Opinion

Now that the excitement of the VDSL rollout has subsided we must keep in mind those who do not currently have access to broadband and the economic damage this can cause. We in IrelandOffline have been contacted by numerous consumers and businesses across the country outlining to us their difficulties with broadband and explaining why the lack of broadband is causing them economic difficulties and costing Ireland many jobs. Why broadband is so important for economic growth The consensus view of organisations such as the World Bank and the Organisation for Economic Development (OECD) – two of the world’s most...

IrelandOffline are delighted to present a broadband map of Ireland, in which you can see which exchanges are enabled, your nearest mobile “broadband” mast and which wireless ISPs are around you. This is a work in progress and as more information becomes available we will add it. If you are a broadband provider and would like to be included please feel free to contact us. If you spot any errors we’d love to know about them! All the data has been collated from publicly available data sources and where missing the data was filled in by using crowd-sourcing methods over on boards.ie. Currently we...

The story of a broadband seeker in rural Ireland and the steps he had to take to get reliable broadband:   Well firstly here at home we had an ISDN line and then we got Fixed Wireless Access but the company had a terrible service, I then moved onto 3G dongle power which was fine at first for basic web surfing and email but for gaming the packet loss was unbearable. Then a second FWA provider came along and they provided a top class service for a year or so but sadly the service got worse and worse and after...

IrelandOffline agree with the concept of a free Internet as outlined by  http://www.internetdeclaration.org/freedom which states that the Internet remain free, open, uncensored, private, affordable and innovative. Our main reason for signing this declaration is point 2 “Promote universal access to fast and affordable networks” but we agree with the other points of the declaration too. The Preamble to the Declaration explains: “We believe that a free and open Internet can bring about a better world. To keep the Internet free and open, we call on communities, industries and countries to recognize these principles. We believe that they will help to bring about more creativity,...

IrelandOffline response to the Next Generation Taskforce Report consultation. Outlines simple and inexpensive plans to improve broadband penetration across Ireland, our thoughts on RAN sharing and the necessity for fibre throughout the Republic   Click here to download