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- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: The network is poor but the Wi-Fi is not and they are using a Wi-Fi in their home. I am using that as an example.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: That is my question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: It should not-----
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: I understand that.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: It is still a legitimate question in terms of capacity. I know from years of horrible experiences that if one has a contended line and sharing with other people it can be a disaster. I accept that it is getting better as line speeds improve. Ultimately, however, this is a shared service.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: Therefore, there will always be that element of contention. My question is, what will the capacity be?
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: That is good to hear.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: I presume the next step for Imagine's business plan, after investing €300 million, is dependent on uptake, that is, the number of customers following the investment. Will it then move on to additional sites and scenarios that its mapping exercises will have identified where there might be an area with a couple of hundred houses that it cannot penetrate because of topography or other...
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: I assume that from a cost perspective Imagine will seek to retrofit its service onto existing masts, as far as it can.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: Does Imagine have an idea of the number of new sites it will need in its network?
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: Mr. Bolger covered upload and download speeds and the contention issue insofar as it pertained to the comparison with the old style network I raised. Is a maximum capacity known for the 5G network or is it constantly evolving?
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: Yes, and I welcome it.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: It is a large amount of money, which will create many jobs and facilitate the creation of many other jobs. I have one final question.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: I have a question on the contention issue.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: That is fine. My question refers to a transponder, a mast or an antenna or whatever one wants to call it. I am sure there is a technical term that I am not aware of. If Imagine is broadcasting at a particular mast, what is its capacity or maximum number of users? At what will Mr. Kickham call Mr. Bolder and tell him another mast is needed in Ballygowherever? What is the number?
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: Yes, I heard Mr. Bolger's answer to Deputy O'Connell.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: I thank both of our guests.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: I appreciate their answers.
- Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: There are a lot of questions left about 5G and nothing to do with any of our business today.
- Public Accounts Committee: Enet (14 Feb 2019)
Alan Farrell: I worked in the accounts department; that was as far as I got.