Consumers can look forward to an improved experience across fixed and mobile networks as telcos invest heavily to upgrade infrastructure, writes Luke Kehoe

The chief executive has overseen the company’s rollout of fibre broadband to 450,000 homes and businesses. Now he is keen to raise that figure to one million by always ‘looking forward, staying restless’ to keep ahead of society’s evolving needs

As first reported by the Business Post in May, the move marks a fundamental change in strategy for Virgin, which has previously only ever offered services via its own cable infrastructure

Media giant to offer its services via ESB-Vodafone’s fibre-to-the-home (FTTH) broadband network

Of the new roles announced, 60 will be devoted to trying to meet the target of connecting 154 towns and 770,000 premises across Ireland to Gigabit broadband within the next four years

The broadband provider will not be operating in the areas covered by the National Broadband Plan, but will compete against Eir, which is rolling out its own fibre network

Joint venture between ESB and Vodafone has secured €170 million in funding as it progresses network rollout towards reaching 777,000 premises in 154 towns across Ireland

The two-gigabit fibre broadband service will be made available to more than 400,000 homes and businesses across the country

Companies must take a role of leadership and ask themselves, what have we done to drive or influence others to become more sustainable?

Weaknesses in the ecommerce ability of SMEs, inequality in broadband access and gaps in the online delivery of public services must be addressed