Take-up of NBI fibre broadband in Mayo is at 30%

NATIONAL Broadband Ireland (NBI) has now passed almost 12,000 homes, farms and businesses across Co. Mayo with its high-speed fibre-to-the-home network.

There are now 11,875 properties in Mayo that can order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband, with 3,554 connections made to the NBI network so far.

Take-up of NBI fibre broadband in Mayo is at 30% overall and is highest in rural areas of the county near Castlebar where take-up has surpassed 43%.

NBI is calling on people living in Mayo to visit https://nbi.ie/map/ and enter their Eircode to see if they are ready to connect.

Overall, there are 37,000 homes, farms, businesses and schools in Co. Mayo that will be able to access high-speed fibre broadband under the National Broadband Plan. As the biggest investment in rural Ireland since rural electrification, Co. Mayo will receive €145m. of government investment through the rollout.

NBI has now passed over 337,000 premises across rural Ireland with over 115,000 of these 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, CEO, National Broadband Ireland, said: “We are delighted that almost 12,000 homes, farms and businesses in Co. Mayo 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 fibre broadband.

“Connecting to fibre broadband couldn’t be simpler and we strongly encourage people living in rural areas of Mayo check their address or Eircode on nbi.ie to find out more.”

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.