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.
ezra_ wrote: » Does this mean that FTTH lines that have begun but not yet completed will stall? Or that no new work will commence?
BarryM wrote: » Maybe, but I suspect the real reason is the ESB pays its owner, the Minister, a substantial "dividend" every year, in the millions. Smells of Dept of Finance meddling. The really logical thing is that the ESB has a line into every house in the country, properly managed it could be providing a whole range of services. Admittedly it requires some tweaking but today's technology can provide that. OTOH they haven't even got anywhere with intelligent metering, which would save them millions. Several turf battles I'd say, is the real reason, never mind the economic value to the country.
Gonzo wrote: » Eir will finish the areas they have started work on. I've a feeling they will finish the majority of their 300k rollout, or hopefully all of it. I'm also guessing that Eir will make an urban FTTH rollout announcement before December 2018 to fully concentrate back in familiar urban locations once the 300k rollout is finished.
dashoonage wrote: » https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/eir-withdraws-from-government-s-broadband-scheme-1.3375213 The times saying the have quit.
turbbo wrote: » Class. Wonder what will happen the 2nd half 2018 exchange areas now. Could be a different take on those now too like somebody posted on one of these threads last week.
Siena Gigantic Backyard wrote: » I would not be so sure that areas that may not yet have been started will now be completed. Obviously relations between the Department and eir have completely soured so they might just pay whatever paltry fine and abandon the 300K project completely.
turbbo wrote: » BarryM wrote: » Maybe, but I suspect the real reason is the ESB pays its owner, the Minister, a substantial "dividend" every year, in the millions. Smells of Dept of Finance meddling. The really logical thing is that the ESB has a line into every house in the country, properly managed it could be providing a whole range of services. Admittedly it requires some tweaking but today's technology can provide that. OTOH they haven't even got anywhere with intelligent metering, which would save them millions. Several turf battles I'd say, is the real reason, never mind the economic value to the country. Could also be lack of technical expertise in the area to take on the project. But the market is theirs for the taking when you think about it.
TomOnBoard wrote: » Eir''s new owners have taken any further investment in rural broadband off the table. Future investment will be focused on improving urban services. I'd say any area where there's already been considerable investment to service the 300000 households will probably be finished. However any other areas where investment has not begun will be long fingered unless it makes sense from their perspective as a means of shutting any other competition out. The so-called National Broadband Plan is FUBAR no matter what steps are now taken by Government to react to this Eir announcement.
user1842 wrote: » Denis Naughten should now most certainly resign as Minister for Communications, Climate Action and Environment.
The Government’s controversial decision to allow Eir effectively remove 300,000 homes from the department’s original plan ...
The remaining 450,000 homes are located in the hardest-to-reach places and will require a significantly bigger State subsidy.
Gonzo wrote: » I'm beginning to think your right. The rumours last week of Eir swapping rural homes for urban fringe homes could be based on the fact that they knew they were already quitting the NBP at that stage. From now on they will only focus on speed/fibre upgrades to urban areas and the rural areas which already have FTTH in place.
Persiancowboy wrote: » If this is true then it’s a total disaster for rural areas. It also highlights the essential weakness in the department’s strategy from the start...a slavish almost servile attitude towards eir whereby the company has been allowed call most of the shots in the process to date. Eir has never been properly challenged on the long list of mostly false promises and commitments they have made...a thoroughly unprofessional and untrustworthy shower of bastards who have no regard for anyone except lining their own pockets (which the senior management did following the recent sale of the company). Now we are left with enet...a classic case of last man standing. Meanwhile out in the wings the modest and low-profile SeBolger and Imagine are waiting patiently to swoop like vultures on what’s left. A truly great f**king day.
Johnboy1951 wrote: » Beginning to look that way ...... awful sinking feeling here
turbbo wrote: » Him and all of the Dept. should get the sack too. Won't happen will it?
Johnboy1951 wrote: » Some of the same BS reporting ... The remaining 450,000 homes are located in the hardest-to-reach places and will require a significantly bigger State subsidy.
purpleisafruit wrote: » I live in a rural village of about 100 premises. Large town is 4km away from me. Rural FTTH is being brought to about 1km from our village with the NBP supposed to take care of us. To hear that NBP may be dead is so disheartening. 1km of cabling will give fibre to the whole village and revitalise the area completely
Schorpio wrote: » Statements like this grind my gears. Yes, there are some properly rural areas here, but I'm in the NBP and I'm located on the edge of Cork City about 1 mile away from existing fibre. And I'm sure I'm not the only one. Hardest to reach you say?!
Siena Gigantic Backyard wrote: » The Department are ploughing ahead with enet apparently.https://twitter.com/adrianweckler/status/958727512611262464https://twitter.com/adrianweckler/status/958727892292300800
