National Broadband Ireland on track to complete 420,000 connections by end of next year

There have been 483,594 premises moved to or through the construction phase

National Broadband Ireland CEO Peter Hendrick said all at the company are 'working hard' to ensure that the rollout 'stays on track and we have now achieved and exceeded our targets for 2024'. Picture: Brian Arthur

The firm behind the rollout of the National Broadband Plan — National Broadband Ireland (NBI) — has said it remains on track and on budget to connect more than 420,000 premises by the end of next year.

The National Broadband Plan was signed off in November 2019 with the aim to provide high-speed broadband to 560,000 premises across the country providing access to 1.1m people. The rollout is expected to be completed by 2027.