Broadband availability in Rural Westmeath

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Broadband Availability in Rural Westmeath

Saoirse Meehan

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Areas to be Covered in Westmeath by National Broadband Scheme (NBS)

National Broadband Scheme 2008, Dept Communications, Energy & Natural Resources

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Balrath, Castletown, Finea

The Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources recognised that there is a lack of broadband services in the area and is working to rectify this by 2013 (Dept of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources, 2010)

Castletown,Westmeath is part of the Rural Broadband Scheme

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Irish Broadband Subscription by Mode of Access 07- 12 Q1

Delivering a Connected Society: A National Broadband Plan for Ireland, Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources (30th August 2012)

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Fixed Wireless BroadbandFIXED WIRELESS High-speed Internet access can

also be delivered without wires. A wireless modem inside the building or a small antenna outside picks up the signal – the choice depends on where you are located relative to the transmission site and what obstacles might be in the way. A phone line is not required (Smyth, 2006)

Ripplecom fixed wireless broadband uses radio technology to connect a home or office (Ripplecom, 2012).

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RipplecomBusiness Value 8

Price €60

Download Speed 8 Mb

Upload Speed 1 Mb

Download Limit Unlimited

Connection Type Wireless

Contention Ratio 20:1

Installation Fee €149

Medium of Communication

Terrestrial Fixed Wireless via Radio

Technology

Type of Communication

CompanyBroadband

High contention ratio means that at any time I could be sharing my connection with up to 20 other people

Unlimited downloads is very good, but I am also concerned with the amount of data I can upload

Since wireless broadband operatesindependently of your telephone line you do not require atelephone line (and associated line rental)

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SATELLITE BROADBAND Satellite based broadband service

solutions offer universal access within the footprint of the orbiting satellite provider using wireless links to ground based mobile and fixed terminals. They are particularly useful in serving remote areas unserved by DSL, cable and mobile broadband. (Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources, 2012)

The technology uses adaptive modulation and coding techniques which address the conditions of rain fade ensuring high availability under differing weather conditions (Digiweb, 2012).

Download data transmission speeds are usually faster than upload speeds and there can be a time delay (lag) associated with uploads which can make some services difficult to use (Smyth, 2006).

Satellite Broadband

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Enterprise Satellite Broadband Price € 32.95

Download Speed 8 Mbps

Upload Speed 2 Mb

Download Limit 8 Gb

Connection Type Satellite

Contention Ratio

No specific information but could be as high

as 400:1*

Installation Fee €219.95

Medium of Communication Wireless Satellite

Type of Communication

CompanyBroadband

Extremely high contention rate and would reduce the download speed considerably

Initial outlay is very expensive

Download data transmission speeds are usually faster than upload speeds and there can be a time delay (lag) associated with uploads which can make some services difficult to use.

DigiWeb use a French Satellite called KA-SAT from Tooway *Ground Control, Satellite

Communications Systems

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DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (DSL)Fixed Wired Broadband

A family of technologies generically referred to as DSL or xDSL which are capable of transforming a normal telephone line into a high-speed digital line (Smyth, 2006) .

ASYMMETRIC DIGITAL SUBSCRIBER LINE (ADSL): Utilises a technology that transforms a normal telephone line into a high-speed digital line that enables access to telephony services and the Internet at the same time. ADSL provides always-on access to Internet or TV and Video on-demand services at speeds that are 10 to 40 times faster than a standard 56k modem. An ADSL line has a higher downstream speed (into the end user) than upstream speed (away from the end user), (Economic and

Environmental Science Team, 2009).

Fixed Wired Broadband

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Business Lite Next GenerationPrice € 20.65 plus VAT

Download Speed 8 Mbps

Upload Speed 512kb

Download Limit 10 Gb

Connection Type ADSL

Contention Ratio No information given

Line Rental € 20.96

Medium of Communication

Fixed Wired Broadband DSL

cable, specifically ADSL

Type of Communication

CompanyTelecommunications

As the download speed and upload speed are different this is an ASDL cable

Very low upload speed

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Mobile BroadbandMOBILE BROADBAND The retail broadband market does

not include mobile broadband because based on an analysis of demand and supply side substitution, on a comparison of technical characteristics, and on an assessment of actual customer switching in the market, retail mobile broadband is not considered to be a close substitute for retail fixed broadband (Body of European Regulators for Electronic Communication, 2010).

Cellular /3G Tower

3G Tower Signal

3G Wireless Modem

3G Mobile Broadband Wireless Router

Desktop PC

Laptop

Mobile broadband is delivered via the mobile network directly to the device (mobile phone) or to a computer via a dongle. A dongle is a small connector that attaches to a PC card in a laptop on one end, and to an Ethernet cable on the other end.

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VodafoneVodafone Mobile Wifi R205

Price €19.99

Download Speed 7.2 Gb

Upload Speed 512 kb

Download Limit 10 Gb

Connection TypeMobile / 3G HSPA+

(21Mbps)

Contention Ratio 48:1

Installation Fee €29.99

Medium of Communication Mobile Broadband

Type of Communication

Company

Mobile Communication

Can be delivered through a WiFi device or a “dongle”

Retail mobile broadband is not an effective substitute for retail broadband offered over DSL, due primarily to functional differences, differences in pricing, and in customer use. Technically mobile “broadband” is Mobile Internetas it does not meet the international definition of broadband (ComReg, 2011).

