Almost 6,900 premises in County Waterford can avail of high-speed broadband

National Broadband Ireland, 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 over 1,400 Waterford properties in its Carrick-on-Suir deployment area can now pre-order a high-speed fibre broadband connection. The area covers the rural surrounds of Portlaw and includes areas such as Rathgormack, Mothel, Clonea, Glen and Gurteen.

16,000 premises in County Waterford 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, County Waterford will receive €59M of Government investment under the National Broadband Plan.

There are 1,404 Waterford premises in the Carrick-on-Suir deployment area that can join the National Broadband Ireland network. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people living near Portlaw and Rathgormack to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

Works have already been completed in other parts of Waterford and there is a total of 6,866 premises that are available to pre-order or order high-speed, reliable broadband across the county with 1,674 connections made so far. National Broadband Ireland is calling on people to visit nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

The Carrick-On-Suir deployment area is comprised of almost 4,900 homes, businesses, farms and schools across counties Kilkenny, Tipperary, and Waterford. The area will see an investment of approximately €19M to deliver the new high speed fibre network. This will enable e-learning, remote monitoring of livestock or equipment, e-health initiatives, better energy efficiency in the home, and facilitate increased levels of remote working. 

Peter Hendrick, Chief Executive Officer, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted to announce that Waterford premises in the Carrick-on-Suir area can now order high-speed broadband services through the National Broadband Ireland network. This will enable users to experience the life-changing benefits that high-speed broadband provides.

Presently, almost 6,900 homes, businesses and farms can order high-speed fibre broadband to connect to the National Broadband Network in County Waterford. This includes almost 3,900 premises in areas surrounding Waterford city, over 1,200 near Ardmore, Kinsalebeg and Clashmore, and over 600 in rural areas near Tickincor.