The National Broadband Ireland network is now live in Letterkenny, delivering high-speed broadband to 3,036 more premises.
National Broadband Ireland, the company working on the National Broadband Plan on behalf of the Government, has announced that over 3,000 premises in Letterkenny are ready to order or pre-order broadband on the National Broadband Ireland network.
Over 33,000 premises in County Donegal are 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.
The network is being rolled out to all areas of Donegal over the next four years.
As a wholesale network operator, National Broadband Ireland does not sell fibre broadband directly to end users, rather it enables services from a range of broadband providers or Retail Service Providers (RSPs). The company will make the new Fibre-to-the-Home network available to all RSPs operating in the Intervention Area. Some 57 RSPs have already signed up to sell services on the National Broadband Ireland network and 44 are certified as ready to start providing connections as of today. To see the retail broadband providers that are currently licensed to sell on the National Broadband Ireland network, visit NBI.ie/buy.
Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that premises in Letterkenny can now order or pre-order broadband services through the National Broadband Ireland network. This will enable users to experience the life-changing benefits that high-speed broadband provides.”