'Forget wired broadband – rural Ireland needs 5G'

The government should consider wireless and 5G technology as a potential alternative to the stalled National Broadband Plan, according to the chief executive of the company that owns more than a fifth of the country’s mobile phone towers.

Cignal supremo Colin Cunningham said a short-term solution to the problem besetting the rolling out of fibre to every home in the country would not result in an inadequate services. 5G, which offers download speeds ...