Fibre broadband now available to 1,300 homes in Hill of Down area

A further 1,300 homes in Meath in the Hill of Down deployment area can now avail of fibre broadband under the National Broadband Plan.

In its latest update for the county, National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan on behalf of the Government, has said that almost 1,300 Meath properties in its Hill of Down deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection. This includes the rural townlands of Hill of Down, Clonard and Ballivor.

There are 21,000 premises in Co Meath 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 Meath will receive €76M of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.

There are 1,297 premises in the Hill of Down deployment area that cannow join the netowork and householders are urged to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

There are 9,850 homes, businesses, and farms in Co Meath that can order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband and so far 2,219 connections have been made to the NB network.

Network build works are also continuing across Co Meath with works in progress for almost 2,400 premises near Carnaross, which are set to be connected to next year.

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that almost 1,300 premises in the surrounding rural areas of Kinnegad 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, 9,850 homes, businesses and farms in Co Meath can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI network. This includes over 3,200 near Navan and over 2,800 Meath premises near the Drogheda 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 Meath 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.