thomas fitzgerald.net

If there’s one thing that annoys the life out of me it’s the complete and utter lack of technological motivation in this country when it comes to the communication infrastructure. For years consumers had to do battle to overcome the monopolistic tendencies of the main telecoms provider in order to get them to provide a semi decent broadband service at a reasonable price. And while provisions are still patchy and we certainly still lag behind the rest of Europe, at least broadband is much more widely available now.

But there is an equal lack of Wifi in the capital city. Wifi coverage is patchy at best and provided by a cacophony of competing providers with prices that are not particularly inviting. What’s worse though is that virtually none of the main cafes and restaurants on the main shopping thoroughfares have Wifi. When you see the recent announcements regarding Google and Wifi in San Francisco you have to wonder why a relatively small city like Dublin couldn’t have blanket coverage without costing the earth.

Wifi is the future, at least for now, and it would be nice if just for once Ireland were on the cutting edge rather than playing catch up.