Thousands more premises in Limerick to be added to new high-speed broadband network
THOUSANDS of homeowners and businesses in County Limerick will have the option of connecting to high-speed broadband early next year, it has been confirmed.
National Broadband Ireland, the company delivering the future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan, has announced that around 4,400 premises in Adare and nearby townlands and villages will be able to order or pre-order broadband on the network very shortly.
The company, which won a Government contract worth hundreds of millions of euro, says its crews have made substantial progress in County Limerick and that 4,385 premises in the Adare area will be able to order or pre-order broadband in the coming months.
Confirming the timescale, Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer of National Broadband Ireland, commented: “We are delighted to announce that premises in Adare and nearby areas will soon be able to order or pre-order broadband services through the National Broadband Ireland network. This will enable users to experience the life-changing benefits that high-speed broadband provides."
Around 22,000 premises across County Limerick are included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see National Broadband Ireland spend around €84m, and delivering minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools.
“We are confident that the rollout will continue to gather pace as our ability to move premises from the construction phase to the order phase ramps up. We are acutely aware that people want access to high-speed broadband and our goal is to deliver that as quickly as possible," added Mr Hendrick.
As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, County Limerick will receive €84m of Government investment under the NBP.
Under the National Broadband Plan, 559,000 premises nationwide are included in the Intervention Area, which was established by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to identify areas where commercial operators are not currently providing access to high-speed broadband or do not intend to.