Almost 3,600 homes, businesses and farms near Newbridge can now connect to fibre broadband on NBI™ network

Almost 10,600 premises in Co Kildare can avail of a high-speed connection today

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan on behalf of the Government, has said that almost 3,600 Kildare properties in its Curragh Camp deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection. The area covers the rural surrounds of the Curragh Camp, Newbridge and Calverstown. 

There are 15,000 premises in Co Kildare 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, Co Kildare will receive €53M of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.

Almost 3,600 premises in the Curragh Camp deployment area can join the NBI™ network. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living near Newbridge to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

Works have already been completed in other parts of Kildare and there is a total of 10,567 premises that can now pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county with 2,777 connections made so far.

Network build works are also underway in the Baltinglass deployment area near Moone, where almost 1,200 Kildare premises will be ready to connect to high-speed fibre at the end of this year between October and December. 

National Broadband Ireland’s website is regularly updated to show estimated connection dates. People living in Kildare can visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see when they will be ready to connect.

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that almost 3,600 Kildare premises surrounding Newbridge can now order high-speed broadband services through the NBI™ network. This will enable those who connect to experience the life-changing benefits of high-speed broadband with minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second.

“Overall, almost 10,600 homes, businesses and farms in Co Kildare can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI™ network. This includes 1,500 premises near Athy in the Ballylinan deployment area, over 3,000 near Donadea and over 2,400 near Naas in the Blessington deployment area. We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We are encouraging Kildare residents to visit the NBI website to check their Eircode and sign up for updates.”

As a wholesale network operator, NBI does not sell fibre broadband directly to end users, rather it enables services from a range of broadband providers or Retail Service Providers (RSPs). As a wholesale provider, NBI will make the new Fibre-to-the-Home network available to all RSPs operating in the Intervention Area.   

Some 72 RSPs have already signed up to sell services on the National Broadband Ireland network and 68 are certified as ready to start providing connections as of today. To see the retail broadband providers that are currently licensed to sell on the National Broadband Ireland network, visit NBI.ie/buy.

National Broadband Ireland contractors have been on the ground across the country and 284,722 premises nationwide can order or pre-order broadband on the NBI network so far.

The National Broadband Ireland website is regularly updated to show estimated connection dates. Signing up to the NBI email notifications at /eoi/ is the easiest way to get the most up to date status of premises during the rollout and when premises will be ready for order.  

Keep up to Speed!  

NBI is encouraging people to check their eligibility and register for updates at nbi.ie to receive regular notifications related to their own premises as works progresses in their area.  

Broadband Connection Points

In advance of the Fibre-to-the-Home rollout, the NBP provides for the delivery of Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) nationwide. 955 of these sites, including Public BCPs, are now ‘live’. Public BCPs – which include sports clubs, community centres and tourist sites – will provide free public access to high-speed internet in the rollout area. Other BCP categories include schools and marts.

BCPs will pave the way for rural communities to receive the benefits of broadband, from mobile working, e-learning and mobile banking, to digital tourism. You can view BCPs at nbi.ie/bcp-map/. An example of some of the locations of Broadband Connection Points in Kildare include the Lullymore Heritage Park, Bigstone Community Hall and NAAS Racecourse. Primary schools in the Intervention Area are also now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.