Pictured: Oliver Loomes, eir, and J.D Buckley, Sky Ireland

Sky, open eir strike infrastructure deal

Broadband providers combine efforts to deliver fibre-to-the-home push
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Pictured: Oliver Loomes, eir, and J.D Buckley, Sky Ireland

18 November 2024

Open eir and Sky are pleased to announce a strategic five-year partnership aimed at enhancing connectivity between their core network infrastructures. Under the agreement, Sky will use open eir’s fibre network to continue its growth across Ireland. 

Open eir is expanding its fibre-to-the-home network – already accessible to over 1.3 million homes and businesses today – to cover 1.9 million locations, serving 84% of premises in Ireland.

Oliver Loomes, CEO of eir, said: “open eir and Sky Ireland’s collaboration marks a significant milestone in the Irish telecommunications industry. This direct relationship with Sky is a testament to our commitment to providing exceptional network services… This initiative represents a strong working relationship between the two companies and sets the stage for a brighter future in the world of connectivity.”

 

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JD Buckley, CEO of Sky Ireland, added: “We selected open eir as a full fibre broadband network partner because of their scalable solution and their proven network capability. Sky will harness open eir’s network to broaden its market reach, providing a wider range of services to Irish consumers. This partnership allows Sky to strengthen our broadband capability as an ever increasing number of our customers migrate to IP based products.”

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