Category: Broadband
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Irish govt appoints "Internet Czar"
I read in the irish Independent this morning that the Irish Govt has appointed an “Internet Czar” – someone to keep us all safe on the Internet. John Laffan is due to take up his role as the director of the Office for Internet Safety (OIS) next month. Justice Minister Brian Lenihan said that Mr…
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De Valera's isolationist policies rise again
There have been a couple of posts recently on the sad state of broadband in Ireland – specifically these posts from Sean McNamara and Damien . I’m on a 3mb dsl connection. And that is one of the faster connections it is possible to get in this country! That costs me €40 per month plus…
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3 Ireland's Mobile broadband offering – slow and unstable?
Getting broadband from your mobile operator is a very tempting proposition as I have mentioned previously. It allows you to finally get rid of that landline you so rarely use (and pay a fortune in monthly charges for) and mobile broadband means you can take it with you when you travel – no more looking…
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Irish mobile broadband becomes more compelling
Several of the Irish mobile operators now have mobile broadband offerings and the offerings are getting more and more compelling! All the operators are using the same Huawei external USB mobile broadband modem. O2 claim that unlike their competitors, their version will have drivers for Windows Vista when they launch. The data for O2 is…
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Broadband digital divide – Cork vs. Dublin
Further to my last post on the pitiful state of broadband in Ireland – believe it or not, it gets worse! The wholesale cost of broadband is roughly three times more expensive in Cork than it is in Dublin. Wholesale bandwidth in Dublin is available for €25.00 per MBit/month. In itself a ridiculously expensive price.…
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Appalling state of broadband in Ireland
Forfás* released a damning report on the state of broadband in Ireland on 30th November 2006. Remember, Forfás is an Irish governmental agency operating under the auspices of the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment. The report is 34 pages in PDF format. Let me summarise some of the main findings for you: The report…
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Iranian telecoms regulator should hire Irish broadband suppression expertise
However bad things are in Ireland in relation to our broadband speeds – things are even worse in Iran. According to the Guardian, the government there has ordered all ISPs to limit Internet speeds to 128kb. This is in an effort to: make it more difficult to download foreign music, films and television programmes, which…