Thirteen Cork schools have been connected to UPC’s fibre broadband network, capable of delivering speeds up to 100Mb/s.
These schools are Bishopstown Community School, St Killian’s Special School and St Gabriel’s Special School, Bishopstown; Scoil Réalt na Maidine and Maria Assumpta Girls National School, Ballyphehane; Gaelscoil an Ghoirt Alainn, Montenotte; Riverstown National School, Glanmire; Scoil Náisiúnta Bhreanndáin, An Ghleann; Naomh Eoin Easpal, Scoil Mhuire Banrion and Mayfield Community School, Mayfield; Strawberry Hill Boys National School, Sunday’s Well and; Scoil Oilibhéir, Dublin Hill.
In all, UPC is supplying 70 schools across Ireland with fibre broadband as part of the nationwide Schools Broadband Scheme.
Magnus Ternsjö, CEO, UPC Ireland, said: "UPC’s fibre powered network allows us to provide superfast broadband speeds to these schools. We worked in partnership with HEAnet, Ireland’s national education and research network, to provide this service so as to be available to meet the needs of today’s students."
John Farrell, deputy principal, Bishopstown Community School, one of the schools to avail of UPC superfast broadband, said: "Our school community is focussed on the enablement of skills that will prepare our students for life and living in an increasingly rapidly evolving society. Access to technology and digital media is essential for social inclusion and future career prospects and it forms a key element of our total school curriculum. We are very pleased with the high quality broadband access that has now been provided for our school and we will use it to the maximum possible for the benefit of our students throughout our classrooms, technology rooms and science labs."
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