Imagine creates 200 jobs for broadband rollout

UP to 200 jobs are to be created by Imagine Communications group as it spends €100 million rolling out, what it claims, will be the country’s fastest, most affordable and highest quality broadband technology.

Imagine says its 4G WiMax network will provide high-speed internet and phone access both at home and on the move for half the price of existing services. It claims the speed of the connection will be eight times faster than the existing technology, for example allowing customers to download a movie in three minutes.

The company says its service is already in operation, and phase one of a roll-out covering 250,000 in 26 areas including Dublin, Wexford, Sligo, Tralee and Athlone will be completed by mid-November 2009. After that it intends to role out the technology in 15 locations per month and to have 90% of the country covered by 2012.