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Broadband
in North Tipperary
The North Tipperary Broadband Group, working in partnership with Shannon
Broadband, has as its objective, the progression of initiatives to
encourage the provision and usage of broadband throughout North Tipperary.
The initiative
involves the following:
a. County agencies working in partnership to promote broadband usage.
b. Liaising with service providers to negotiate pervasive supply of
broadband.
c. Co-operating with Shannon
Broadband and its county representatives in the Shannon Region.
d. The appointment of a Broadband
Coordinator to pursue the strategies outlined above.
Click to view amended
minutes of North Tipperary Broadband Group meetings.
Contacts
for broadband information
Name
Email
Telephone
Anthony O'Reilly Tipperary Institute
aoreilly@tippinst.ie
0504 28484
Mike Cox
Tipperary
Institute
mcox@tippinst.ie
0504 28040
Gerard Lynch
North
Tipperary
glynchg@northtippcoco.ie
067 44500
County Council
Broadband
availability in North Tipperary
Click this map
which outlines details of broadband availability in North
Tipperary.
Group
Broadband Scheme (2nd call) proposals approved
The following North
Tipperary GBS2 proposals have been approved by the Department of
Communications, Marine and Natural Resources for the provision of
broadband services to underserved communities in North
Tipperary. More information about the process that led to
the selection of the above Group Broadband Scheme providers is outlined
here.
Getting
your community connected
The Guide to
getting your community connected contains information about the
benefits of broadband along with a step-by-step approach to getting
your community connected to broadband.
Broadband
articles published in Tipperary Star
As a means of
informing its readers about broadband, the Tipperary Star has published
the following articles:
Article
Date
Making
the most of broadband
2nd July, 2005
Broadband
in Tipperary '05
23rd July, 2005
Broadband
and the Small Business
24th September, 2005
Group
Broadband Schemes approved
1st October, 2005
Broadband
presentations
A number of broadband information
presentations were made in June 2006 to organisations in North Tipperary.
Organisation
Date
North
Tipperary County Council
22nd June 2006
Irish
Farmers Association
27th June 2006
Broadband
information seminars for business
Tipperary North County Enterprise
Board organised a number of events in 2005 and 2006 to promote
awareness by owner/managers of the benefits of broadband. Click any of
the links below for more information about the events.
Event
Date
Maximising ICT for
Business
February-March 2006
Broadband for Business
August-September 2005
Your Business on the Internet
September 2005
Tipperary
Institute holds "Broadband in Tipperary '05" seminar
A broadband seminar
entitled "Broadband in Tipperary
'05" was held by Tipperary Institute on Thursday 23rd June, 2005
from 10:30 AM to 4:00 PM..
The seminar focused
on applications for the use of broadband by schools, communities and
residential users.
Full details about
seminar content, speakers and registration is available at www.tippinst.ie/broadband
Community
selection of North Tipperary Group Broadband Scheme providers
1. Public Information Meetings
A
number of public
information meetings about broadband were held during March 2005
and April 2005 to provide information about the benefits of broadband usage
and to explain the County and Group Broadband Scheme under which
Government funding was available for proposals submitted by 28th April,
2005. Community representatives collected the names of potential
broadband subscribers prior to making contact with broadband service
providers.
Presentations used at the above Public Information Meetings
CGBS-North_Tipperary.pdf
Shannon_Connect_NTBG.pdf
Note: A public information
meeting was also held in Killaloe by the Killaloe/Ballina community broadband group on 4th
March, 2005.
2. Community representatives met Broadband providers
A
number of broadband
service providers made presentations to community representatives
on 14th April, 2005 in Nenagh. The meeting
gave community representatives an opportunity to meet the service
providers and evaluate the services offered.
3. Community
representatives selected their Group Broadband provider
The
community representatives selected their Group Broadband provider in
each case. The provider then submitted a Group Broadband Scheme
proposal to the Department of Communications, Marine and Natural
Resources before 28th April, 2005.
'Maximising ICT
for Business' seminars
A series of evening information seminars
entitled ‘Maximising ICT for Business' took place in Thurles (22nd February, 2006) and Nenagh (6th March, 2006). The seminars were
organised by Tipperary North County Enterprise Board in conjunction
with the North Tipperary Broadband Group.
The seminars aimed to help
owner/managers understand the benefits of using Internet applications.
Please click the following links
for a brochure
and additional
information about the events.
'Broadband for
Business' Lunch-time seminars
A series of lunch-time information
seminars entitled ‘Broadband for Business’ took place in Thurles (23rd August), Roscrea
(25th August), Templemore (30th August) and Nenagh (1st September). The seminars provided
information to businesses about the benefits of broadband usage while
outlining factors to consider when choosing a broadband product.
Speakers included Anthony O’Reilly, North Tipperary Broadband Coordinator and
Mike Cox, Computer Services Manager, Tipperary Institute. A number of
broadband service providers also attended the seminars and were available
to discuss broadband requirements and availability with interested
businesses.
View the broadband
for business presentation (NOTE: File size 2.4MB).
The following broadband service
providers attended the seminars:
A broadband telephony provider, www.blueface.ie
also attended the Thurles seminar
The seminars were organised by the Tipperary North County
Enterprise Board in association with the North Tipperary Broadband
Group, Thurles, Roscrea
& Nenagh Chambers of Commerce and Templemore Traders Association.
'Your Business on the Internet' FREE
seminars
The Tipperary North County
Enterprise Board recently hosted FREE seminars entitled 'Your Business
on the Internet,' presented by local
firm STORM Web Development Ltd.
1.
Web Design/Development
6.
How much should developing a Web presence cost?
Tuesday
20 September 2005 - Abbey
Court Hotel,
Nenagh
Tuesday
27 September 2005 - Anner Hotel, Thurles
For
more information please contact Tipperary North County Enterprise Board
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