Ireland |
Internet Access
Broadband and dial-up options
VoIP Telephony in Ireland -
route your phone calls over the internet and save!
MAN (metropolitan area networks -
wholesale access only) e-net
The following urban locations currently have
metropolitan area networks in Ireland:
Athlone, Ballina/Kiltimagh, Carlow, Carrick-on-Shannon, Carrickmacross,
Cavan, Clonmel, Cork City, Dundalk, Drogheda, Dungarvan, Galway City,
Gweedore, Kingscourt, Kilkenny, Letterkenny, Limerick City, Manorhamilton,
Monaghan, Mullingar, Portlaoise, Roscommon, Sligo, Tullamore, Waterford
City, and Wexford. MANs are planned for
Athenry, Ballinasloe, Ballybofey/Stranolar, Bantry,
Blarney, Carrigaline, Castleisland, Castlerea, Claremorris, Clifden, Clones,
Cobh, Dingle, Furbo, Kenmare, Kildare, Killarney, Kinsale, Listowel,
Longford, Maynooth, Midleton, Mitchelstown, Navan, Nenagh, Newbridge,
Passage West, Rathangan, Ringaskiddy, Sallins, Skibereen, Tralee, Tramore,
Trim, and Youghal.
Broadband Statistics for Ireland
At 31.12.2005 there were some 270,700 broadband subscribers in Ireland of
which 202,300 used DSL, 25,000 cable, 40,000 fixed wireless access and 3,400
used other means (eg satellite).
Service provider - (internet access,
telecom, etc) listing
Om Malik's
broadband blog
Amocom (Wireless broadband)
Novanetworks - offering up to
3Mbits/sec in Cork
SmartTelecom
(2Mbits/sec DSL for EUR 35.00 per month, inc VAT)
Strencom
Broadband (512k to 2Mbits/sec from EUR 32 per month)
Magnet Networks - FTTH (fiber to the
home)
(2 Mbits/sec internet up and down, with zero contention EUR 29.90 pm + TV
and telephony options)
news...
SmartTelecom - FTTH in new residential developments
- see here.
ICE Communications (wireless
broadband services in North Co Dublin)
Clearwire (Wireless ISP)
Digiweb
Netsource (DSL)
Fixed IP, unlimited traffic, 2 month rolling contract, USB or Ethernet
modem
Perlico
Irish Broadband
- wireless broadband access
services in Dublin, Cork and some other areas
www.irishbroadband.ie
ESB Telecoms - wholesale high
capacity fibre country-wide network
Aurora Telecom - wholesale high
capacity fibre
Westnet (MO area) wireless
broadband ISP
Shannon Broadband
1 and 2 Mbits/sec residential service (128k up)
up to 4 Mbits/sec business DSL service
Eircom DSL subscribers can get unlimited access to the
eircom
Wi-Fi hotspot network for an additional subscription of EUR 10 per month
UTV Clicksilver
More information
ESATBT
ADSL Now DSL reseller website
Irish Government Broadband
website
SWRA (non-urban Cork & Kerry)
Pay by the month and/or by the second. Slow and expensive.
