Over 50% of Northern Ireland

can connect to ultrafast

Full Fibre broadband 

 

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Connecting Northern Ireland

Openreach builds, maintains and manages the broadband network in Northern Ireland.

Our 950 engineers are busy installing our Full Fibre network to more than 3,500 homes and businesses every week. This means that every hour another 22 premises in the region can access Full Fibre broadband.

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We're proud to sponsor Ulster Rugby

Openreach and Ulster Rugby have joined forces to celebrate the importance of connections.  From the families and friends that come together at weekend sports events, through to the coaches and communities that help support young people.  And not forgetting our very own engineers who play such a crucial role in building the broadband network that keeps Northern Ireland connected.

Watch the Openreach and Ulster Rugby video

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Covid-19/Coronavirus update

COVID-19 poses a bunch of challenges for the UK - and we want to play our part in limiting the impact on society, the economy and our employees.

Read more about our response to Coronavirus

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The role of Full Fibre in Northern Ireland

Richard Johnston, Deputy Director Economic Policy Centre University of Ulster, on Full Fibre as a key enabler for post COVID pandemic recovery and long-term growth.

Read the Full Fibre report

Full Fibre in Northern Ireland

148k

Fibre broadband is now available to more than 148k homes and businesses in Belfast

575k

Province wide more than 575k homes and businesses can get Full Fibre Broadband

1Gbps

Technology capable of delivering download speeds of up to 1Gbps

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  • Fibre

The future of fibre

Find out the different ways we use fibre optic cables to connect you to our network.

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Partnering to bring fibre to your community

  • Fibre Community Partnership

    • Rural
    • Fibre Community Partnership
    CFP
    No fibre broadband available in your area or want to go faster? A Fibre Community Partnership could help fund the upgrade to faster fibre broadband.
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  • Future-proof broadband comes to Ballymena

    • News
    Openreach engineer meeting Ballymena Business centre representatives
    Fibre Community Partnership brings future-proof broadband to 52 premises in Ballymena. Ballymena Business Centre is set to benefit from having access to next generation fibre technology thanks to a Government voucher scheme and a Fibre Community Partnership with Openreach.
    Read more »

Our performance

Learn about our latest performance, and of course, check the numbers.

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