Eircom upgrades exchanges to ADSL2+

Well Eircom have finaly upgraded some of their exchanges to ADSL2+. Press release below. You can see a list of the exchanges which are currently upgraded in the first link below. The main difference from this offering to Magnet is that Magnet are offering zero contention for the same price whereas there is no mention of contention from Eircom so in effect Magnet speeds may be 24 times faster in real terms...

http://business.eircom.net/broadband/packages/12Mb/11943340

12MB is currently available in 40 exchanges within the following areas:

To find out if 12 MB is available in your exchange, or for more information please call your account manager or call 1800 242 558

BALLYBODEN	LUCAN BALLYDOWD
BALLYCOOLIN	MALAHIDE
BEGGARS BUSH	MAYNOOTH
BELCAMP	MERRION
BLANCHARDSTOWN	NANGOR ROAD
BRAY	NEWLANDS CROSS
CABRA	NORTH MAIN
CELBRIDGE	NUTLEY
CLONTARF	PORTMARNOCK
COOLOCK	PRIORY PARK
CROWN ALLEY	RATHCOOLE
CRUMLIN	RATHMINES
CUSTOMS HS DOCKS	ROCHESTOWN
DOLPHINS BARN	SANDYFORD AEH
DUNDRUM	SANDYFORD
DUN LAOGHAIRE	SHANKILL
EASTPOINT	SUMMERHILL
FINGLAS	SUTTON
FOXROCK	SWORDS
LEIXLIP	TERENURE

eircom plan to offer the 12mb from key urban exchanges outside of Dublin later on throughout 2008.

eircom Introduces Higher Broadband Speeds

http://home.eircom.net/about/press/2008/January/12107837?view=Standard&main=yes

(Thursday, 31st January 2008) eircom today announced plans to significantly increase broadband speeds for broadband customers nationwide, through a combination of speed upgrades and new products. The changes also apply to all wholesale customers, enabling other operators to offer new broadband products to the Irish market. Retail broadband customers will continue to pay the same monthly fee and will receive the speed upgrades free of charge, while today’s announcement will provide lower wholesale broadband prices.

eircom will now offer broadband products with download speeds that range from 1Mb up to 12Mb per second. The speed upgrades and new products will be introduced on a phased basis over the coming months.

More than 240,000 wholesale and retail customers will now see their broadband download speeds increase. These speeds will range from 3Mb per second to up to 12Mb per second.

Customers currently availing of a 3Mb, 4Mb or a 6Mb product will see significant increases in downloads speeds which will at least double. They will be upgraded to 7.6Mb, 10Mb and 12Mb product respectively. Customers currently using a 2Mb product will be upgraded to a 3Mb product.

The dates for each of the changes are being finalised with rollout to customers between now and June.

Commenting on the announcement, Rex Comb, CEO, eircom said, "eircom is responding directly to customer needs and levels of broadband usage by introducing increased speeds. Customers are maximising the benefits of their broadband connection through the increased use of online applications such as video streaming, online gaming, music downloads and peer to peer applications. The introduction of these higher speeds benefits broadband users nationwide and is the next step in the rollout of eircom’s Next Generation Network".