3 Ireland has revealed that it has switched on its mobile broadband network in Ireland, increasing the data speeds available to Irish consumers over 3G by ten times, with an advanced HSDPA (High-Speed Downlink Packet Access) network upgrade, offering the fastest mobile broadband in the country.
3 has launched its high-speed mobile broadband network in Dublin initially, but says that services will be available nationwide 3s network covers 80% of the population – by January 2007. With speeds of up to 3.6 Megabits per second (Mbps) downstream, 3s customers can now enjoy mobile broadband services with the fastest streaming, downloading and browsing of content and Internet services available over mobile.
This is great news for our customers, who can access their favourite video clips, TV or websites even faster than before says 3 Managing Director Robert Finnegan. The mobile broadband speeds were offering match or exceed those available in the Irish market from either fixed line or mobile operators. We are also offering the most competitively-priced broadband packages available, challenging the fixed line operators by offering a faster and better service nationwide. Todays announcement shows 3s commitment to the Irish market in making Ireland a serious broadband player.
3s mobile broadband packages start at 24.99 for 250 MB and 39.99 euros for 3,000 MB. Datacards start at 49. 3s broadband services can be accessed from a range of HSDPA handsets and datacards on sale in 3Stores initially in Dublin, and nationwide by January 2007. 3 is the largest 3G network in Ireland with over 80% population coverage for 3G mobile media services and nationwide coverage for voice and text.