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Imagine High Speed Broadband- Tipperary Press Release

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Press Release
Information Technology
4 August 2021

58,500 TIPPERARY HOMES AND BUSINESSES BENEFIT FROM IMMEDIATE ACCESS TO RELIABLE HIGH-SPEED BROADBAND THANKS TO IMAGINE

  • Imagine extends its high-speed broadband connection area providing immediate connectivity to over 58,500 homes & businesses in Co. Tipperary
  • 77% of Tipperary’s NBP Intervention area, the properties in urgent need of better broadband, now have immediate access to Imagine’s High-Speed Broadband connection areas.
  • Imagines commitment to providing better broadband for Irelands worst effected broadband areas continues with its exclusive 5G Fixed Broadband Network already connecting 280 live broadband ‘Fibre Hub’ transmission sites to the National Fibre Backhaul Network, providing over 60,000 square kilometres of High-Capacity, High-Speed Broadband connectivity to over 1.2 Million homes and businesses across 32,000 regional and rural townlands and communities.

(August 03, 2021) Irish broadband provider, Imagine Network Services (“Imagine”), today announced it has switched-on a further high-capacity broadband transmission hub in Co. Tipperary

There are 84,285 premises in Tipperary of which the Irish provider already provides immediate connectivity to over 58,500 homes and businesses across the Premier County with 77% of this connectivity being within the NBP intervention area or those properties that are in urgent need of better broadband.

Homes and businesses that need better broadband can check their Eircode for coverage at imagine.ie

Imagine’s latest news comes as the company continues to receive strong demand for its service with the Irish provider continuing to win fans amongst its customers with over 60% of new subscribers calling to be connected being referred from existing users of its service.

Sandra Dinan, who heads up the Connecting Communities Team commented “The continued rapid expansion of our exclusive 5G Fixed Wireless Network along with our extensive coverage is a game changer, not only for the people of Tipperary but for all of regional and rural Ireland. Now more than ever, people need consistent and reliable broadband and our continued investment in the county will see our service match a level of performance in Tipperary that Seamus Callanan would be proud of!”

She continued: “Ireland’s rural communities need better broadband now which is why we are seeing such demand for our service and why we will continue to invest and focus all our efforts on the rapid expansion of our 5G Fixed Broadband Network. Our network can be deployed in these poor broadband areas within a matter of weeks ensuring we continue to meet this demand and bring high-speed broadband to the families and businesses that need better broadband now.”

Local TD’S, Broadband Officers and community action groups who are being contacted by families and business owners needing better broadband are urged to contact Sandra and her team directly via the dedicated WhatsApp Group on 087 3389945 or via mail at betterbroadband@imagine.ie - The quicker this team knows at a local level where these poor broadband areas are, the quicker Imagine can extend coverage of its high-speed connection areas.