High-speed broadband connectivity on the way for over 6,700 Mayo homes, farms and businesses near Claremorris, Ballyhaunis and Knockmore as fibre rollout advances
Over 15,700 homes, businesses and farms in Mayo can connect today
National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP) today announced that construction is underway to deliver high-speed broadband to over 6,700 homes, farms and businesses in the Claremorris, Cloonfad and Knockmore deployment areas in Co Mayo.
37,000 premises in Co Mayo 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 Mayo will receive €145m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.
With survey and design phases now complete, high-speed fibre cabling is now being installed for 2,615 premises in the Claremorris deployment area, 1,664 premises in the Cloonfad deployment area and 2,460 premises in the Knockmore deployment area, with connections to services expected to be available by the end of next year.
The National Broadband Ireland website is regularly updated with estimated dates for when premises will be ready to order a connection. The easiest way to stay informed is by signing up for NBI email alerts at nbi.ie/eoi/.
Works have already been completed in other parts of Mayo, including the rural surrounds of Castlebar, Newport and Ballina. There is a total of 15,728 premises that can now order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband, with 4,150 premises already connected to the network. NBI is encouraging residents to visit nbi.ie/map and enter their Eircode to check if their premises is ready to connect.
TJ Malone, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “Our teams are making excellent progress in Co Mayo and we’re pleased to see fibre build works underway in the Claremorris, Ballyhaunis and Knockmore deployment areas.
“Our overarching goal is to improve digital connectivity across the country. With minimum internet speed of 500 megabites per second, this new Fibre-to-the-Home network will play a pivotal role in sustaining local businesses and communities.”
National Rollout Progress
NBI has now passed over 396,000 homes, farms and businesses in rural Ireland to high-speed broadband with over 140,000 now connected. The average take-up rate of 35% is well ahead of projections and international comparisons and surpasses 50% in areas of the country where the network has been live for 18 months.
The National Broadband Ireland website is regularly updated to show estimated connection dates. The easiest way to get updates on when a home or business will be ready to order is by signing up for NBI email alerts at nbi.ie/eoi/.
Choosing a Broadband Provider
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 NBI network™ and 66 are certified to provide connections as of today. To see the retail broadband providers that are currently licensed to sell on the NBI network™, visit NBI.ie/buy.
Keep up to Speed!
NBI is encouraging people to check their eligibility and register for updates at www.nbi.ie to receive regular notifications related to their own premises as works progress 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 www.nbi.ie/bcp-map/. An example of some of the locations of Broadband Connection Points in Mayo include CLG Béal An Mhuirthead, Islandeady Community Centre and The Black Tom Freeman Sport and Community Amenities Centre. Primary schools in the Intervention Area are also now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.
