The document discusses broadband internet provider options for residents in the Deansgrange area. It defines important broadband terms and lists providers in the area such as Eircom, UPC, Vodafone, and Digiweb. Plans from each provider are detailed including speed, contention ratio, and pricing. The document recommends UPC's fibre broadband package as the best value, offering good speeds and a low contention ratio of 17:1 for €45 per month.

1. Broadband in my area
Seamus Morgan – N00070782

2.  Broadband providers in the Deansgrange
area:

3.  Some important terms:
 Broadband - Telecommunications in which a wide range of
frequencies are available to transmit information.
 Contention Ratio – Ratio showing how many people could
be sharing the capacity on one connection.
 Kbps – Kilo Bites per second
 Mbps – Mega Bites per second

4.  Types of telecommunications companies:
 Eircom offer home phone lines, broadband
services and e-mobile services.
 Strencom specialise in data networks and
cloud computing, but also offer
broadband.
 UPC provide home phone lines, TV and
broadband services.

5.  Types of telecommunications companies:
 Wimax offer home phone lines, broadband
and e-mobile services.
 Digiweb offer home phone lines and
broadband services.
 Vodaphone offer mobile phone, broadband
and land line services.

6.  Medium of communication:
 Vodaphone, Strencom and Eircom use
copper wire cables to connect you to the
internet.
 UPC use fibre powered broadband.
 Wimax transmits from a hotspot to your
device.
 Digiweb transmits through phone lines,
wireless to hotspots and satellite internet.

8.  Technological options available to me:
 Eircom’s ‘Up to 24Mb Broadband’ package
costs €47.99 and is transmitted via phone
lines.
 Download speed – 24Mbps
 Upload speed – 768 Kbps
 Contention ratio – 48:1
 Line rental is €20.97
 Monthly rate is €68.95

9.  Technological options available to me:
 Vodaphones ’24Mb Office’ Package is
€64.99 and is transmitted via phone lines.
 Download speed – 24kbps
 Upload speed – 1kbps
 Contention ratio – 48:1
 There are no other hidden charges.

10.  Technological options available to me:
 Digiwebs ‘Bizwave Enhanced’ home
package is €84.69 and is transmitted
wirelessly
 Download speed – 1mbps
 Upload speed – 256kbps
 Contention ratio – 20:1
 There is an installation fee of €99.00

11.  Technological options available to me:
 UPC’s ‘Fibre Power Broadband 50Mb’
home package is €45.00 and is
transmitted via fibre wire.
 Download speed – 50mbps
 Upload speed – 5mbps
 Contention ratio – 17:1
 There is an installation fee of €20.00

12.  Which option would I choose?
 Personally, I would go for UPC’s ’50mb
Fibre Powered Broadband’ for €45.00.
 I believe it is the best value of money and
it offers good upload and download
speeds.
 There is also a good contention ratio,
17:1. This means there won’t be too
many people on the same line.

13.  Bibliography:
 http://www.getbroadband.ie/business_broadband_deals.php?Cou
nty=Dublin%20South&Area=Deansgrange&at=2
 http://www.digiweb.ie/
 http://www.eircom.net/
 http://www.imagine.ie/
 http://www.strencom.net/
 http://www.vodafone.ie/
 http://www.upc.ie/