Almost 3,900 Cork homes, businesses and farms near Fermoy can now connect to fibre broadband on NBI™ networkOver 30,000 homes, businesses and farms in Cork can avail of a high-speed connection today

National Broadband Ireland (NBI), the company delivering the new future-proofed, high-speed Fibre-to-the-Home network under the National Broadband Plan on behalf of the Government, has said that almost 3,900 Cork properties in its Fermoy deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection. The area covers the rural surrounds of Glanworth, Rathcormac, and Fermoy.

82,000 premises in Co Cork are included in the State’s Intervention Area, which will see NBI deliver minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second to homes, businesses, farms, and schools. As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, Co Cork will receive €314M of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.

There are 3,856 Cork premises in the Fermoy deployment area that can now join the NBI™ network. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living nearby to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

Construction works are underway to connect 3,856 Cork homes, farms and businesses in the Fermoy deployment area to the NBI™ network. Over 1300 premises within this deployment area can connect to NBI’s high-speed fibre broadband, followed closed by remaining premises available to order in the near future. 

There are 30,239 homes, businesses, and farms in Co Cork that can order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband with 10,257 connections made to the NBI™ network so far. 

Network build works are also continuing across Cork including almost 5,800 premises near Clonakilty, scheduled for connection next year. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living near Fermoy and the surrounding areas to visit nbi.ie/eoi to sign up for notifications on when they will be able be able to join the network.  

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that almost 3,900 Cork premises near Fermoy can now order high-speed broadband services through the NBI™ network. This will enable those who connect to experience the life-changing benefits of high-speed broadband with minimum speeds of 500 megabits per second. 

“There are over 30,000 homes, businesses and farms ready to connect in rural areas in Co Cork. This includes:

  • almost 2,400 near Youghal,
  • almost 9,600 near Midleton,
  • almost 4,800 near Carrigaline,
  • over 6,500 near Templemartin,
  • almost 4,000 near Kanturk and,
  • over 2,100 near Rathmore.

We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We are encouraging Cork residents to visit the NBI website to check their Eircode and sign up for updates.”

As a wholesale network operator, NBI does not sell fibre broadband directly to end users, rather it enables services from a range of broadband providers or Retail Service Providers (RSPs). As a wholesale provider, NBI will make the new Fibre-to-the-Home network available to all RSPs operating in the Intervention Area.   

Some 72 RSPs have already signed up to sell services on the NBI™ network and 68 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 NBI™ network, visit NBI.ie/buy.

National Broadband Ireland contractors have been on the ground across the country and over 297,401 premises nationwide can order or pre-order broadband on the NBI™ network so far.

The National Broadband Ireland website is regularly updated to show estimated connection dates. Signing up to the NBI email notifications at /eoi/ is the easiest way to get the most up to date status of premises during the rollout and when premises will be ready for order.  

Keep up to Speed!  

NBI is encouraging people to check their eligibility and register for updates at nbi.ie to receive regular notifications related to their own premises as works progresses in their area.  

Broadband Connection Points

In advance of the Fibre-to-the-Home rollout, the NBP provides for the delivery of Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) nationwide. 955 of these sites, including Public BCPs, are now ‘live’. Public BCPs – which include sports clubs, community centres and tourist sites – will provide free public access to high-speed internet in the rollout area. Other BCP categories include schools and marts.

BCPs will pave the way for rural communities to receive the benefits of broadband, from mobile working, e-learning and mobile banking, to digital tourism. You can view BCPs at nbi.ie/bcp-map/. An example of some of the locations of Broadband Connection Points in Clare include Michael Cusack Visitor Centre, Obair Family Centre and Caherconnell Stone Fort. Primary schools in the Intervention Area are now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.