Ireland to get fibre broadband that puts into the ranks of the world

[Som]

 

ESB and Vodafone have signed a joint venture agreement to invest ? 450 million in building a 100 per cent fibre broadband network across Ireland.

The network will offer speeds of 200 Mbps to 1000 Mbps propelling Ireland into the ranks of the world?s fastest broadband countries. Ireland will also become the first country in Europe to utilise existing electricity infrastructure to deploy fibre directly to homes and businesses, initially reaching 500,000 premises."

http://www.irishtimes.com/business/sectors/technology/esb-and-vodafone-to-invest-450-million-in-fibre-broadband-network-1.1852617

Can't Wait

 

[jasondefaoite]

Better link

 

http://www.esb.ie/main/press/pr-4074.jsp

 

Good. Ireland needs this.

[PsYcHoKiLLa]

BT? Watching?

 

Useless.

[xrobwx71]

Sigh, I wished my family had stayed in Ireland.  :rofl:

[x-scratch]

and some countrys still have dial up 

[Stokkolm]

Nice! They're working on this here in Alaska, but just in the city of Anchorage. The rest of the state is screwed for a few more years.