Research into Broadband Internet services and providers for a small business in Blackrock.

• N00073871• Naoise Morzadec• New Media Technologies• Denis Cullinane

DSL Providers

• BT• Digiweb• Eircom• Imag!ne• Irish Broadband• Magnet Networks• Perlico• Smart Telecom

Mobile Providers

• 3 Ireland• O2 Ireland

Satellite Providers

• Avonline• Broadband Wherever• Ehotspot• Eircom Satellite• Fastnet Broadband• Orbitlink• Pure Telecom• Satellite Broadband Ireland

•The company was founded in 1991 BY Denis O’Brien and was originally known as Esat Telecommunications Limited.

•It was granted a telecommunications licence March 1993.

•Originally a telecommunications company Esat also became an Internet provider in 1999 under Esatnet.

•In January 2000 BT made a takeover bid for the company which was backed by Esat.

•Esat accepted and became a wholly owned subsidiary of BT.

•In 2005 Esat BT re-branded to BT Ireland.

•In July 2009 BT Ireland agreed to transfer its small business operations to Vodaphone Ireland who will provide Voice and Broadband Internet services.

Up to 1Mbps Broadband

Up to 7.6Mbps Broadband

Up to 24Mbps Broadband

Price € 20 per month € 40 per month € 40 per month

Recommended Use

E-mail Web accessOnline software and file management

Router/Hub

Free Modem & option to upgrade to wireless modem

Wireless modem included

Wireless modem included

Static IP Free Free Free

Connection Fee Free Free Free

Usage Allowance

10GB per month Unlimited Unlimited

BT’s Business Package

• Eircom was set up in 1984 as a Telecommunications comapany under the name of Bord Telecom Eireann.

• Eircom acts as an Internet provider under Eircom.net.• Eircom is the leading broadband service provider in Ireland

with over 560,000 broadband customers. • Eircom has a 43% share of the broadband market.• Eircom offers various broadband packages including special

broadband bundles to business’s.

Eircom Bundles• 8Mb Business Bundle• Up to 8Mb Always On Broadband Unlimited local & National Calls 60 any network

mobile minutes. Line rental included Unlimited download allowance Free connection online Free WiFi access.

• €32 off Standard Price: €67.99 per month

• 3Mb Business Bundle • Up to 3Mb Always On Broadband • Unlimited local & National Calls • 60 any network mobile minutes• €24.00 Off Standard Price: €52.99 per month

Eircom Broadband Right Package For You

• How many employees in your company? 1-2 people• How often does your company use the internet? Continuous

Internet usage.• What do you use the Internet for? Email, web surfing and

uploading large files, remote working, using centralised applications.

• Eircom suggested the 3mb Business Lite package.• Download speed-3MB Upload Speed-384kbps• 24.79 euro per month

• Imagines’ 3MB package

Package up to 3Mb Anytime

Monthly Fee €50

Connection Fee FREE

Download Allowance 20GB

Calls Unlimited local and national calls

Line rental Included

Imag!ne vs Eircom

Packages Imag!ne Eircom Savings

1MB Broadband

€15 €25 39%

3 MB Broadband

€25 €30 16%

7.6/7 MB Broadband

€35 €40 12%

Download Speed

Upload Speed

Monthly Charge

15mb 1mb €150

12mb 1mb €115

10mb 768k €75

8mb 512k €45

• 3MB Always On Broadband for the price of 1MB - €6 per month• Unlimited local and national calls, anytime.• 30 minutes per month of free calls to any Irish mobile until 2011 - includes

Vodafone, O2, Meteor, 3 & Tesco Mobile *• Generous 36GB Download Allowance• FREE Connection• FREE WiFi Modem, for wireless, hassle-free broadband• Line Rental• F-Secure PC Protection, free for 3 months

Monthly Price

€24.95 €36.95 €59.95 €94.95 €94.95

Download Speed

3mb 7.6mb 12mb 12mb 24mb

Upload speed

384kb 672kb 1mb 2mb 1mb

Traffic Allowance

20GB 40GB 70GB unlimited unlimited

Contention Ratio

48:1 12:1 12:1 12:1 12:1

Mobile Broadband

Plan Data Allowance

Monthly Charge

Contract Length

O2 Clear Broadband 15GB

15GB €16.45 18 months

O2 Clear Broadband 12 month

7.5 GB €20.58 12 months

O2 Clear Broadband 30 day

5 GB €24.69 30 day

Vodafone Bundle

• 3MB Broadband and phone line bundle• Free wireless modem when you buy online • Free off-peak local & national calls • Includes landline rental and free connection • 200 off-peak minutes free to any Vodafone

mobile • Up to 3Mbps download speed

Vodafone Continued

• 40GB download limit• 384 Kbps upload speed• Unlimited upload limit• Landline-to-mobile calls for only 20c per

minute• €40 per month (inc. VAT)

Conclusion on the Best Deal

• After researching and comparing Broadband options available to a SME in Blackrock I have reached a conclusion.

• Although Eircom,BT and DigiWeb all have reasonable offers and bundles I think the Vodafone landline and broadband offer is best suited to the company.

• I came to the conclusion that a graphic designer would need a 3MB downloading speed and a landline.

• With this in mind Vodafone’s offer of €40 a month is the best deal out there.

Broadband in Canada• Broadband is available in most parts of Canada. Due to

the vastness of the country satellite broadband is a necessity in some parts. Broadband user-ship has grown rapidly since 2000 as seen in this table below.

YEAR Population Users % Penet.

Usage Source

2000 31,496,800 12,700,000 40.3 % ITU

2003 32,050,369 20,450,000 63.8 % C.I.Almanac

2005 32,440,970 21,900,000 67.5 % C.I.Almanac

2008 33,212,696 28,000,000 84.3 % I.T.U.

DSL Broadband Providers in Canada

Download Speed Price per month

12mbps $19.99

3mbps $19.99

6mbps $14.99

5mbps $19.99

5mbps $19.99

3mbps $17.99

1.5mbps $19.99

References and Research

• BTIreland.ie/broadband• Eircom.net• Digiweb.ie• Perlico.com• Imag!ne.ie• Magnet.ie• Satellitebroadbandireland.ie• O2online.ie• Vodafone.ie• Comparenow.net• Internetworldstats.com• Mapviewer.broadband.gov.ie