Carrick-on-Shannon final stop in Siro’s full fibre network rollout
Siro’s fibre-to-the-home network has reached 100% national coverage following a rollout in Carrick-on-Shannon, Co Leitrim.
The wholesaler’s network covers 620,000 premises in Ireland across 142 cities and towns.
Siro offers speeds of up to 2Gb/s for residential customers and up to 10Gb/s for enterprise, but its network has the capacity to scale to 25Gb/s when required.
The addition of Carrick-on-Shannon to Siro’s network forms part of its €1 billion investment in a future-proofed broadband infrastructure. While the company has reached over 620,00 premises to date, the company is on track to meet its commitment of over 700,000 premises by 2026.
Siro chief executive officer John Keaney said: “The milestone of reaching every county in Ireland matters hugely to Siro continued growth. Siro is a company driven by the objective of creating choice and real competition in the broadband market. We are already doing so in the 142 towns and cities in which we operate and remain focused on continuing to do so as our network expands further across Ireland.
“Bringing full fibre broadband to Carrick-on-Shannon marks a major milestone for Siro as our network’s footprint now extends to every county in Ireland. Carrick on Shannon joining the wider Siro network across the Northwest region puts the town on a par with its neighbours in Sligo, Cavan, Donegal, Longford and Roscommon, ensuring that it has world-class connectivity and remains a great place to live and work.”
Siro is a collabortation between Vodafone and ESB, which uses powerline infrastructure to carry broadband fibre.
Vodafone Ireland CEO Amanda Nelson said: “We are delighted to mark this milestone today in Carrick-on-Shannon and that with Siro, our joint venture with ESB, we now deliver high speed gigabit broadband to every county in Ireland. Since launching in 2015 we have been delivering connectivity to people, businesses, and communities right across Ireland, while also offering greater competition within the market.
“We are proud to be providing high-speed connectivity to homes and businesses and empowering local businesses, entrepreneurs, and remote workers in the community with the tools they need to thrive in a digital world.”
ESB deputy chief executive Marguerite Sayers, added: “With recent expansion of the network to Carrick-On-Shannon, I warmly welcome the milestone of Siro’s availability in every county of Ireland. It marks a significant collective achievement for ESB, our partners in Vodafone and of course the hard-working SIRO team. In less than 10 years, the joint venture has brought access to ultra-fast fibre broadband connectivity to 620,000 families and small businesses across regional Ireland and is entirely in keeping with ESB’s commitment to the communities we serve.”
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