Over 1,000 Kerry homes, businesses and farms near Sneem can now connect to fibre broadband on NBI™ network

19,000 premises in Co Kerry 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 (NBP) on behalf of the Government, has said that over 1,000 Kerry properties in its Sneem deployment area can now avail of a high-speed fibre broadband connection. The area covers the rural townlands and townland surrounding Sneem, Castlecove and Caherdaniel on the Iveragh Peninsula.

28,000 premises in Co Kerry 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 Kerry will receive €107M of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.

There are 1,059 Kerry premises in the Sneem deployment area that can 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.

Network build works are also continuing across Kerry with build works in progress for almost 2,100 premises near Castleisland and almost 1,600 premises near Waterville. 

Works have already been completed in other parts of Kerry and there is a total of 18,992 premises that can now pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county with 5,138 connections made so far. 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.

NBI has now passed over 300,000 homes, farms and businesses in rural Ireland to high-speed broadband with just over 100,000 now connected. The average take-up rate of 33% is well ahead of projections and international comparisons and surpasses 50% in areas of the country where the network has been live for 18 months.

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that over 1,000 Kerry premises in the Sneem deployment area 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, 19,000 homes, businesses and farms in Co Kerry can now order a high-speed fibre connection to the NBI™ network. This includes:

  • over 1,000 premises near Sneem,
  • over 1,800 premises near Ballydavid,
  • over 1,500 premises near Ballyheigue,
  • 2,000 premises near Kilgarvan,
  • over 3,400 near Killarney,
  • over 4,100 premises near Listowel, and
  • over 3,300 near Tralee

“We are working hard on the ground to progress other areas of the county through engineering survey, design and construction phases. We are encouraging Kerry 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.

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 www.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 www.nbi.ie/bcp-map/. An example of some of the locations of Broadband Connection Points in Kerry include Black Valley, Killeenagh (Inch Community Centre), and Kells Railway Station Community Space Kerry.  Primary schools in the Intervention Area are also now connected for educational access as part of the NBP.