Over 5,300 Cork homes, businesses and farms near Eyeries and Kinsale can now connect to fibre broadband on NBI™ network
Over 48,000 premises in Co Cork 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 over 5,300 Cork premises in its Eyeries and Kinsale deployment areas can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection.
82,000 premises in Co Cork 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 Cork will receive €314m of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.
There are 1,753 Cork premises in the Eyeries deployment area and 3,568 Cork premises in the Kinsale 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 Cork, including the rural surrounds of Kanturk, Midleton, and Carrigaline. There is a total of 48,009 premises that can now pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county with 14,996 connections made so far.
Network build works are also continuing across Cork with build works in progress for over 3,400 premises near the Skibbereen deployment area, due to be connected by spring next 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.
TJ Malone, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that over 1,700 Cork premises near Eyeries and almost 3,600 near Kinsale 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 48,000 homes, businesses and farms in Co Cork can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI™ network. This includes almost 4,100 premises near Kanturk, over 9,500 premises near Midleton and almost 4,800 premises near Carrigaline. We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We are encouraging Cork residents to visit the NBI website to check their Eircode and sign up for updates.”
National Rollout Progress
NBI has now passed over 381,000 homes, farms and businesses in rural Ireland with over 134,000 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 Cork include Mealagh Valley Community Centre, Laharn Heritage Centre, and Ionadh Áise.
Primary schools in the Intervention Area are also now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.
