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Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Alan Farrell: It is 150 Mbps. I presume that is-----

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Alan Farrell: I presume that is somebody who is quite close to the mast.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Alan Farrell: Will Mr. Bolger explain that?

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Alan Farrell: What about contention? What is the ratio on a mast? Mr. Bolger mentioned that there will be a limited supply and, therefore, the company will have to put in more.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Alan Farrell: Forgive me, but I misunderstood the witness. Is there a limit on what each mast can take in terms of capacity?

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Alan Farrell: Okay.

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Alan Farrell: What if there is an event that is online and everybody is on the telephone and getting connected to the service? What is the capacity of the site?

Public Accounts Committee: Imagine Communications Group (14 Feb 2019)

Alan Farrell: Okay.

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.