Tullamore Included in €450 million Broadband Network Investment

3rd July 2014

Investment will propel Tullamore into the ranks of the world’s fastest broadband towns.

ESB and Vodafone have signed a joint venture agreement to invest €450 million in building a 100% fibre broadband network across Ireland. The network will offer speeds of 200 Mbps to 1000 Mbps propelling Tullamore into the ranks of the world’s fastest broadband towns. Tullamore will also become one of the first towns in Europe to utilise existing electricity infrastructure to deploy fibre directly to homes and businesses.

Tullamore will be among the 50 towns targeted in the first phase of the roll-out. The broadband fibre will be deployed on the ESB’s existing overhead and underground infrastructure. This new broadband infrastructure will add to the Tullamore Metropolitan Area Network offering which was developed over eight years ago and included the installation of a fibre loop around the town. The joint offering should also stimulate more competition in the broadband market and offer greater speeds and reduced prices to businesses across Tullamore. ‘With the internet being a key driver in business development, the Chamber is delighted to see further improvements in the broadband infrastructure taking place’, commented Loughnan Hooper of Dotser Web & Marketing. ‘Business is becoming more reliant on the internet every day and this development will help Tullamore offer better broadband and related services at more affordable prices.’