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Ripplecom broadband can now offer speeds up to 8mb download speeds with their new improved infrastucture. Ripplecom are the largest supplier of wireless broadband in the country with well over 500 sites spread over 19 counties. For more information go to the website www.ripplecom.net
ICE Broadband customers should contact our Dublin office with any sales or support queries. Tel: 1890 444 111 or email ice@ripplecom.net
What Is Wireless Broadband?
Wireless Broadband Service: A wireless broadband service uses an arrangement of fixed antennas that allows the users to have access with high speed Internet wirelessly over the air. It delivers fast Internet access by means of radio waves as a replacement for of cables or wires.Broadly, when someone talks about ‘wireless’, there are two possible meanings – wireless broadband and wireless networking.Wireless Broadband allows connection to the internet at high speed without the need for wires. A radio transmitter is installed and aligned to a “base-station” providing an always-on broadband connection.Wireless Networking refers to having a ‘wire free’ computer in the house or office linked to a broadband connection. It is a method of linking all of the computers in one area (such as your home) to one internet connection through a wireless network. As the name suggests, by going wireless you do not need to have wires attaching each PC so they can share the internet connection – instead you use a wireless router which sends a signal to each computer using radio waves.
Advantages of Wireless
Wireless connectivity allows users to access a high-speed internet connection, quickly and securely. There are no cables to lay so connections can be made in a matter of hours. There is no need to make any changes to existing phone lines, in fact you don’t even need a phone line. Over-the-air encryption scrambles data bits and prevents interception. Subscriber equipment locking (Only allows authorised subscriber equipment to connect to the base station.
What does Broadband give you?
With Broadband you can download web pages much quicker than you can with a regular dial-up or an ISDN connection. Broadband is ideal for downloading large files such as movies, music, mp3 files and e-mails with files attached. These quicker speeds will make your internet usage much more efficient saving you time and money while also making your internet experience much more enjoyable.
Wireless Versus Cabled
Wireless Broadband is available now, and can be installed in hours, it is a lot more flexible than DSL and can be moved from site to site without much hassle.
Contention ratio
If you are wondering what is “contention ratio” then it is basically a word for sharing. If you have seen that a broadband provider has a contention ration of “50:1” and another broadband provider has a contention ratio of “20:1″ and you don’t know what this means or which one is best then it is quite simple.
The “contention ratio” is the maximum number of other people you will have to share the connection infrastructure with. So a contention ratio of 50:1 would mean that the maximum number of people you could be sharing the connection with at anytime is 49 other people. If all 50 people were downloading at the same time then your download speed could drop hugely, in reality though this doesn’t happen and you can enjoy much faster download speeds.
So from this you can see that a contention ratio of “30:1” would be more beneficial than a contention ratio of “50:1”.
Ripplecom Wireless Broadband Services
Ripplecom offers a progressive approach to telecommunication challenges and offers clients the opportunity to exploit the competitive and financial advantages offered by cost efficient and effective Internet access. Ripplecom is committed to eliminating employee frustrations and productivity gaps.Ripplecom delivers a customer service oriented, proven, high quality, high speed, reliable broadband service that enables business clients and residential customers to unleash the full potential of the Internet in a cost efficient manner whether it is for mission critical, educational, or entertainment reasons.
Internet connectivity options
Ripplecom offers a range of Internet connectivity options starting from €39.99 VAT inclusive for a home user. Our Flexible service offerings allow you to decide, not only bandwidth but contention ratio and synchronous upload and download speeds.For details of our customised turnkey solutions, please complete our on-line Enquiry Form or contact us directly on: 1890-RIPPLE or info@ripplecom.net
Notes:
Requires Line of Sight
Ripplecom provides a free Site Survey upon return of completed contract form
Ripplecom equipment includes the placement of a “Subscriber Unit” on the roof or wall of the customer’s premises. Note the Subscriber Unit remains the property of Ripplecom
As your wireless broadband service provides ‘Always-on’ connectivity, we strongly recommend the installation of a firewall or similar security measures
All subscriptions are paid in advance
Setup fee assumes a standard install i.e.: 3 hours labour, 20m cable
Benefits include:
Instant Always-on connectivity, 24/7 wireless broadband Internet access. No time wasted in dialling up thereby facilitating efficiency and productivity gains in the workplace
Information sent/received 10 to 40 times faster than ISDN
Symmetric speeds for uploads and downloads of data - not available with other broadband solutions such as ADSL or satellite
Fixed charges. A flat rate charged quarterly facilitates accurate and advanced budgetary planning for business Internet costs - no unpleasant surprises with large phone bills
Scalability. As your business grows we can increase the access to bandwidth and the speed of data transfers to suit your specific needs
Reliability
Security (via proprietary protocols and technologies)
Personal, flexible service. We are a customer focused company with a commitment to deliver excellent performance and a high quality customer service
Advanced services available (dynamic bandwidth allocation, VPN, Public IP addresses etc.) A network capable of delivering business-critical applications. That allows customers to increase productivity, efficiency and utilise the many resources available on the web.
Ripplecom’s solution is totally independent of phone lines - hence no un-bundling delays or line tests
No installation delays. Unlike ISDN or DSL wireless technology operates independently of cables and copper lines thereby eliminating the necessity to dig up roads, lay new fibre, or test the quality of copper lines, thereby facilitating timely installation
Ripplecom does not dictate your network layout beyond Network Termination Point. However, as with all broadband connections, a firewall solution is strongly recommended.
Limerick County Council has signed a licensing agreement with Ice Broadband to allow access to Council owned sites throughout the county.This is one of a number of initiatives by the Council to increase the broadband coverage in the county, especially the rural areas. source Niall Collins TD Newsletter
[My comment is as follows .GD]
Reading this letter I note that there are 57 exchanges in the county and currently 22 exchanges are broadband enabled. A further 21 exchanges in the Limerick area are scheduled to be broadband enabled over the next eighteen months.
