â??Broadband to Goâ?? Meteor Launches High Speed 14.4Mbps Network in Cork city

Today March 5th, Meteor officially launches its new mobile broadband offering, ‘Broadband to Go' in Cork city. The operator also introduces its new high speed 14.4Mbps network as one of most advanced networks available in Europe. Available in Pay As You Go and Bill Pay options, ‘Broadband to Go' offers customers the best value existing in the Irish mobile broadband market.    

Initially available to customers in Cork city and the larger Dublin regions, the operator will deploy its high speed network to the remaining cities and major towns by the end of this year followed by nationwide coverage.

Meteor's new 14.4Mbps network is adaptable to new technology and the operator has plans to begin trialling its network to 21.1Mbps by the end of the year.

Commenting on the launch of Meteor's latest offer, Communications Minister Eamon Ryan said, "This move by Meteor to provide both bill and pre-pay options to Irish consumers is impressive. Even more impressive is the speed of the broadband service being offered.

High speeds for upload and download are of increasing importance and I commend Meteor for their progress in this area.

A recent UN report saw Ireland move up the ranks for our use of communications technologies. There is no doubt that innovative companies like Meteor have a part to play in such advances and I wish them all the best in their future endeavours."

Commenting on Meteor's new high speed mobile network Cathal Magee, eircom Group CEO said, "Broadband to Go is part of an overall €1 billion strategic investment programme within the eircom Group. We are committed to rolling out the latest technology in both fixed and mobile services to all of our customers across the country".

Speaking about the launch of ‘Broadband to Go,' Larry Smith Meteor CEO said, "Our priority is to provide the best mobile broadband experience for our customers. With that in mind, we strategically built our high speed 14.4Mbps network with a comprehensive depth of coverage, in order to enable our customers to enjoy the optimum user experience, both indoor and outdoor.  

Customers in Cork city and the Greater Dublin regions can now have the best blend of technology, cost and ease of use, available in the market today. This year alone we will add additional cities and the major towns followed by upgrading all of our sites to our high speed data network countrywide." he added.

‘Broadband to Go' was launched with the award winning Huawei E180, the world's slimmest mobile broadband device which is available on both Pay As You Go and Bill Pay. This latest device is provisioned to allow speeds of up to 7.2Mbps. "We look forward to bringing the latest devices that can support advances in speed technology to our customers. Devices that can support our high speed 14.4Mbps network will be available by this summer." added Larry Smith. 

Pay As You Go customers have options to buy either a Day Pass at €2.99 for 500MB or a 30 day pass at €19.99 for 5GB. The E180 is available at €79 for Pay As You Go Customers. Bill Pay costs €16.99 per month for 5GB with the E180 priced at just €29.

‘Broadband to Go' will be available in Meteor stores and will be distributed through channel partners such as Carphone Warehouse and 3G Mobile with additional retail partners to be announced soon. ‘Broadband to Go' will only be sold within the high speed coverage areas.