High-speed broadband boost for East Clare blackspots

HIGH speed connectivity, through a country-wide State-backed scheme is due to come on-stream in the Kilkishen area, according to the National Broadband Ireland (NBI)

NBI is the company delivering what is described as “the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan (NBP) on behalf of the Government”. The company has announced that over 3,400 premises in Kilkishen and nearby townlands and villages will be able to order or pre-order broadband on their network “very shortly”.

State Intervention Areas, where no other services is available, include 23,000 premises in total in Clare. NBI has promised to deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools. “As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, County Clare will receive €89m of Government investment under the NBP,” a statement said. “NBI crews have made substantial progress in Clare and premises will soon go live in Kilkishen where 3,400 premises will be able to order or pre-order broadband on the NBI network.”

Peter Hendrick Chief Executive Officer of NBI said: “We are delighted to announce that premises in Kilkishen will soon be able to order or pre-order broadband services through the NBI network. This will enable users to experience the life-changing benefits that high-speed broadband provides. We are confident that the rollout will continue to gather pace as our ability to move premises from the construction phase to the order phase ramps up. We are acutely aware that people want access to high-speed broadband and our goal is to deliver that as quickly as possible.”

Under the National Broadband Plan, 559,000 premises nationwide are included in the Intervention Area, which was established by the Department of Environment, Climate and Communications to identify areas where commercial operators are not currently providing access to high-speed broadband or do not intend to.

Full details of estimated connection dates, as well as an email notification service are available Nbi.ie/eoi/. Those who would like to check their eligibility and register for updates may also do so on Nbi.ie.