The company behind the National Broadband Plan says it will have passed more than 100,000 homes and premises with its new high-speed fibre network by the end of this year., the entity established by US tech magnate David McCourt to carry out the project, said it was well on track to complete the project on time and within budget.
However in an update, NBI said it will have passed 102,000 of the premises earmarked for coverage by the State-subsidised plan by the end of 2022. NBI also reported take-up rates of over 30 per cent in deployment areas that have been live for at least six months. “Our ability to move premises from the construction phases to the order phase is seriously ramping up which means users can reap the benefits of the transformational network sooner,” he said.said early take-up of services was exceeding 30 per cent in many of the initial deployment areas.