Eir reports 'unprecedented surge' in Irish data usage

Report said the rollout of 1GB fibre and explosive growth in data-hungry apps have resulted in Eir's overall traffic on its broadband network more than doubling since 2019

Average household usage on high-speed fibre has risen by 61% in five years, from the equivalent of 6.2 hours to almost 10 hours of HD video per day

Online traffic in Ireland has more than doubled since 2019, with mobile data traffic showing a seven-fold increase due to a surge in online video content, a new report shows.

Publishing its Digital Ireland report on Thursday, Eir said Ireland is now one of the most digitally connected socieities in Europe, underpinned by record investment in fibre and 5G, as well as an unprecedented surge in data usage.