2. Scenario You are a start up business looking for the appropriate broadband in your area.
3. Broadband Providers Operating in Dun laoghaire BT Digiweb Imagine Irish Broadband O2 & Meteor Mobile Broadband Eircom Satellite Broadband Ireland Chorus/NTL
4. Glossary of Terms Contention Ratio: This describes the maximum number of users sharing the bandwidth on the broadband connection between your local exchange and your broadband provider. Mb: A high speed broadband connection allowing for maximum download speeds of a certain amount. IP Address: IP address stands for Internet Protocol address and they are maintained overall by IANA (Internet Assigned Numbers Authority). These addresses take the form 192.0.34.163.
5. Glossary of terms cont. Gb: A unit of computer memory or data storage capacity equal to 1,024 megabytes. Kbps: This stands for Kilobits per second (1 kilobit per second is equal to 1,000 bits per second). Mbps: This stands for megabits per second. Kb: Can be abbreviated as K, kB, and KB, a kilobyte is equal to 1,024 bytes, however is also defined by the IEC as equal to 1,000 bytes
6. DSL: Digital Subscriber Line A DSL is a family of technologies that provides digital data transmission over the wires of a television network.
10. Eircom: 3MB & 8MB Bundle Online offers Up to 50% off Febvre cased wines Friends go free at Lough Rynn Castle Hotel Up to 50% off Samsonite luggage Up to 35% discount on office stationary with Officeshop.ie Free €50 worth of online advertising with Google AdWords
17. Wireless Broadband Wireless broadband allows connection to the internet at a high speed without the need for wires and can allow more that one user to access the internet from the same connection.
19. Satellite Broadband Satellite broadband is connectivity provided via a satellite in orbit. This is often extremely expensive and is a last resort for users in extremely remote areas
26. Internet Providers in Canada compared with Ireland: Bell Internet Bell offers 3 Business packages: Basic, High Speed & High Speed Ultra. Basic: Download Speed of up to 1Mps and upload speed of 640Kps. $49.95 p/m. High Speed: Download speed of 6Mps and upload speed of 800Kps. Can access your account anywhere using the Global Roaming Service. $71.95 p/m. High Speed Ultra: Download speeds of up to 6Mps and upload speeds of up to 800Kps. Can access your account anywhere using the Global Roaming Service. $101.95 p/m.
27. The choice Having analysed the broadband providers in Dun Laoghaire, I would choose BT Broadband if I were to set up a small business in this area. There are a number of reasons why I would choose Chorus NTL and in particular the Fibre Power Broadband 30 MB. It is €40 p/m for unlimited usage. The connection fee and wireless modem are also included in the price. It is one of the cheapest out of all the internet providers available in my area. Imagine is cheaper at €28.93 but only for 7.6Mb and a connection charge is also added on while Chorus NTL has broadband at €32 with unlimited usage but only for 15Mb.
Conferencing is also available to BT Business Broadband users. This allows colleagues and suppliers together for meetings at a moments notice whether they are out of the country or out of the office. Conferencing also gets rid of the need for expensive and time-consuming business travel, helping to make staff better informed, more productive and for them to be able to manage their work life balance.
Service DescriptionSuper fast always on broadbandConnection up to 12MBFree technical supportFree up your phone lineNo time based billingFree 4 port wireless router
Business customers of both the 3MB and 8MB bundles can also avail of other offers including a monthly wine offer and restaurant vouchers.
All of the business DSL broadband packages include:Five free @imagin.ie e-mail addresses per broadband account including business protection 20MB of free email spaceA fixed IP address.VoIP ready capabilityDedicated technical support available to businessesA broadband setup guide can also be downloaded
A modem and 20 hours of mobile broadbandare is included in all of these prices.
