Internet Acceess

eircom provide a number of products which can connect a customer to the Internet.

The attachement below shows most of the options available to a customer. The options on the left would usually be considered for the larger corporate customer and all these services are symmetric (same speed in both directions). The options on the right would usually be considered for the smaller market or for residential customers and are all Asymmetric (different speed upstream and downstream)

If company wants dedicated symmetric access and has no exisiting network start with Ethernet Internet Service EIS

These products are Symmetric

Business IP. High quality, fully featured product usually used by customer requiring traffic separation and other clever stuff and will usually be used by exisiting BIP customers only.

Ethernet. The choice of large customers who require Internet Access but who do not currently have a Data Network. Provided on Copper at 10M and below and provided on fibre at 10M and above.

Private Circuit. Only used by customers who insist on private access to the internet. The Ethernet product above will usually be cheaper in most cases and will provide almost equal access.

Dial-up. Uses a telephone line to access the internet. One of only 2 "mobile" solutions listed here (WiFi is the other), as it can be plugged into any phone line. now considered slow but still useful to those who just need to check emails. Incurs call charges

Broadband The connection of choice for residential and SMEs. Uses an existing phone line for access but does not "tie up" the phone when in use. Considered an "always on" solution and is usually flat fee.

Wi-Fi. While this is sometimes considered as another access mechanism, it is, in fact, only a replacement for the local cable (the connection between the laptop and the modem). It still requires a connection to the internet and this is usually broadband but could be any of the connections shown in this forum.

Connection without phone line or dedicated wires:

Public WiFi HotSpot

Broadband Via Satelite

Fixed Wirelless Access FWA

Wimax

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