BROADBAND INFRASTRUCTURE IN

DUN LAOGHAIRE.

By Emma Prenter

I am starting up a

business and I need to

find the best broadband

option available to me

My area is Dun

Laoghaire.

That factors I will

consider are broadband

speed and cost.

INTRODUCTION

The term broadband refers to

a telecommunications signal or

device of greater bandwidth.

It can be up to 100 times

faster than a dial-up connection.

You can receive and make calls

while using your broadband

connection.

WHAT IS BROADBAND?

GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED

ADSL - Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line: DSL service with a larger

portion of the capacity devoted to downstream communications, less to

upstream.

Coaxial Cable – A type of cable that can carry large amounts of

bandwidth over long distances. Cable TV and cable modem service

both utilize this technology.

Dial-Up – A technology that provides customers with access to the

Internet over an existing telephone line.

DSL – Digital Subscriber Line: The use of a copper telephone line to

deliver “always on” broadband Internet service.

GLOSSARY OF TERMS USED

ISP- Internet service provider- A company that

provides access to the internet.

MB- A high speed connection allowing for

maximum downloading to a certain amount.

GB- A unit of computer memory or data storage

capacity equal to 1024 megabytes.

ADSL BROADBAND

Asymmetric Digital Subscriber Line is a type of

DSL broadband communications technology used for

connecting to the Internet.

It is the most common type of broadband.

WIRELESS BROADBAND

Wireless Broadband refers to technology that provides high-

speed wireless Internet access or computer networking access

over a wide area.

Wireless networking - which is often just known as Wi-Fi - is a

way of getting broadband internet without wires.

Wi-Fi allows you to connect several computers at once,

anywhere in the house - or if you have a laptop, to even use your

computer in the garden. You don’t need to install extra phone

lines or cables.

MOBILE BROADBAND

Mobile broadband is the marketing term for

wireless Internet access through a portable modem,

mobile phone.

Major mobile phone providers sell portable

modems for example; Meteor, O2 and Vodafone.

UPC

Imagine!

Digiweb

Eircom

C O M P A N I E S T H A T A R E P R O V I D I N G B R O A D B A N D A C C E S S T O T H E I N T E R N E T I N D U N L A O G H A I R E

Onwave

Vodafone Mobile

Broadband

Professional bundle-

20Mb

Speed- 3Mb/2Mb

4 phone lines- no line

rental

Set up/Install- €80

Package- 3Mb ADSL

Speed- 3Mb

Includes phone- no line

rental

Installation- €50

T E L E C O M M U N I C A T I O N S C O M P A N I E S :

UPC (Fibre Power) -€59 Monthly Imagine! (ADSL)- €40 Monthly

Talk Extra package

Speed- 8Mb

Free calls to Irish &

UK Landlines

Free Installation

Up to 12Mb/ 1.1Mb-

business starter

Free self install

connection

Free wi-fi modem

Consistent broadband

speeds 24/7

T E L E C O M M U N I C A T I O N S C O M P A N I E S :

Digiweb (DSL)- €59.95 monthly Eircom (DSL )- €40 monthly

Package- Ten +, 10Mb

Speed- 10Mb

Installation- €99

Connection fee- €25

Ideal + Talk Off peak

Speed- 8Mb

Free installation

Unlimited off-peak calls to

Irish to Irish landlines, 200

off-peak minutes on weekdays

to Vodafone mobiles.

TELECOMMUNICATIONS COMPANIES:

Onwave (Satellite)- €124.95 monthly Vodafone Mobile Broadband-€48 Monthly

MY DECISION

I have decided to go with Eircom. They provide a

range of DSL broadband and phone to a business.

The package I have chosen is the cheapest, costing

€40 a month.

Up to 12Mb/ 1.1Mb- business starter, free self

install connection, free wi-fi modem, consistent

broadband speeds 24/7.

PREZI

View my Prezi on the following link:

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REFERENCES

http://business.eircom.net/broadband

http://www.vodafone.ie/

http://www.upc.ie/

http://www.onwave.ie/

http://www.digiweb.ie/

http://www.imagine.ie/