A.5 Ireland

Population, 2005	4 130 700
Population density (persons per square km)	58.8
Area (square km)	70 270
Urbanisation (% population living in non-rural areas)	61%
Mobile subscribers, 2005 (2G)	4 213 000
Mobile penetration	102%
Outgoing mobile traffic (millions of minutes)	n.a.
Mobile operators (excludes MVNOs)	4

Licensee	Suscribers 2005	Annual incoming & outgoing call minutes (millions) 2005	800/900MHz band	GSM1800 band	IMT200 band
Hutchison (operating as 3 Ireland)	n.a.	n.a.	-	-	2x15.0MHz 1x5.0MHz
Meteor	565 000	n.a.	2x7.5MHz	2x14.4MHz	-
O2	1 602 000	n.a.	2x7.5MHz	2x14.4MHz	2x15.0MHz 1x15.0MHz
Other providers1	2 047 000	5 020	2x7.5MHz	2x14.4MHz	2x15.0MHz 1x5.0MHz
¹Some providers use the networks of more than one mobile operator

3 Network
Base stations	540
3G network covergae (as % of population)
September 2006 (actual)	80%
Target end 2007	85%
Meteor
GSM coverage (as % of population) – this includes areas where Meteor has no network, which are covered via a roaming agreement with O2	98%
O2 Ireland
Annual network investment	€200million
Vodafone Ireland
GSM coverage (as % of population)	99.5%
Network investment (cumulative)	€1billion
Weekly network investment	€3million

Last updated 3 April 2008