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Enet connects 1,000th rural Irish business 250Mb/s broadband network

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Conal Henry, enet, with Conor O'Brien, O'Brien's Stationery, Ardee

20 May 2016

Open access fibre and wireless network provider Enet has announced the connection of over 1,000 rural Irish business to its fibre-to-the-business (FTTB) broadband network, delivering speeds of up to 250Mb/s.

Launched in April 2014, the FTTB initiative has seen the company invest over €1.5 million in building fibre networks capable of providing 250Mb/s broadband speeds directly into every business premises in Claremorris, Loughrea, Ardee and Kilkenny City.

The FTTB initiative was implemented by enet as a strategy to help bridge the digital divide in areas which have, in the past, been underserved by high speed broadband. Targeted primarily at small and medium enterprises, the world class broadband and telephone services now available are enabling businesses to take full advantage of digital markets in Ireland and worldwide, and to explore online opportunities.

Conal Henry, CEO, enet, said: “The objective of the Fibre to the Business project is to provide rural Irish SMEs with world class broadband as we know how crucial having reliable connectivity is to businesses if they are to compete internationally, grow and create jobs.

“Being able to avail of speeds of up to 250Mb/s means that businesses in these towns are at a truly competitive advantage to millions of other businesses worldwide. Superfast broadband is essential if digital entrepreneurship is to be promoted. It is also crucial if Ireland is to achieve balanced regional development and job creation. We are proud to be playing our part in making this happen.”

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