Almost 1,300 homes, businesses and farms near Kinnegad can now connect to fibre broadband on NBI™ network

Almost 9,900 premises in Co Meath 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 1,300 Meath properties in its Hill of Down deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection. This includes the rural townlands of Hill of Down, Clonard and Ballivor.

There are 21,000 premises in Co Meath 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 Meath will receive €76M of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.

There are 1,297 premises in the Hill of Down deployment area that can join the NBI™ network. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living near Kinnegad to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

There are 9,850 homes, businesses, and farms in Co Meath that can order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband with 2,219 connections made to the NBI™ network so far. 

Network build works are also continuing across Co Meath with works in progress for almost 2,400 premises near Carnaross, which are set to be connected to the NBI™ network next year. 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.

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that almost 1,300 premises in the surrounding rural areas of Kinnegad 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.

“Overall, 9,850 homes, businesses and farms in Co Meath can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI™ network. This includes over 3,200 near Navan and over 2,800 Meath premises near the Drogheda deployment area. We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We are encouraging Meath 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 306,049 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 BCPs in Meath include Cortown GAA Club, Rathkenny Hall and Carnaross Mart. Primary schools in the Intervention Area are also now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.