Broadband in my area

1. BROADBAND IN MY AREA
RATHMINES
DL242 – 4
Anne O’Connor – N00092428

2. WHAT IS BROADBAND?
 In general, broadband refers to telecommunication in
which a wide band of frequencies are available to
transmit information.
 Information can be sent on many different frequencies
allowing more information to be transmitted in a given
amount of time.
 E.g. Such as more lanes on a highway allow more cars to
travel on it at the same time.

3. HOW DOES BROADBAND WORK?
It can be delivered by:
Cable
Satellite
Mobile
Fibre Optics
DSL

4. WHO IS LOOKING FOR BROADBAND?
 A sole trader operating from home/mobile business
 A speedy, reliable broadband connection is
essential
 Used mostly for emails and social media
 Based in Rathmines, Dublin 6

5. WHAT’S AVAILABLE TO ME?
 WiMax
 UPC
 Eircom
 Vodafone
 Digiweb
 Magnet

6. EIRCOM DSL - VALUE BUSINESS PLAN
12Mb - €74.99/month 3Mb - €59.99/month
 Line rental included  Line rental included
 Free self install - online  Free self install - online
only only
 Up to 12Mb download  Up to 3Mb download
speed
speed
 Upload speed of 384kps
 Upload speed of 1.1Mb
 Unlimited local & national
 Unlimited local & national
minutes minutes
 Unlimited any network  Unlimited any network
mobile minutes mobile minutes

7. EIRCOM FIBRE BROADBAND BUNDLE
25MB - €45/month* 50MB - €50/month**
 Up to 25Mb download  Up to 50Mb download
speed always-on speed always-on
 Up to 8Mb upload speed  Up to 20Mb upload
 100GB data usage speeds
allowance  250GB data usage
 FREE Access to eircom allowance
MusicHub, StudyHub,  FREE Access to eircom
SportsHub & WiFiHub MusicHub, StudyHub,
 FREE Wireless Modem SportsHub & WiFiHub
 FREE Wireless Modem

8. UPC – FIBRE POWER BROADBAND
50MB - €39/Month 100MB - €49/Month
 50Mb downstream  100Mb download
 5Mb upstream  10Mb upload
 FREE wireless router  24 hour online connection -
 24 hour online no time restrictions
connection - no time  No telephone line required
restrictions  Unlimited download
 No telephone line allowance
required  FREE high speed wireless
 Unlimited download enabled modem
allowance  Stream videos, download
 6 times faster than music and game online with
eircom’s 8Mb no interruptions.

9. VODAFONE
Value Broadband - €40.66 Mobile Broadband - €31.99
 40GB Usage  15GB Usage
allowance allowance
 8Mb Speed  24Mb Speed
 Free upgrade to  Free upgrade to
Enhanced Broadband Enhanced Broadband
 Free PC Protection for  Free PC Protection for
the first three months the first three months

10. IMAG!NE WIMAX
DSL – €24.79/Month Wireless - €100/Month
 Download speed 12MB  Upload & Download
 Upload speed 1MB speed 6MB
 Download allowance is  Download allowance is
unlimited unlimited
 Static IP addresses  Static IP addresses
 ADSL2+ Wireless
 Contention ratio 24:1
Router
 12 month contract
 MPLS VPN services
 12 month contract

11. WHICH OPTION IS BEST FOR ME?
I have chosen UPC 50 MB Fibre Power Broadband
for the following reasons:
 Fibre cable is the fastest broadband out there
 Unlimited downloads
 Fast download speeds up to 50MB
 Still being developed opportunities for better service
 Most competitive price

12. REFERENCES
 Bonkers.ie. (2012). COMPARE DIGITAL TV, BROADBAND &
PHONE. Retrieved 10 10, 2012, from Bonkers:
http://www.bonkers.ie/compare-tv-broadband-phone/your-
results
 Eircom. (2012). Business Complete. Retrieved 10 10, 2012,
from Eircom: http://business.eircom.net/business-complete/
 Imagine.ie. (2012). Imagine Offer. Retrieved 10 10, 2012, from
Imagine: http://www.imagine.ie/offer/
 Rouse, M. (2007). Broadband. Retrieved 10 10, 2012, from
TechTarget:
http://searchtelecom.techtarget.com/definition/broadband
 UPC. (2012). Fibre Power Broadband. Retrieved 10 10, 2012,
from UPC.ie: http://www.upc.ie/broadband/fifty/
 Vodafone. (2012). Simply Broadband. Retrieved 10 10, 2012,
from Vodafone:
http://www.vodafone.ie/df/homebroadband/productdetails.jsp?
productid=672050&producttypetab=BROADBANDONLY&perli
coid=115078