The remaining 14 exchanges will be enabled outside this time frame. [ GD]
My Comment; Broadband penetration in Ireland is poor even today in mid 2010. Varies companies, like Ripplecom are expanding rapidly to fill the void left by the incumbents like Eircom. This is especially true of the areas outside of Dublin where the people were left with a third world internet infrastructure, namely dial up. Ripplecom will provide broadband internet where others have failed.
In addition to the customer base, the acquisition includes the entire Wireless Network Infrastructure of ICE located in 13 counties, (namely Dublin, Louth, Kildare, Wicklow, Monaghan, Carlow, Kilkenny, Westmeath, Offaly, Laois, Tipperary, Meath and Limerick) and key relationships with data centres and resilient fibre network providers.
Commenting on the bolt-on acquisition, John Regan, head of sales and marketing at Ripplecom who recently joined the company from his position as BT sales manager said: “The acquisition of the ICE infrastructure and customer base has significantly increased our market presence and positions Ripplecom as the primary provider of wireless broadband services to both business and residential customers.
“Our aim is to expand our customer base over the coming months by offering competitively priced broadband and VoIP solutions to our customer base.”
Regan added that the company plans to double its workforce by the end of 2010 by growing its customer base, expanding services and partnering with other industry leaders to provide best-of-breed innovative services.
Ripplecom began trading in late 2009 following the merger of two Irish wireless internet service providers, Amocom and Callidus/Omnitel.
It operates from its headquarters in Raheen, Limerick, and has regional offices in Dublin and Cork.
Silicon Republic news item By John Kennedy. Click on the following link to see the full story
The Web is where ordinary people go to opine, to organize, to debate, and to hear what other people just like them think. The Web is the Global Square in the Global Village. It’s very empowering.The early years of the Web have seen a revolt against the expert. This has reflected a wider societal shift towards the belief that ordinary people have important things to say. We’re not just consumers anymore; we’re also producers.
The Web is a network and strength in a network is about connectedness and openness. 200 years ago, an expert could claim to be an authority on a particular subject. Today, an expert is someone who is expert in the network; connecting, sharing, sifting, ordering, and always taking the pulse of the wisdom of the experts and the crowd.
Ref: The Experts vs. the Amateurs: A Tug of War over the Future of Media
Broadband penetration in Ireland is also very poor even today in mid 2010. Varies companies, like Ripplecom are expanding rapidly to fill the void left by the incumbents like Eircom. This is especially true of the areas outside of Dublin where the people were left with a third world internet infrastructure, namely dial up. Ripplecom will provide broadband internet where others have failed.
Laois gets broadband boost from Magnet
04-06-2008 by Deirdre McArdle
Laois County Council is poised to upgrade the services it offers to the public as it links up with telecoms firm Magnet Business and ditches its legacy copper network.As part of the deal, Laois County Council will receive a massive step up from 2Mbps broadband connectivity to a 50Mbps service as Magnet hooks up to the Portlaoise fibre-optic Metropolitan Area Network (MAN). This will enable the council to roll out a number of bandwidth-hungry online services, including a facility whereby users can access planning documents such as maps and drawings from the local authority’s website.There are currently 27 MANs dotted around the country, managed and operated by regional broadband infrastructure provider e-net. Under a second phase in the Government’s MAN programme, 66 more MANs will be built nationwide. Over the past year and a half Magnet has built up quite a relationship with e-net; it has hooked up to the MANs in Westmeath, Carlow and Limerick, offering the local authorities in these counties similar upgrades to that agreed with the Laois council.”This recent implementation brings to four the number of local authorities Magnet Business is now supplying fibre connectivity to, proving our ability to offer a competitively priced and quality broadband service to the regions. The MANs have played a very important part in helping us deliver these services and we plan to continue working with e-net to win additional government and regional business contracts in the future,” said Mark Kellet, CEO of Magnet Business.Indeed, public sector contracts are a major part of Magnet’s game plan for the future. The Dublin-based broadband provider has identified the public sector as a key area for it to attract large, “prestige” customers.Linking up with Magnet is also helping e-net to raise the profile of the MANs, which at times have been criticised by industry commentators.For his part, Conal Henry, CEO of e-net, believes the MANs are “delivering real benefits for both private and public sector users in the regions, through better quality services, lower prices and increased competition between providers.”
Ice Broadband has announced that it has covered the entire county of Limerick with wireless high-speed broadband.
The Dublin-based company spent six months developing its wireless broadband service around Limerick to achieve 100 percent coverage. Its high-speed broadband packages are currently available to consumers in most parts of Limerick and Ice expects to start offering the service to all the 180,000-plus homes across the county over the coming weeks.
France24 had a great item on the internet. ( www.france24.com )
Old lines do not facilitate the rapid advance of broadband access in France. Just like the situation here in Ireland. Is wiMax an option? What other different technologies, for example mobile phones, could be used. There are also cultural aspects to be considered. French people, for instance, don’t use video on demand much.
H264 compession technologies? Providers need to invest big time. 20% of the population in Japan on 100Mhz download speed. In three years that will be 60%
Les Echos
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Channel 4
10/4/2008
Film Project
Flashback Television made a ENGAGING and DRAMATIC video of a weapon for firing granades. This video was commisioned by the Discovery Channel. Brilliant!
Having lost my earlier version of this blog (my fault) its time to create a new edition which will continue to spread to others my keen interest in all things technical.
Basically this blog will report and comment on the latest science and technology advances in the multimedia world and how these advances might affect us in the future
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