Delighted to hear that we are on
board to have much faster broadband speeds across the island by
the end of the year. This is the promise announced by Manx
Telecom. I am sure we have all been frustrated at times by
slow speeds so this is welcome news. This has got to be good
news for companies moving to the island as well as businesses
already here. We rely so much on the internet for
communications and this substantial increase (4 times the speed
we are told) can only be a bonus. Great news for personl
users as well - shopping, downloading films, watching TV and
other heavy useage applications are now common place and it will
be great when my teenage son doesnʼt ruin everyone
in the houseʼs access because he is downloading the
latest obscure tv series from the States.
I think a lot of companies on the
island have been ignoring the internet, donʼt get
it or hope it will just be a passing phase - they are so wrong.
It is a fundemental part of life now and I should image most
people under 30 spend far more time on the internet than they do
in front of the TV. Ignore it at your peril becasue your
competitors wonʼt!