[vicsireland] Phone group O2 enters broadband market
- From: "Tim Culhane" <tim.culhane@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <vicsireland@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2007 13:25:09 +0100
Hi,
Given the recent discussion on broadband packages people may be interested
in the below article which appeared in today's Irish Times.
Tim
Phone group O2 enters broadband market
John Collins
Mobile phone group O2 will enter the Irish broadband market, offering a
service that is significantly faster than current fixed-line products. The
new broadband
services will provide wireless internet access at speeds of up to
3.6Mbits/sec and users can download up to 10GBytes of data a month.
Earlier this year Vodafone and 3 Ireland introduced similar services. All
three operators are providing broadband based on High Speed Downlink Packet
Access,
an upgrade to 3G networks which significantly increases download speeds.
Vodafone's service operates at speeds of up to 1.4MBits/sec while 3
Ireland's
service works at 3.6MBits/sec.
An advantage of these services over fixed line broadband is that users can
move location while continuing to access the internet.
O2 Broadband will initially be available to 75 per cent of the population.
The company is also rolling out an Edge network, a software upgrade to older
networks which provides data speeds that are between four and five times
faster than existing 2G data technology.
The service will cost €30 a month for existing O2 bill-pay customers and €40
per month for other users. During a three-month introductory period, pricing
will be €15 and €20 respectively. The USB modem required to connect to a PC
or notebook computer will retail for €69.
© 2007 The Irish Times
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