Creeslough is on the verge of getting high-speed fibre broadband as part of the national broadband rollout.
More than 3,200 premises in the area have been surveyed to date with network designs completed to deliver the new Fibre to the Home (FTTH) network with an anticipated date for connection.
NBI crews have started initial works for the build in townlands across Cresslough.
These ‘make ready’ works pave the way for the next stage of deploying fibre on poles/ducts, and include the erection of poles, unblocking of ducts, and the insertion of subduct into existing ducts, for the fibre to be installed.
In Donegal, there are 32,728 premises in the Intervention Area (IA), which includes homes, farms, commercial businesses and schools.
This equates to 32% of all premises in the county. Under the National Broadband Plan, Donegal will see an investment of €128M in the new high speed fibre network.
This will enable e-learning, remote monitoring of livestock or equipment, e-health initiatives, better energy efficiency in the home, and facilitate increased levels of remote working.
Broadband Connection Points (BCPs)
In advance of the Fibre-to-the-Home roll out, the NBP provides for the delivery of Broadband Connection Points (BCP’s) nationwide. 454 of these sites are now ‘live’ and have both internal and external broadband access. These facilities – which include GAA clubs, community centres and tourist sites – will provide free public access to high-speed internet in the rollout area.
These BCP’s 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 https://nbi.ie/bcp-map/. An example of some of the locations of Broadband Connection Points in Donegal are Ray Community Centre /Ionad Pobail na Ráithe, Cranford Coole Community Centre, Leghowney Community Centre, and Leghowney Community Centre. Primary schools in the Intervention Area are also being connected for educational access as part of the NBP.
