Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees
Tuesday, 18 September 2018
Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment
Broadband Service Provision: Discussion (Resumed)
5:00 pm
Ms Carolan Lennon:
Yes, we will test some fixed wireless solutions later this year to see how they compare with fixed broadband. We will also do some trials of 5G in the second half of 2019. We are not looking at voice or handsets yet rather what can be done with data and what the equivalent is. The challenge with mobile and wireless is that it is not a direct connection into the home. If a number of homes are using it, therefore, there is some contagion at the edge but for the outer rim, the last 10% or 15%, it might make much more sense. The speed will certainly be quicker. As I said, we have led the hard way to the 300,000, but it takes time to get out there and to roll out those networks.
No comments