August 2005

Inishowen-wide Broadband rollout plan sees Moville go 'live'.

An additional broadband service has been rolled out in Moville this week by ehotspot, as part of the Inishowen wide broadband rollout plan that has also seen services go 'live; in Ballyliffin and Clonmany in recent months. Many other small towns and villages in the Inishowen Peninsula, including Muff and Culdaff are presently in discussion with ehopspot about their own future rollout plans.

Inishowen Rural Development Ltd (IRDL) in conjunction with local IT consultant Eileen Doherty, have just completed the second phase of a peninsula wide broadband project. The project aimed to establish the level of demand for broadband in small towns and villages throughout Inishowen and to support the rollout of a broadband service where it was most required.

Local TD Cecilia Keaveney has been a key driving force behind the provision of the broadband service for the Moville area over the last 18 months. Cecilia commented: "Business can be located anywhere if the supporting infrastructure is in place. That is why I have pursured the provision of broadband services so vigorously and I am delighted that it is now in place. For locals and businesses alike this marks a step forward for us in Inishowen. No doubt this is only the start of companies and services providers vying to service us in a competitive marketplace. It is a win-win situation and I congratulate ehotspot and all those involved."

Andrew Ward, Manager of IRDL said "Broadband is an essential tool for rural areas to compete in a modern business environment and with the completion of the 2nd phase of this project, broadband is now widely available in Inishowen. It is our intention to facilitate a broadband service to all areas where a sufficient demand is shown to exist. This will make a huge difference to how the business sector develops in Inishowen in the coming years as well as our ability to strengthen our economy through attracting new employers into the region."

Jon Sprank, Managing Director of ehotspot commented: "We are delighted to roll out a service here in Moville. This service highlights our commitment to Inishowen and we look forward to working closely with the people of Moville as well as many other communities in the peninsula to help provide a revolutionary technology, the rewards of which will quickly become apparent to the business sector in particular."

Moville's broadband service will bring high speed Internet access (which means no problems sending or receiving large files or downloading webpages) for a fixed monthly fee. Subscribers can use the Internet as often and for as long as they like for no additional coast. This will revolutionise how local businesses work and will enable them to compete with other businesses on a regional, national and an international basis.

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