Wireless still has a big role to play

Ben Kitchin, Business Development Director at Host Ireland. Conor McCabe Photography

Ireland needs to keep a strong focus on wireless broadband despite the high profile of fibre, according to Ben Kitchin, chief operating officer of Host Ireland.

Kitchin was responding to recent moves by the likes of Google to roll out gigabit fibre in the US. The Host Ireland chief operating officer said that the role of wireless would still prove crucial to improving connectivity in Ireland.

“There are many limitations with fibre, not ...