High-speed fibre broadband rolled out in Carnaross

High speed fibre broadband is now available to 2,400 properties in the Carnaross deployment area including the rural townlands surrounding Carnaross, Kilskyre and Carlanstown as part of the National Broadband Plan roll out.

There are 21,000 premises in Co Meath included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see National Broadband Ireland deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools.

Network build works are also continuing across Meath with works in progress for almost 2,700 premises near Trim which are due to be connected by the summer of next year.

There are 10,556 homes, businesses, and farms in Co Meath that can avail of high-speed, reliable broadband with 2,530 connections made to the NBI network so far.

Nationally, NBI has now passed over 300,000 homes, farms and businesses in rural Ireland to high-speed broadband.

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that almost 2,400 Meath premises near Carnaross can now order and pre-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.

“Over 10,500 homes, businesses and farms in Co Meath can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI network. This includes over 1,300 near Hill of Down and almost 3,300 near Navan. We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We encourage local 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.”