3G is the Mobile Phone Network

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Not Available due to Rural LocationA separate cable socket is installed and is connected to a PC via a special cable modem. To use the connection from other rooms, an internal wireless network can be used. TV viewing is not interrupted while the Internet is being used and neither service interferes with the other. A phone line is not required. Because of the capacity of the wiring used, faster data transmission speeds can be provided on cable networks than are currently available on phone lines (Smyth, 2006)

Fiber Optic Cable

Fibre Optic Cable: A transmission medium that uses glass or plastic fibres rather than copper wire to transport data or voice signals. The signal is imposed on the fibres via pulses (modulation) of light from a laser or a light-emitting diode (LED). Because of its high bandwidth and lack of susceptibility of interference, fibre-optic cable is used in long-haul or noisy applications (Smyth, 2006).

It is the Rolls Royce of connectivity.

Not Available in Ireland at a retail levelEirGrid are looking into it with Welsh company Geo

WiMAX(Worldwide

Interoperability for Microwave

Access)

A set of emerging wireless technologies which can greatly increase the range of high speed wireless broadband. The technology behind WiMAX should allow for wireless data speeds of up to 40Mbits/s over a distance of 10km using relatively inexpensive equipment. WiMAX is not a technology, but a “stamp of approval” given to equipment that meets certain conformity and interoperability test (OECD, 2006)

Cable

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Pyrotechnician I am a Pyrotechnician based in Balrath, Castletown, Finea in

rural Westmeath. The criteria that I use while exploring broadband options are; Download Speed; this is an important factor as I need to be

able to download large documents such as stage plans Upload Speed; Online promotion is a main marketing tool.

High upload speed broadband will allow me to upload videos of latest gigs and effects

Contention Ratio; although the contention ratio is not a primary factor when considering various broadband types it is important to consider it at some level as level as it highlights the number of people that one will be sharing the connection with and can have an adverse effect on the download and upload speed

Price; with everything price is an important factor when choosing a service

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Comparison of Products AvailableRipplecom DigiWeb Eircom Vodafone

Price €60 € 32.95 € 20.65 plus VAT €19.99

Download Speed 8 Mb 8 Mbps 8 Mbps 7.2 Gb

Upload Speed 1 Mb 2 Mb 512kb 512 kb

Download Limit Unlimited 8 Gb 10 Gb 10 Gb

Connection Type Wireless Satellite ADSL Mobile / 3G HSPA+

Contention Ratio 20:1 High; 400:1 Low;18:1 48:1

Installation Fee €149 €219.95 € 20.96 €29.99

Medium of Communication

Fixed Wireless Radio Technology

Wireless Satellite

Fixed WiredDSL /ADSL

Wireless Mobile Broadband

Communication Company Broadband Broadband Telecommunications Mobile Communication

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References Body of European Regulations for Electronic Communication (BEREC) (2010) BEREC-RSPG report on

market definitions. Unknown: BEREC. Available at: http://berec.europa.eu/eng/document_register/subject_matter/berec/reports/?doc=385 [Accessed 3rd October 2012]

Comreg (2011) Response to Consultation and Decision. Ireland: Author. Available at: http://www.comreg.ie/_fileupload/publications/ComReg1149.pdf [Accessed 30 Sep 2012]

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (2008) National Broadband Scheme (NBS) Dublin: Author. Available at: http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/communications/communications+development/national+broadband+scheme.htm [Accessed 2nd October 2012]

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (2010) Rural Broadband Scheme. Dublin: Author. Available at:http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/NR/rdonlyres/5D1A93F4-C919-4731-8113-99117BEB56B0/0/Westmeath.pdf [ Accessed 2nd October 2012]

Department of Communications, Energy and Natural Resources (2012) Delivering a Connected Society: A National Broadband Plan for Ireland. Dublin: Author. Available at: http://www.dcenr.gov.ie/NR/rdonlyres/1EA7B477-741B-4B74-A08E-6350135C32D2/0/NBP.pdf [Accessed 30 Sep 2012]

DigiWeb (2012) Satellite Business Broadband. [Online] Available at: http://www.digiweb.ie/business/products/connectivity/broadband/satellite/index.html [Accessed 1st October 2012]

DigiWeb (2012) Tooway and DigiWeb [Online] Available at: http://www.digiweb.ie/home/tooway/ [Accessed 1st October 2012]

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References Economic and Environmental Science Team (2009) Spotlight:Broadband. Ireland: Oireachtas Library and

Research Service Available at: http://www.oireachtas.ie/parliament/media/housesoftheoireachtas/libraryresearch/spotlights/Broadband.pdf [Accessed 5th October 2012]

Eircom (2012) Business Broadband [Online] Available at: http://business.eircom.net/broadband/ [Accessed 8th October 2012]

Ground Control (2012) How Does Satellite Internet Work? [Online] Available at: http://www.groundcontrol.com/How_Does_Satellite_Internet_Work.htm [Accessed 2nd Oct 2012]

OECD (2006) The implications of WiMAx for Competition and Regulation. Unknown: Author. Available at: http://www.oecd.org/internet/broadbandandtelecom/36218739.pdf [ Accessed 6th October 2012]

Ripplecom (2012) Business Broadband [Online] Available at: http://www.ripplecom.net/business-broadband [Accessed 2nd October 2012]

Smyth, R (2006) A Guide to Broadband in the Midlands. Ireland: Laois, Longford, Offally and Westmeath County Councils. Available at:http://www.midlandbroadband.ie/docs/Guide%20to%20Broadband%20in%20the%20Midlands.pdf [Accessed 3rd October 2012]

Vodafone (2012) Vodafone Wifi R205. [Online] Available at: http://shop.vodafone.ie/shop/internet-and-broadband/mobile-broadband/device-details/vodafone-mobile-wifi-r205 [ Accessed 2nd October 2012]