2.  I am a Sole Trader in the Arts
Management sector and am running a
business from my home or locality of
Kilmacanogue, a small village in Co.
Wicklow
 I am looking for broadband that is
suitable and appropriate to running my
business to its full potential

3. Broadband
 Broadband is a type of telecommunication from which
a very wide band of frequencies can transmit
information. Because this wide band is
available, information can be multiplied and sent on
many different frequencies at once, allowing more
information to be sent at once.
 It does not take up your phone line in the way that
dial-up does, which means the phone line is still
available, which could be essential to a SME.
 Kilmacanogue is a small village in north Co. Wicklow
with less than 1000 people and has a much smaller
choice of internet options. Because of this I have
chosen to look for business broadband services and
home packages where they are not available.

4. Other Terms
 ISP – Internet Service Provider. This is the term used for the
company which provides the broadband service.
 Download Capacity – Some of the packages provided have
capped download limits. This means that you may only
download and upload a certain amount of gigabytes a
month. Most ISP’s provide packages that are not capped.
 Download Speed – This is the term for how fast a file can be
downloaded. Files are downloaded piece by piece. It is
measured by how much of the file is downloaded in a certain
space of time. It will not be a fixed time due to external
forces slowing it down.
 Upload Speed – This is the opposite to download speed. This
refers to how fast a file can be uploaded from your computer
to the internet or network.

5. Other Terms
 Contention Ratio – This is the ratio of the number of
people that are sharing the internet connection e.g 25:1
means that one person shares the connection with a
maximum of 24 others. Usually, the smaller the contention
ratio, the better the connection.
 MB – Megabyte. This is a unit used to measure the
amount of information downloaded e.g 30mb = 30
megabytes
 Mbps – megabytes per second e.g 30 Mpbs = 30
megabytes per second
 GB – Gigabyte. This is a unit, 1000 times bigger than a
megabyte, used to measure the amount of information
downloaded e.g 2gb = 2 gigabyte
 Kbps – Kilobytes per second e.g 30 Kpbs = 30 kilobytes
per second

6. ISP’s that service my area

7. What these
companies offer
 Eircom: Broadband, Mobile Broadband
 Digiweb: Web hosting, Website
Building, Home Phone, Wireless Broadband
Provider
 Smart Telecom: Broadband
 Vodafone: Mobile Broadband DSL Provider
 02: Mobile Broadband, DSL Provider
 Regional Broadband: Satellite Broadband
Provider
 Q Sat: Satellite Broadband Provider

8. Medium Used
 Eircom uses DSL and mobile technology
 Digiweb uses DSL and wireless
technology
 Smart Telecom uses DSL technology
 Vodafone uses DSL and mobile
technology
 02 uses mobile technology
 Regional Broadband and Q Sat uses
Satellite technology

9. DSL – Digital
Subscriber Line
 ADSL is a technology that provides high-
speed internet service like cabled internet.
It uses phone lines without requiring you
to sacrifice your phone.

10. DSL packages
Eircom
Package 1 Package 2 Package 3
(Line rental
included)
Download speed Up to 3mb Up to 12mb Up to 8mb
Download Allowance 30GB Unlimited 10GB
Cost
Upload speed Up to 384 kps Up to 1.1mb 512kps
Cost €52.99 €40 €20.65

11. Digiweb
DSL Personal DSL Home DSL Home Pro
Monthly Price €29.95 p/m €27.96 p/m * €44.95 p/m
Download
3Mb 7Mb 24Mb
Speed
Upload Speed 384kb 384kb 768kb
Traffic Included 60GB 100GB 150GB
Activation Fee FREE FREE FREE

12. Smart Telecom
Business Home Value Home Value
24mb per 10mb per 24mb per
month month month
(line rentals) (line rentals)
Download 24mb 10mb 24mb
Speed
Upload 1 640kb 1mb
Speed
Traffic 170GB 170GB 170GB
Included
Cost €24.00 €39.95 €59.95

