52mb broadband for
Damien posted the following table of international broadband data from the ITU Notice Japan has 50mb broadband for less than $32 per month? According to Damien the comparable Irish figures are: eircom...
View ArticleNoel Dempsey – Ireland's minister for broadband suppression
This is the face in incompetence in Ireland. This is the face of Ireland’s Minister for broadband suppression. This is the face of the minister of communications in Ireland who has presided over...
View Article100mb broadband for €25 per month
I wrote a post not so long ago about the state of broadband worldwide and how poorly served we are in Ireland. I showed a table of broadband speeds and prices worldwide – based on the table the average...
View ArticleIranian 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...
View ArticleAppalling 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...
View ArticleBroadband 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...
View ArticleIrish 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...
View Article3 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...
View ArticleDe 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...
View ArticleIrish 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...
View ArticleFriday Morning Green Numbers round-up 01/22/2010
Photo credit arekiiu via Flickr Here is this week’s Friday Green numbers round-up: Vice President Biden Kicks Off $7.2 Billion Recovery Act Broadband Program | BriefingRoom on Connected Planet Online...
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