NBP part II

user1842 · 30-10-2019 09:07AM

Anybody have any new insight on when or if the NBP contact will be signed?

KOR101 · 30-10-2019 10:07AM

Granahan McCourt, the Government’s preferred bidder for the €3 billion National Broadband Plan (NBP), has been confirmed as one of the lead bidders for Northern Ireland’s state-backed broadband scheme.

The US investment firm, founded by tech billionaire David McCourt, is known to have been shortlisted for Project Stratum, the North’s £165 million broadband rollout project, after the initial stage of procurement.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/granahan-mccourt-in-running-for-ni-broadband-scheme-1.4066205

Johnboy1951 · 30-10-2019 02:40PM

KOR101 wrote: »

Granahan McCourt, the Government’s preferred bidder for the €3 billion National Broadband Plan (NBP), has been confirmed as one of the lead bidders for Northern Ireland’s state-backed broadband scheme.

The US investment firm, founded by tech billionaire David McCourt, is known to have been shortlisted for Project Stratum, the North’s £165 million broadband rollout project, after the initial stage of procurement.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/granahan-mccourt-in-running-for-ni-broadband-scheme-1.4066205

That is really really biased reporting regarding the NBP .......

The Government’s project, which has been beset with delays and controversies from the start, is now expected to cost close to €3 billion, six times the original estimate.

No indication that the €3 billion is for a hugely expanded roll out when compared to the original.

Eir threw a grenade into the process earlier this year by claiming it could complete the project for less than €1 billion, a fraction of the current estimate.

..... but not do it on the same terms as the contract calls for.

To me this is disgusting reporting.
If they are going to bring up the subject of the NBP they should do so with proper facts and not half truths.

Eoin Burke-Kennedy needs to get hammered for such blatent misrepresentation.

SkepticQuark · 30-10-2019 04:51PM

Gary kk wrote: »

Depending on the time of day or the weather on an any giving day.

And line of sight, and distance to the mast etc.

The Cush · 31-10-2019 01:36AM

The Cush wrote: »

An editorial piece following on from the Red C poll, as you say not a positive one for the current process even though the poll shows there is broad public support for the signing of the contract. I'll quote the last paragraph of the editorial and will try to post a pic or scan of the whole piece tomorrow.

Finally, got a chance to upload this

rodge123 · 31-10-2019 01:54AM

Certain vested interests that want the NBP to fail must have some influence with the SBP or individuals within it based on the constant negativity they to spread about it.

The Cush · 31-10-2019 02:10AM

celticbhoy27 wrote: »

Any chance someone could copy and paste the article? Have to be a member to read it

Click on the pics for a higher res image

clohamon · 31-10-2019 11:23AM

The Cush wrote: »

Click on the pics for a higher res image [SBP Carolan Lennon profile]

If accurate, it's interesting that she is now taking personal responsibility for the decision to exit the process.

At Openeir, Lennon also led the company’s pitch for the national broadband plan (NBP), and decided on its exit from the tender, leaving the field clear to a consortium led by Granahan McCourt

ArrBee · 31-10-2019 11:43AM

Is it just me, or does she look remarkably like Matt Damon in that 2nd pic?

clohamon · 31-10-2019 11:45AM

ArrBee wrote: »

Is it just me, or does she look remarkably like Matt Damon in that 2nd pic?

Her favourite film is Good Will Hunting apparently. (according to the list at the bottom of the article)

Johnboy1951 · 31-10-2019 11:45AM

There is many a 'high flyer' who would appreciate such a positive piece about them.

Great promotion of both Eir and Ms Lennon.

clohamon · 02-11-2019 01:22PM

And here's Eircom's chairman David Mc Redmond in a profile interview on RTE Radio One - The Business.
https://www.rte.ie/radio/radioplayer/html5/#/radio1/11107134 - Eircom section starts 17:40

Unapologetic about his previous time at Eircom.

‘too soon to say’ [if privatisation was a bad thing] (quoting Zhou Enlai on the French Revolution)
‘I’m a big fan of private equity’
‘Sure, mistakes were made.’
‘We were too slow in broadband’
‘[ComReg] regulated prices that were below cost’

tsue921i8wljb3 · 02-11-2019 05:10PM

Jack Chambers moves straight into the void vacated by Timmy.

https://www.newstalk.com/news/rural-broadband-price-north-920800

Orebro · 02-11-2019 07:33PM

Micheál would want to be shutting down this type of talk when almost 70% believe the project should get signed and started now.

