Fibre broadband network Siro has announced details of towns and suburbs that will shortly be able to avail of its fibre broadband network.

Siro’s fibre broadband is now available to over 450,000 homes and business premises, enabling speeds of up to 1GBps, with the capacity to support 2GB. The company says that further network expansion will eventually make the service available to 770,000 homes.

In the Dublin area, the locations that will be able to connect to Siro through to the end of 2022 are Balrothery, Blackrock, Foxrock, Lusk, Rush, Skerries, and Walkinstown.

Outside Dublin, Bundoran, Ballina, Enfield, Kells, Cashel, Roscrea, Thurles, Dungarvan, and Roscommon are scheduled to be live on the network by year-end, according to Siro.

Siro, which is a collaboration between ESB and Vodafone, wholesales its broadband service to resellers.

In Association with

Virgin Media recently announced a network deal with Siro whereby Virgin Media will offer a full range of services to currently enabled Siro premises.

Virgin Media said the move will further drive competition and enable ultrafast digital services by helping businesses and communities connect to Virgin’s broadband and digital TV service in many more locations across Ireland.

Siro chief executive John Keaney said: “Siro is an open access wholesaler, rolling out full fibre broadband to 154 towns and 770,000 premises across Ireland. Our objective is to deliver our world class connectivity to communities and businesses across Ireland, while constantly bringing innovation to the broadband market.”

Virgin Media chief executive Tony Hanway added: “Our new partnership with Siro means we will be offering our ultrafast broadband and TV services to more Irish consumers and businesses than ever before.”