Nationwide deal between Imagine and National Broadband Ireland to bring connectivity to more homes, farms and businesses.
A network deal between Imagine and National Broadband Ireland has been signalled as a breakthrough for rural Ireland.
The deal will allow Imagine to expand its fibre broadband offering to new and existing customers via the National Broadband Ireland (NBI) network.
“Our rollout will ensure that every home, farm and business in Ireland has access to high-speed fibre broadband”
Most of Imagine’s 40,000 customers will now be able to enjoy much improved speeds of 500 Mbps and 1Gbps compared to the top speed of 150Mbps on Imagine’s fixed wireless system.
Crossing the digital divide
“We have ambitious plans for Imagine and we believe that by leveraging innovative technologies and collaborating with infrastructure partners like NBI we can provide the very best broadband speeds and services to our customers,” said Niall Tallon, CEO of Imagine.
“By switching to fibre our customers are getting a superior service at comparable cost while the company gets to expand its reach and offerings. But this is just the start; there is much more to come from Imagine and we are looking forward to sharing those plans with our customers in the coming months.”
The company said it will be in position to offer faster speeds and a better service to over 337,440 premises across Ireland which have been fibre enabled by NBI.
“We are delighted that Imagine is joining the growing number of retail service providers offering broadband packages on our network,” said Peter Hendrick, CEO of NBI.
“There are now over 70 providers on our network, meaning there is huge choice for anyone connecting to high-speed fibre through NBI. Our rollout will ensure that every home, farm and business in Ireland has access to high-speed fibre broadband. We’ve now passed over 337,440 premises across the country, and all of these will have the same guarantee in terms of access, speed and reliability.”
Main image at top: Pictured at the announcement of the new network deal between Imagine and NBI are Niall Tallon, CEO of Imagine, Peter Hendrick, CEO of National broadband Ireland and Imagine customer and Wicklow based auctioneer Pat O’Neill. Photo: Stephen O’Brien
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