National Broadband Ireland (NBI) have announced that over 4,000 homes, businesses, schools and farms across the Kanturk Deployment Area of North Cork can now pre-order high speed fibre broadband which has just become available.
NBI is the company rolling out the new high speed fibre broadband network under the Government’s National Broadband Plan (NBP).
In the Kanturk Deployment Area, there are a number of villages and rural areas included in the intervention area, which includes homes, farms, commercial businesses and schools. Areas include all parts of Kanturk town not currently served by fibre and villages and rural areas around Lismire, Castlemagner, Banteer, Lombardstown, Glantane, Liscarroll, Lisgriffin, Kilbrin, Cecilstown, Ballyclough, Nadd, Lyre, Laharn, Kilcorney, Derrinagree, Gortroe and Boherbue.
All townlands included in the Kanturk Deployment Area can be accessed here – Kanturk Townlands – NBI
You can check out if your house is included in the current deployment area coming on stream with fibre by clicking on the following link and entering your Eircode: https://nbi.ie/where-are-we-working/
Welcoming the availability of high speed fibre broadband around Kanturk area, local Fine Gael Cllr. John Paul O’Shea said “This is a very important day for over 4,000 homes, businesses, farms and schools in the area. The access to high speed broadband now is nearly as important as electricity and running water and I know that this investment will be warmly welcomed by all in the area. It was one of the most brought up topics during the local elections and I am glad now, this investment in the Kanturk area is becoming a reality. I would encourage all who can now pre-order to do so and enjoy the enhanced broadband services in the area”.
Under the National Broadband Plan, Cork will see an investment of €314M in the new high speed fibre network. This will facilitate increased levels of remote working, enable e-learning, remote monitoring of livestock or equipment on our farms and e-health initiatives.
NBI crews have made substantial progress in North Cork already with areas such as Millstreet, Ballydaly, Cullen, Knocknagree, Ballydesmond & Kiskeam already on stream and offering high speed fibre broadband.
Work continues with NBI to bring townlands in the Meelin, Charleville and Grenagh deployment areas to completion so that they too can enjoy the benefits of high speed fibre broadband.
In advance of the fibre roll out, the NBP provided for the delivery of Broadband Connection Points (BCPs) nationwide. Over 200 of these sites are now ‘live’ and have both internal and external broadband access. These facilities – which include sports clubs, community centres and tourist sites provide free public access to high-speed internet in the rollout area. You can view the BCP locations at https://nbi.ie/bcp-map/
An example of some of the locations of Broadband Connection Points in North Cork that are connected are Laharn Heritage Centre, Aubane Community Centre, Ballydaly Community Hall, Glash Community Centre & Old Schoolhouse, Dromina.
Cllr. O’Shea added “It is great to see the NBI teams on the ground and they have made substantial progress already over recent weeks and months. Good quality high speed fibre broadband is crucial for the area and it is something I am pressing to get done and made active as soon as possible”.