Ultimanemo · 02-11-2019 09:32PM

Emmanuel Lemon Louse wrote: »

Jack Chambers moves straight into the void vacated by Timmy.

https://www.newstalk.com/news/rural-broadband-price-north-920800

Fianna Fail will never run short of clowns

clohamon · 03-11-2019 11:13AM

Sunday Times is predicting NBP contract signing for 12th November to coincide with four Dáil by-elections. (registration required)
https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/d11be9f0-fdbd-11e9-9b76-dbaeb2096b1a

Sources say communications minister Richard Bruton intends seeking approval to sign the contract at the cabinet meeting on Tuesday, November 12. He is expected to sign the contract with National Broadband Ireland, a firm established by preferred bidder Granahan McCourt, headed by Irish-American entrepreneur David McCourt, on the same day.
Last week Bruton’s department would neither confirm nor deny it is working towards this deadline.

KOR101 · 03-11-2019 01:56PM

You would have to assume they got the go ahead from the EU. So, will Imagine step up to the plate?

user1842 · 04-11-2019 09:34AM

So hopefully next Tuesday the contract will be signed. Fingers and toes crossed.

ednwireland · 04-11-2019 03:50PM

KOR101 wrote: »

You would have to assume they got the go ahead from the EU. So, will Imagine step up to the plate?

what plate would that be ? useless company. claim to be live in my area but most of the houses cant see the mast

Orebro · 04-11-2019 05:39PM

My final few days on this thread, I’m kind of happy about that!

fergus1001 · 04-11-2019 05:48PM

hopefully this is the end of this thread and the start of a NBP Work monitoring thread

only took 11073 posts to get to this point

glad ill be losing the bet that we would get to a NBP Part 3

ArrBee · 05-11-2019 12:04PM

Did I miss something? Is it signed already?

If its a week away, there is a lot of optimism that there wont be some plot twist before then, surely...

Until the credits roll I'm not counting chickens.

ussjtrunks · 05-11-2019 12:10PM

Nice to see Nova are offering Siro in selected areas now, wonder if this means they will resell nbp fibre aswell would be great not to need to worry about switching ISP

BArra · 05-11-2019 02:16PM

it was the only option for them i guess if the NBP (which hopefully will be signed next week)

i dont suppose nova could link in their masts into siro for backhaul to improve dreadful peaktime speeds on their wireless service :pac:

ussjtrunks · 05-11-2019 04:57PM

BArra wrote: »

it was the only option for them i guess if the NBP (which hopefully will be signed next week)

i dont suppose nova could link in their masts into siro for backhaul to improve dreadful peaktime speeds on their wireless service :pac:

I wonder if Siro would work with them to do that it would be awesome if it were possible

shanec1928 · 05-11-2019 08:40PM

fergus1001 wrote: »

hopefully this is the end of this thread and the start of a NBP Work monitoring thread

only took 11073 posts to get to this point

glad ill be losing the bet that we would get to a NBP Part 3

Well if there were active mods on broadband forum. It should have been split out come 10k posts but there’s not..

The high horse brigade · 05-11-2019 08:43PM

shanec1928 wrote: »

Well if there were active mods on broadband forum. It should have been split out come 10k posts but there’s not..

oscarBravo is an admin did it at 10k

shanec1928 · 05-11-2019 08:44PM

The high horse brigade wrote: »

oscarBravo is an admin did it at 10k

My bad thought I was on the eir ftth thread but the point still stands.

Marlow · 06-11-2019 01:00AM

shanec1928 wrote: »

My bad thought I was on the eir ftth thread but the point still stands.

Even that was split and is only just under 300 posts over the 10k (for the 2nd time), so stands to be split again.

Point is nonsense.

/M

clohamon · 06-11-2019 01:51PM

Ireland was taken to task in front of an audience of more than 10,000 people at Web Summit on Wednesday morning by Microsoft president Brad Smith, who criticised the lack of access to broadband in parts of the Republic.

https://www.irishtimes.com/business/technology/microsoft-president-brad-smith-criticises-ireland-on-broadband-1.4074219

NBP part II

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