Ireland
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Ireland |
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These
pages present basic facts and technology indicators
about the Information Society developments in Ireland. |
All data have been collected from readily publicly available sources of information. Some are estimates. They should be considered only as indicative of trends and general tendencies. |
1. Economic data
1.1 General socio-economic data
Reference years
Total area (km2)
68 900(1)
Population
3 659 000(1)
3 694 000(1)
3 744 700(1)1997
1998
1999Gross national Product (GNP) (EURO billion)
68.6(2)
1999
Gross National Product (GNP) per capita (EURO)
18 424.4(2)
1999
Source :
(1) INED (National Institute of Statistical Studies). www.ined.fr
(2)"Bilan Economique et Social du Monde 1999"
Conversion rate used : 1$= 1.0046 Euro (average exchange rate for 1999)1.2 Telecom market size (Millions Euro)
Millions Euro
End 2000 based on september 2000 estimates
Total revenue for fixed, mobile and broadcasting market services
2 349
Source : odtr: www.odtr.ie
2. Actors and competition
2.1 Fixed operators
Number of operators having a license at the end of 1999
62
Source : DRS Group quoted in " Autorité de Régulation des Télécommunications - annual report 1999 ".
Some fixed operators
Telecom Eirann (historic operator)
Esat Telecom
Worldcom Ireland
Ocean
Cable & Wireless Ireland
Tele 2
……Source : Sema Group
2.2 Mobile operators
Number of subscribers
Type of network
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of the market (end 1999)
Eircell
Tacs-900
184 500
246 000
163 000
12,12
Eircell
GSM
225 000
345 000
632 000
46,99
Esat Digifone
GSM
100 000
190 000
550 000
40,89
Meteor*
Source : Mobile Communication n°255 & 278
* launched in 19992.3 Internet Service Providers
Main Internet Services Providers
Web sites
AOL
www.aol.ie Esat
www.esat.ie Ireland on Line
www.iol.ie Source : Sema Group
2.4 Portals
Main portals
Web sites
Ireland on line
www.iol.ie Finfacts
www.finfacts.ie Celticweb
www.celticweb.com Source Sema Group
3. Basic Indicators
3.1 Internet
3.1.1 General data
End 1998
End 1999
Number of internet users
320 000(1)
524 258 (1)
Number of Internet domestic users
203 170(2)
303 320(2)
Number of Internet users per 100 inh
9 (3)
14 (3)
Estimation of Internet penetration rate in companies
44% (4)
55% (4)
Source :
(1) Information Society Commission
(2) journal du net-Amarach consulting
(3) Sema Group calculation
(4) journal du net-Pan european internet monitor3.1.2 E-Commerce
End 1998
End 1999
E-commerce market (EURO Million)
39 (1)
141 (1)
E-commerce spending per 100 inh (Euros)
1061 (2)
3756 (2)
End 1999
Number of e-commerce users
65 532(3)
Number of e-commerce users per 100 inh
2 (2)
Nb of E-commerce users / nb of Internet users
14 (2)
Source :
(1) IDC; Merrill Lynch- Rate of exchange $ / Euro used : 1.0046 (average $ / Euro exchange rate on 1999).
(2) Sema Group calculation
(3) www.france.internet.com3.1.3 Web sites
Number of adresses under .ie domain
Last reference date
12 809
13/07/2000
Source : AFNIC (Association Française du Nommage Internet en Coopération)
3.1.4 Internet hosts
Number of Internet hosts
Last reference date
63 913
01/2000
Source : www.journaldunet.fr
3.2 Telephones lines
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional lines
1 390 000(1)
1 450 000(1)
1 430 000(1)
Total number of ISDN channels
42 500(1)
85 000(1)
170 000(1)
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions
509 500(2)
781 000(2)
1 345 000(2)
Total number of lines
1 942 000
2 316 000
2 945 000
Source :
(1) Eircom Annual Reports, Telecom Eireann, National Regulator ODTR.
(2)Mobile Communication n°255 & 278
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of conventional lines per 100 inh.
38
39
38
Total number of ISDN channels per 100 inh.
1
2
5
Total number of mobile phone subscriptions per 100 inh.
13.9
21.1
35.9
Total number of lines per 100 inh.
66
77
94
Source : Sema Group calculation
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
% of conventional lines / total number of lines
72
63
49
% of ISDN channels / Total number of lines
2
4
6
% of mobiles phone subscriptions / Total number of lines
26
34
46
Source : Sema Group calculation
3.3 Public pay phones
End 1998
End 1999
Installed base
8 032
8 400
Penetration rate
(units per 1000 inh.)
2.17
2.22
Source : Telecom Eiremann Annual report 1999
3.4 Personal computers
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs
100 000
150 000
275 000
Total number of Business PCs
250 000
300 000
400 000
Total number of PCs
350 000
450 000
675 000
Source : French economic centre of Dublin
End 1997
End 1998
End 1999
Total number of Home PCs per 100 inh.
2.7
4.1
7.3
Total number of Business PCs per 100 inh.
6.8
8.1
10.7
Total number of PCs per 100 inh.
9.5
12.2
18
Source : French economic centre of Dublin
3.5 Television
Television
Total number
Number per 100 inh.
Last reference date
Number of TV sets
1 050 000(1)
28
1999
Number of Home Cable TV Subscribers
585 000(1)
15.6
1999
Number of Home equipped with Satellite
386 811(2)
10.3
1999
Source :
(1) www.inside-cable.co.uk
(2) La Tribune : www.latribune.fr
