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Tue, 22/03/2022 - 14:43
Northern Ireland headquartered altnet Fibrus has earmarked the latest list of villages set to benefit from its full fibre network, including its first premises in England.
In Northern Ireland, the list of towns Fibrus will address in 2022 includes Omagh, Ballymoney, Cookstown, Downpatrick, Dromore, Coleraine and Banbridge, whilst in Cumbria it plans to deliver to the towns of Penrith and Kendal.
These plans cover an additional 145,000 premises, bringing the company’s total reach to over 250,000 homes and businesses by the end of 2022.
CEO Dominic Kearns said: “Homes and businesses in these towns have been deprived of proper broadband and competition for too long, so we are looking forward to adding more and more of these towns and villages to our new network.
“We’re just about to complete the build to one of our bigger towns in Northern Ireland, Omagh, and in April we will see the first homes go live in the town of Penrith in Cumbria. Our delivery capacity continues to grow, along with our key sub-contractors, and we look forward to driving the output even further in 2023.”
