Ice Broadband

- Boat owners enjoy high speed Internet access and online security service.

Ice Broadband, the premier wireless broadband carrier, has won a contract to supply the Malahide Marina with high speed Internet access for boat owners and visitors to the marina. 

The decision to provide broadband for the Marina was as a result of demand from boat owners.  “We already offer a range of quality facilities at the Marina,” says Damien Offer, general manager of Malahide Marina.  “Our boat owners and visitors have quality mooring access and enjoy satellite TV, a barbeque dock, off season storage, excellent security systems and all year round maintenance services.  Broadband was the next essential service and so we sourced the best solution on the marketplace which was Ice Broadband. 

“We find many boat owners like to work on board and can enjoy all the trappings of a modern office in a quiet environment. They can also check useful things like the forecast and marine information while they are on their boats,” adds Offer. 

 Ice Broadband’s network in monitored continuously, every five minutes, ensuring true 24x7 coverage and support. That makes it one of the most reliable broadband carriers in the Irish market. 

Ice’s service in Malahide Marina also includes an innovative security service, allowing people to monitor their boats remotely whether in Ireland or abroad over the web.  It works on a sensor basis using cameras linked into the broadband network. With this service, boat owners can check at any time the state of their vessels; an importance service especially given the recent storms and the potential damage caused by high winds.

 “Malahide Marina offers an excellent service to its boat owners and the provision of broadband ensures its place as one of the top Marinas in Ireland.  In fact, boat owners enjoy a better broadband access than many others in rural Ireland,” says Greg Leniston, sales director with Ice Broadband. Visiting boats from all over the world also have the possibility of accessing the Broadband services on a daily or weekly basis.  Leniston evaluates the first month in operation as of “huge interest”.

Due to the warm welcome received, Ice Broadband services will be expanding to other marinas in the country shortly. Malahide Marina is located just ten miles north of Dublin’s city centre in Malahide village. The Marina has 350 fully serviced berths and capacity for 180 vessels in its boatyard.