13. Vodafone
Vodafone Essential Essential Advanced Advanced Premium
Office Vodafone Plus Vodafone Plus Vodafone
Control Office Vodafone Office Vodafone Office
Office Office
Download Up to 8Mb Up to 8Mb Up to 8Mb Up to Up to Up to
Speed 12Mb 12Mb 24Mb
Usage Unlimited 40GB Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Allowance
Cost €59.99 €49.99 €55.99 €79.99 €89.99 €89.99

14. Wireless
 Wireless broadband is a type of
connection that allows you to have access
to the internet without the need for the
computer or laptop to be connected
directly to the internet with cables. The
connection is usually provided through a
router

15. Wireless packages
Digiweb - Metro
Metro Value Metro Home Metro Xtra
Download
5Mb 8Mb 12Mb
Speed*
Upload Speed 512kb 1Mb 1Mb
Traffic Included
50GB 60GB 70GB
Free
Installation
€99 FREE €99
Costs
Price €34.95 p/m €39.95 p/m €59.95 p/m

16. Mobile
 Mobile broadband is a technology that
allows access to the internet using a small
modem or more commonly known as a
dongle. This is an extremely portable
method of accessing broadband, but is
typically slower than other technologies.

17. Mobile Packages
eMobile
Prepay eMobile broadband pricing Data Usage Cost
Pay by day 500MB €2.99
30 days access 7.5GB €19.99
Bill pay eMobile broadband pricing Data Usage Cost
Monthly 10GB per €19.99
month

18. O2
Prepay
Cost per month €19.99
Cost per day €3.99
Monthly 5GB
Allowance
Bill Pay
Cost per month €19.99
Monthly 15GB
Allowance
Contract 6, 12 or 18 months

19. Satellite
 Satellite broadband is a service that
provides access to the internet using a
dish network. These can provide similar
speeds to other kinds of broadband but is
typically more expensive and is aimed at
niche markets which are unavailable to
access the other mediums

20. Satellite Packages
Digiweb – Tooway
Tooway
Satellite Value6 Plus8 Extra10 Pro10+
Service
Monthly
€32.95 €49.55 €65.95 €107.55
Price
Download
6Mbps 8Mbps 10Mbps 10Mbps
Speed
Upload
1Mbps 2Mbps 2Mbps 4Mbps
Speed
Available
4GB 8GB 13GB 25GB
Traffic
Equipment
&
Once off charge of €219.95 for equipment & install
Installation
Cost

21. Regional Broadband
Package One Package Two Package Three
Per Month Per Month Per Month
Cost €27.99 €37.99 €49.99
Download Speed Up to 2mb Up to 4mb Up to 6mb
Upload Speed Up to 512k Up to 1mb Up to 2mb
Download Limit Unlimited Unlimited Unlimited
Installation Fee €99 €99 €99

22. Q Sat
BANDWIDTH
PRICE PER
PACKAGE SPEED ALLOWANCE
MONTH
PER MONTH
up to 1Mb
Lite down/512 kbs €24.95 up to 1GB
up
up to 2Mb
Basic down/512 kbs €29.95 up to 2GB
up
up to 4Mb
Bronze €39.95 up to 3GB
down/1Mb up
up to 6Mb
Silver €49.95 up to 4GB
down/1Mb up
up to 8Mb
Gold €59.95 up to 5GB
down/2Mb up

23. What option I would
choose and why
 I would choose the mid-priced Eircom
package. This package includes 12mb
download speed, 1.1mb
upload, unlimited usage allowance and
costs €40
 I would choose this because it provides a
medium level download and upload
speed and the unlimited usage allowance
may be quite important in an SME

24. References
 www.eircom.net
 www.digiweb.ie
 www.smarttelecom.ie
 www.qsat.ie
 www.vodafone.ie
 www.o2.ie
 www.regionalbroadband.ie