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  2. Speedtest.net - Wikipedia

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    Speedtest.net, also known as Speedtest by Ookla, is a web service that provides free analysis of Internet access performance metrics, such as connection data rate and latency. It is the flagship product of Ookla, a web testing and network diagnostics company founded in 2006, and based in Seattle, Washington, United States. [ 5][ 6]

  3. List of broadband providers in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    Subsidiary of the Octopus Group, with the brand licensed from Shell . Subsidiary of Comcast . TalkTalk started using CityFibre as a primary network provider for its business division in May 2023. [19] Subsidiary of Virgin Media O2 . Subsidiary of the Vodafone Group . Full-fibre broadband network operator in London.

  4. List of Eircode routing areas in Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The list of Eircode routing key areas in Ireland is a tabulation of the routing key areas used by An Post and other mail delivery services for the purposes of directing mail within Ireland. A routing key area "defines a principal post town" [1] according to An Post. There are currently 139 routing key areas in the country.

  5. Internet in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    The uptake of broadband at speeds of at least 100 Mbps in Ireland reached 50% of households by 2022, compared to the EU average of 55%. Ireland's Fixed Very High Capacity Network (VHCN) coverage exceeded the EU average, reaching 84% in 2022, compared to the EU's 73%. Additionally, Fibre to the Premises (FTTP) coverage in Ireland grew from 48% ...

  6. Internet in the United Kingdom - Wikipedia

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    In 2022, the UK's average download speed of 72 Mbit/s ranked it only faster than Italy in the G7 league of industrial nations for broadband speeds. According to a report by the Worldwide Broadband Speed League, a global leader in internet testing and analysis, the UK had risen to 35th place, having been ranked in 43rd position the year before ...

  7. Postal addresses in the Republic of Ireland - Wikipedia

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    In July 2015 all 2.2 million residential and business addresses in Ireland received a letter notifying them of the new Eircode for their address. [4] Unlike other countries, where postcodes define clusters or groups of addresses, an Eircode identifies an individual address and shows exactly where it is located. The system was criticised at its ...

  8. What is broadband? - AOL Help

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    Broadband. A dial-up service connects to the internet through a phone line with a maximum speed of 56 kbps. Broadband refers to a connection that transmits a large amount of data at a high speed. A connection having a download speed of 256 kbps or faster is currently classified as broadband. You cannot make and receive phone calls while you are ...

  9. BT postcode area - Wikipedia

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    BT postcode area. / 54.603; -5.923. The BT postcode area, also known as the Belfast postcode area, [ 2] covers all of Northern Ireland and was the last part of the United Kingdom to be coded, between 1970 and 1974. [citation needed] This area is a group of 82 postcode districts in Northern Ireland, within 44 post towns and around 47,227 live ...