Ireland is still trailing behind other countries in household broadband access

The latest data ranked Ireland at 20 out of a table 30 countries for households with broadband access in 2008, with almost 43 per cent using the high-speed internet connection.

Businesses fare slightly better, with more than 95 per cent of companies with between 10 and 49 employees with high speed broadband access, and from 99.2 per cent upwards for larger firms.

Ireland has a total of 950,082 broadband subscribers, as of June this year, according to the report.

While on a cost basis:

Average prices for broadband access in Ireland remain among the highest in the OECD area, while advertised speeds were among the slowest at the time the survey was carried out, the report found.

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According to Silicon Republic:

The company yesterday revealed three new speeds and price points – a 30Mbps service that will cost €42 per month, a 15Mbps service that will cost €32 per month and a 5Mbps service that will cost €22 per month.

This is a great boost to the broadband networks in Ireland. UPC plans to invest even more in the Irish broadband network.

Cable operator UPC yesterday confirmed it has so far invested US$1 billion in Ireland – of which US$400 million went into its network upgrade. As the company revealed new services of up to 30Mbps, it said its capital spend in 2010 will reach US$90 million.

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