Almost 800 Kerry homes, businesses and farms near Brosna and Knocknagashel can now connect to fibre broadband on NBI™ network  

Over 20,100 premises in Co Kerry 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 (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has said that almost 800 Kerry premises in its Abbeyfeale deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection. The includes the rural surrounds and townlands of Brosna and Knocknagashel.  

28,000 premises in Co Kerry 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, Co Kerry will receive €107m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan. 

 There are 792 Kerry premises in the Abbeyfeale deployment area that can join the NBI™ network. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living nearby 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 Kerry, including the rural surrounds of Listowel, Tralee and Killarney. There is a total of 20,135 premises that can now pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county with 5,760 connections made so far.  

 Network build works are also continuing across Kerry with build works in progress for almost 800 premises in the Valentia Island deployment area and over 1,800 premises in the Waterville deployment area, due to be connected by the end of the year. 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. 

  Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that 800 Kerrypremises in the Abbeyfeale deployment area 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, over 20,100homes, businesses and farms in Co Kerry can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI™ network. This includes over 4,100 near Listowel, over 3,300 near Tralee and almost 3,500 near Killarney. We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We are encouraging Kerry residents to visit the NBI website to check their Eircode and sign up for updates.”  

National Rollout Progress  

NBI has now passed over 373,000 homes, farms and businesses in rural Ireland with over 132,000 connected to high-speed broadband. Take-up rates already average 35% and continue to climb, approaching 60% in areas where the network has been live the longest.   

Broadband Provider Choice  

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. Over 50 different broadband providers are currently licensed to sell on the NBI™ network – visit NBI.ie/buy to see the range of providers in your area.  

Broadband Connection Points   

The NBP provides for the delivery of Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) which include sports clubs, community centres and tourist sites, with these locations providing free public access to high-speed internet in the rollout area. In addition to the Fibre-to-the-Home programme, BCPs pave the way for rural communities to receive the benefits of broadband, from mobile working, e-learning and mobile banking, to digital tourism.  

 Nationwide, 955 BCPs are now ‘live’. You can view BCP locations at www.nbi.ie/bcp-map/.  

 Examples of Broadband Connection Points in Kerry include Valentia Transatlantic Cable Station, Kilmoyley Community Centre and Kells Railway Station Community Space. 

 Primary schools in the Intervention Area are also now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.