Broadband

The State-led subsidised intervention is being delivered by NBI following the Contract award in 2019. NBI are contracted to roll out a high-speed and future-proofed broadband network across all non commercial areas in every county and this will cover circa 1.1 million people living and working in over 560,000 premises. This includes almost 100,000 businesses and farms along with some 283 Broadband Connection Points and 672 schools.

The process of delivering fibre to all homes in the Intervention Area is progressing with momentum. While NBI is committed to delivering a cumulative target of 185,000 premises this year under the revised Contract targets, NBI have passed over 205,600 premises up to the end of December 2023. Over 241,300 premises can now order or pre order at least 500Mbps from over 60 Retail Service Providers on the NBI network.

NBI believe they are now making up for delays encountered due to Covid restrictions and they will continue to seek to accelerate the rollout where possible. The expect to pass over 300,000 premises by the end of 2024, representing over 54% of the rollout.
To date over 74,000 full fibre connections have been made by NBI across all counties and demand remains very strong where fibre is available. Over 3,500 connections are being made each month.

Further information is also available on NBI’s website at: https://nbi.ie

National Figures end of March 2024