open eir and Sky have announced a five year partnership aimed at enhancing connectivity between their core network infrastructures.
Under the agreement, Sky will leverage open eir's fibre network, to continue its growth across Ireland.
open eir's fibre-to-the-home network is already accessible to over 1.3 million homes and businesses today, with plans to extend coverage to 1.9 million locations, serving 84% of premises in Ireland.
"This direct relationship with Sky is a testament to our commitment to providing exceptional network services," said Oliver Loomes, CEO of eir.
"We are excited to work with Sky to enable them to bring innovative solutions to the Irish market," he added.
JD Buckley, CEO of Sky Ireland said they chose open eir because of their "scalable solution" and their "proven network capability".
"Sky will harness open eir's network to broaden its market reach, providing a wider range of services to Irish consumers," he said.
"This partnership allows Sky to strengthen our broadband capability as an ever increasing number of our customers migrate to IP based products," he added.
