Wicklow County Council is committed to, and supports the NBP and the build-out of all essential telecommunications infrastructure.
In Co. Wicklow, State intervention is required for approximately 16,000 premises (23% of total premises). NBI have passed over 14,000 premises with Fibre to the Home (FttH). The outstanding Deployment Area of Coolkenno is expected to be completed in Oct-Dec 2026.  

In parallel with this rollout by NBI

• OpenEir has completed 45,000 FttH homes passed, and their target is approximately 59,000 homes passed (National Fibre Broadband Ireland | Open Eir).
• Siro has rolled out FttH to 28,000 homes in Arklow, Ashford, Blessington, Bray, Greystones, Kilcoole and Wicklow (SIRO’S Fibre Broadband Expands In Ashford Village - SIRO).
• Virgin Media is also upgrading it’s cable TV network to be Gigabit capable. As of May 2025 this upgrade programme has reached 550,00 homes. Their national target is to upgrade 1 million premises to fibre by end of 2026. Virgin Media fibre upgrade reaches 550,000 homes. Their national target is to upgrade 1 million premises to fibre by end of 2026. Virgin Media fibre upgrade reaches 550,000 homes.

The take-up by FttH platform is as follows:

Wicklow’s Broadband Development Officer has two major areas for action:

1. To facilitate the successful roll-out of the National Broadband Plan in their respective Counties by acting as a single point of contact for the successful NBP contractor(s) and telecommunications companies generally.
2. To develop and implement a Digital Strategy to encourage take-up of high-speed connectivity amongst all sectors of the population, including the creation of awareness of and the stimulation of demand for broadband services.

An update to the County Wicklow Digital Strategy is in progress. If you would like to contribute to this process, complete this brief questionnaire by clicking here.