Mbs) from 2016.
rob808 wrote: » I wonder what he say when 300,000 rural homes have upto 1GB broadband let see LTE match that .
BandMember wrote: » What are the pings and peak time speeds like? The daily data limit is a joke as well, especially these days in the streaming age. FTTH will have none of those problems. Let's see what he says then...
marno21 wrote: » It's good to see WISPs such as Westnet reselling FTTH products. Imagine and other similar WISP CEOs can continue flogging dead horses or they can evolve. Otherwise they can look forward to a wind up order.
damienirel wrote: » Agreed. The public have a very short term memory - 3 won the award for the first national broadband plan with 3g technology - and that worked out beautifully for everybody in the long term didn't it? lte(4g) is only a step up and "imagine" think they can pull the same stunt again - they're having a laugh. If people want fast wireless then they should pay a premium for it. It would serve them better to demand faster (cheaper in the long term) fixed connections.
marno21 wrote: » Considering the difference in bandwidth demands between 2008 and now you could argue LTE is an even poorer solution for broadband needs. You'd forget that 3's rollout wasn't able to provide for a nation without Netflix, Android boxes, RTE Player, and most sites were lower bandwidth. These days bandwidth demands are exponentially more than before and keep going that way. Good luck to Imagine trying to provide that kind of bandwidth.
Siena Gigantic Backyard wrote: » Well they have already been excluded from the official process so it goes without saying that the Department does not see them as a viable alternative to FTTH. My only concern would be that if they could possibly make a case that the NBP would be breaching state aid rules by intervening in areas where Imagine has deployed LTE. I don't know if they could make a compelling argument but I would not put it past them to try.
rob808 wrote: » There only one problem they can't meet the requirements like upload being 6mb at all times even the 30mb the download seem all over place on people LTE speed test .Then there the houses that can't get it plus they don't have a open access network so you be paying €60 and no choice .Im pity sure if another wisp did LTE at €45 with higher download limit people would leave imagine,but not many wisp could given imagine has a monpoloy of rural Ireland.I for one would rather NBP open access network were I could pick my ISP not force to pick imagine because there best rural option around.
ED E wrote: » On a slightly darker sidenote Naughten was hit while cycling today, we came quite close to losing our champion. Seriously though, nasty situation that I've personally been through, wish him a speedy recovery.
The Minister of State at the Office of Public Works, Seán Canney, has accused Eir of trying to “capture the market” ahead of the awarding of the state’s €500 million national broadband contract.
Praetorian wrote: » I am very sceptical due to past experience with regard to government announcements. Fibre everywhere is what we should be aiming at. Wireless AND 4G is what will end up with, with far less than 100% coverage.
daithi7 wrote: » Fibre everywhere is unfortunately hugely expensive. With most of the expense being in the last 5km link from the exchange. Also with a country like Ireland, with a very low population density, and issues like one off housing dotted all over the countryside miles from the nearest village, universal ftth is simply an unattainable goal at the moment. Fttc is a much more attainable goal in built up areas, with others getting fibre to the local exchange. The technologies for carrying broadband over the last 5k over copper and wireless are also improving continually, which should hopefully facilitate very good high speed broadband penetration without having to dig up the whole country.
daithi7 wrote: » The technologies for carrying broadband over the last 5k over copper and wireless are also improving continually, which should hopefully facilitate very good high speed broadband penetration without having to dig up the whole country.
ED E wrote: » Motivations aside the fibre everywhere mantra is a lie. We won't have 100% by 2025. Maybe 85, 90 if we put €1B into the NBP. There's still a big role for fill in last mile. There's a strong argument for Meteor to place femtocells at the end of the "blue lines".
Siena Gigantic Backyard wrote: » Could anybody with a Business Post subscription give us the gist of this article please? I guess it is referring to Openeir's blue line land grab.https://www.businesspost.ie/politics/minister-canney-accuses-eir-trying-capture-market-376574
A formal procurement process is now in train to select a company or companies who will roll-out a new high speed broadband network within the State Intervention Area. The Department will also shortly update the High Speed Broadband map and finalise this Intervention Area for bidders, taking into account any industry investments that have not materialised and potential other new investments.
marno21 wrote: » Discussion on wifi and rural broadband from the Last Word on Today FM Tuesday: A lot of misinformation in there imo. It's easy for people to get confused about this stuff let alone when they're being misinformed.http://www.todayfm.com/player/podcasts/The_Last_Word_with_Matt_Cooper/The_Last_Word_with_Matt_Cooper/66052/2/Andy_O39Donoghue_answers_your_WiFi_woes_/cp_2
MajesticDonkey wrote: » Borderline suggestions there that automatic updates are a bad thing.
wexfordman2 wrote: » Sweet mother!!! I don't think u have heard something as bad as that..ever by a so called technology journalist.
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