16,000 Cork premises ready to connect to NBP National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has announced that over 8,000 premises in the Midleton Deployment Area are now ready to connect, bringing the total number of … Business • 19 Jan
Provider expects six-figure fines for broadband delay The Chief Executive of National Broadband Ireland has said that the company is preparing to pay "a couple hundred thousand euro" in fines relating to … Ireland • 09 Dec 22
Asterion to buy 80% stake in National Broadband Ireland The two largest shareholders in the company responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP) have agreed a deal to sell their stake in … Business • 12 Jul 22
eir's gigabit fibre network passes 800k homes and firms eir says its gigabit fibre network is now available to more than 800,000 homes and businesses across Ireland. Business • 25 Apr 22
National Broadband Plan can be delivered on time - NBI National Broadband Ireland has said that by the end of the year a total of 221,000 premises - or 40% of planned area - will … Business • 07 Apr 22
NBI adds 2Gbit/s option to broadband plan offering Premises which are passed by the National Broadband Plan will be able to avail of 2 gigabits per second download speeds, if they choose to. Business • 26 Jan 22
Big Tech's biggest weaknesses were on display in 2021 While 2020 was a year when tech's greatest strengths were on display, it was its weaknesses that came to the fore in 2021, writes Adam … 2021 in Review • 31 Dec 21
50% of premises clear broadband engineering milestone National Broadband Ireland said today that 50% of all premises within its remit have had engineering surveys completed, which allows it to move to its … Business • 21 Dec 21
Comreg drops National Broadband Ireland pricing plans Telecoms regulator Comreg has ditched pricing proposals that would have allowed National Broadband Ireland to use Eir's poles and ducts for the rollout of its … Business • 13 Dec 21
Roll-out of broadband plan eight months behind schedule The rollout of the National Broadband Plan is now eight months behind schedule, the Tánaiste has acknowledged in the Dáil. Business • 14 Oct 21
92,000 premises in 'build phase' of NBP National Broadband Ireland has said that over 19,000 premises are now eligible to order services on the new high-speed fibre broadband network, spanning the first … Business • 22 Jun 21
Employment on National Broadband Plan passes 1,000 mark National Broadband Ireland (NBI) said today that over 1,000 people have been employed by the project since it started in January 2020. Business • 16 Jun 21
Broadband plan network could in time carry 25Gbps speed The National Broadband Plan (NBP) network could in time be capable of handling data speeds of up to 25Gbps, a senior telecoms executive has said. Business • 12 Feb 21
Efforts to speed up national broadband roll-out The head of the company responsible for rolling out the National Broadband Plan (NBP) has said it is looking at opportunities to accelerate the seven-year … Business • 11 Feb 21
Sky partners with National Broadband Ireland Sky is partnering with National Broadband Ireland to bring ultrafast broadband speeds of up to 1 Gb to homes across the country. Business • 25 Jan 21
First broadband plan community connection points open The first 50 of 300 community Broadband Connection Points (BCPs), that are being rolled out as part of the National Broadband Plan (NBP) have been … Business • 08 Oct 20
Broadband speeds 'will be 3 times faster' - NBI The company delivering the National Broadband Plan on behalf of the Government, National Broadband Ireland, has announced that broadband speeds will be more than three … Business • 14 Aug 20
National Broadband Ireland CEO makes delivery pledge The CEO of National Broadband Ireland has said that rolling out the Government's National Broadband Plan is about "doing away with the rural digital divide … Ireland • 18 May 19
NBP review not expected to find process undermined A review of the procurement process for the National Broadband Plan does not find that it was undermined by contacts between former minister for communications … Politics • 21 Nov 18