Broadband: Eircom gains, wireless makes no gain

In the EU's latest broadband report, its country-by country analysis reminds us of a few interesting trends. First, Eircom has actually gained market share in the last two years -- a full 2.7 per cent of the entire market. How does that happen in a deregulated market with strong competition?
Secondly, wireless broadband has stopped making any inroads at the expense of fixed line DSL here -- and has been kept at bay for at least three years. This gives the lie to the widely held belief that wireless has been growing much faster than fixed-line. As of July, the EU survey puts the number of broadband connections here at 842,000 lines.