Ireland’s eir has revealed that it now passes more than one million premises across the country with its fiber-to-the-home (FTTH) network, a development which it claimed means ‘that Ireland is on its way to becoming one of the most fibre-connected countries in the world’.
eir has committed to rolling out its ‘Gigabit Broadband’ network, which is capable of speeds of up to 10Gbps, to 1.9 million premises, or 84% of homes and businesses in Ireland, by the end of 2026. According to eir, the fibre deployment project will be completed two years ahead of the Irish government’s target to achieve nationwide high speed broadband coverage of speeds in excess of 1Gbps.
In the press release, eir noted that its network build has been supported by more than EUR1 billion (USD1 billion) of investment to date, with it saying that, looking ahead, it plans to invest another EUR250 million each year to the end of 2026. Approximately a quarter of a million additional premises are expected to gain access to FTTH connectivity during each remaining year of the rollout.
Source: https://www.commsupdate.com/articles/2023/02/23/eir-announces-full-fibre-coverage-milestone/