16k Cork homes, farms, businesses ready to connect to high speed fibre broadband
More than 8,000 premises in the Midleton Deployment Area are now ready to connect, bringing the total number of Cork homes, farms and businesses which can connect to the network to almost 16,000. This comes from National Broadband Ireland, the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed fibre-to-the-home network under the National Broadband Plan.
Up to 81,000 premises in County Cork are included in the State’s ‘intervention area’, which will see NBI deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools. As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, the county will receive €314 million of government investment under the NBP.
“Cork County Council is pleased to observe the benefits of greater access to high-speed broadband that is already accruing to many businesses, such as that run by Toby Allen, as well as the wider public now embracing new blended working practices,” said Valerie O’Sullivan, divisional manager Cork County Council. “The continued progression of fibre deployment across Cork County under the National Broadband Plan is central as we continue the transition to improved access to services through digital enablement.”
“We are on a mission to enable homes and business all over Ireland to experience the life-changing benefits that true high-speed broadband provides with families able to work, study and access entertainment at the same time on multiple devices,” said Peter Hendrick, CEO, National Broadband Ireland.”
Under the National Broadband Plan, 559,000 premises nationwide are included in the Intervention Area, which was established by the Department of Environment, Climate & Communications to identify areas where commercial operators are not currently or do not intend to provide access to high-speed broadband.
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