Oireachtas Joint and Select Committees

Tuesday, 16 July 2019

Joint Oireachtas Committee on Communications, Climate Action and Environment

National Broadband Plan: Discussion (Resumed)

Mr. Marcus Matthews:

The statement was that it starts at 150 Mbps and will go to 500 Mbps and then to 1 Gbps services. It has been the case for many years, and some of the members of our delegation can attest to this if they like, that businesses which require multi-gigabit connectivity have had it for some time because they need it.

If the Chairman is talking about private households, the question is how many of them are taking multi-gigabit services. We discussed earlier how the uptake beyond entry level connections is very low. The technology is already there and subscriptions are available if people want 50 Mbps and 100 Mbps to their homes. I could have 150 Mbps now if I wanted it. I do not need it at all. I may need it in the future at which point the technology will have moved on further again. We have to look to see who needs that level of connectivity and when.

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