Irish businesses plan to increase their bandwidth capacities over the next year in order, according to a survey conducted by the Office of the Director of Telecoms Regulation.
In addition, two thirds of respondents said they had been approached by carriers offering broadband services—which would appear to indicate growing competition in this sector.
‘The recent launch of commercial DSL services by Eircom and Esat will mean that users have new alternatives to meeting their broadband requirements,’ commented the regulator Etain Doyle. She added that further opportunities for local and regional bandwith would soon be available as part of new ODTR plans for fixed wireless access.
The ODTR commissioned Millward Brown IMS to examine the attitudes of Irish business to the provision of broadband services in Ireland. The interviews were conducted with 387 companies who use their telecommunications system for data needs. Those questioned represented a mix of small-to-medium enterprises and large corporates.
Results of the survey showed that ISDN and leased lines are the predominant access technology being used by Irish businesses, with 68 per cent and 53 per cent of use respectively. Growth in the wireless networking market was in evidence as 14 per cent of those surveyed said they used the technology.
The report drew the conclusion that strong demand for ISDN services could represent latent demand for higher-bandwidth technologies such as Digital Subscriber Line (DSL). According to 47 per cent of respondents, DSL will be the access technology their businesses will depend more on in the future. Next in line was wireless technology (34 per cent) and ISDN looks set to remain strong, with 33 per cent of those polled saying this would be the primary access technology in future.
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