National Broadband Ireland has announced that construction has begun in the delivery of high-speed broadband to 600 Co Cavan homes, businesses and farms near Arva.
Engineering surveying works for almost 800 premises in rural areas near Killeshandra have been completed.
In Cavan, there are approximately 17,000 premises in the Intervention Area which includes homes, farms, commercial businesses, and schools.
The company says that under the National Broadband Plan, the county will see an investment of €65m in the new high speed fibre network.
It added there are now 4,050 homes, businesses, and farms in Co Cavan that can order or pre-order high-speed, reliable broadband, with 1,379 connections already made to the network.
NBI Chief Executive Peter Hendrick highlighted that teams are working tirelessly on the rollout plan and considerable progress has been made on the developments in Cavan. "As the fast pace of the rollout continues, we are confident in our expertise to progress premises from the construction phase to the order phase.
"We are currently partnering with retail service providers, and other stakeholders, to connect homes in Cavan. Minimum speeds of 500Mbps will be available. Our goal is to improve digital connectivity across the country.
"Digital connectivity has become a huge part of our everyday lives, and this new Fibre-to-the-Home network, will be a key enabler for the sustainability of local businesses and communities," he said.
