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1. Research into Broadband Internet services and providers for a small business in Blackrock. N00073871 NaoiseMorzadec New Media Technologies Denis Cullinane

2. DSL Providers BT Digiweb Eircom Imag!ne Irish Broadband Magnet Networks Perlico Smart Telecom

3. Mobile Providers 3 Ireland O2 Ireland

4. Satellite Providers Avonline Broadband Wherever Ehotspot Eircom Satellite Fastnet Broadband Orbitlink Pure Telecom Satellite Broadband Ireland

6. It was granted a telecommunications licence March 1993.

7. Originally a telecommunications company Esat also became an Internet provider in 1999 under Esatnet.

8. In January 2000 BT made a takeover bid for the company which was backed by Esat.

9. Esat accepted and became a wholly owned subsidiary of BT.

10. In 2005 Esat BT re-branded to BT Ireland.

12. Eircom was set up in 1984 as a Telecommunications comapany under the name of Bord Telecom Eireann. Eircom acts as an Internet provider under Eircom.net. Eircom is the leading broadband service provider in Ireland with over 560,000 broadband customers. Eircom has a 43% share of the broadband market. Eircom offers various broadband packages including special broadband bundles to business’s.

13. Eircom Bundles 8Mb Business Bundle Up to 8Mb Always On Broadband Unlimited local & National Calls 60 any network mobile minutes. Line rental included Unlimited download allowance Free connection online Free WiFi access. €32 off Standard Price: €67.99 per month 3Mb Business Bundle Up to 3Mb Always On Broadband Unlimited local & National Calls 60 any network mobile minutes €24.00 Off Standard Price: €52.99 per month

14. Eircom Broadband Right Package For You How many employees in your company? 1-2 people How often does your company use the internet? Continuous Internet usage. What do you use the Internet for? Email, web surfing and uploading large files, remote working, using centralised applications. Eircom suggested the 3mb Business Lite package. Download speed-3MB Upload Speed-384kbps 24.79 euro per month

15. Imagines’ 3MB package

16. Imag!nevsEircom

18. 3MB Always On Broadband for the price of 1MB - €6 per month Unlimited local and national calls, anytime. 30 minutes per month of free calls to any Irish mobile until 2011 - includes Vodafone, O2, Meteor, 3 & Tesco Mobile * Generous 36GB Download Allowance FREE Connection FREE WiFi Modem, for wireless, hassle-free broadband Line Rental F-Secure PC Protection, free for 3 months

21. Mobile Broadband

22. Vodafone Bundle 3MB Broadband and phone line bundle Free wireless modem when you buy online Free off-peak local & national calls Includes landline rental and free connection 200 off-peak minutes free to any Vodafone mobile Up to 3Mbps download speed

23. Vodafone Continued 40GB download limit 384 Kbps upload speed Unlimited upload limit Landline-to-mobile calls for only 20c per minute €40 per month (inc. VAT)

24. Conclusion on the Best Deal After researching and comparing Broadband options available to a SME in Blackrock I have reached a conclusion. Although Eircom,BT and DigiWeb all have reasonable offers and bundles I think the Vodafone landline and broadband offer is best suited to the company. I came to the conclusion that a graphic designer would need a 3MB downloading speed and a landline. With this in mind Vodafone’s offer of €40 a month is the best deal out there.

25. Broadband in Canada Broadband is available in most parts of Canada. Due to the vastness of the country satellite broadband is a necessity in some parts. Broadband user-ship has grown rapidly since 2000 as seen in this table below.

26. DSL Broadband Providers in Canada

27. References and Research BTIreland.ie/broadband Eircom.net Digiweb.ie Perlico.com Imag!ne.ie Magnet.ie Satellitebroadbandireland.ie O2online.ie Vodafone.ie Comparenow.net Internetworldstats.com Mapviewer.broadband.gov.ie