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First farm connected under National Broadband Plan
Tom Canning on his farm near Crossdoney, Co Cavan. Image: National Broadband Ireland
A farm near Crossdoney, Co Cavan, has been connected to high-speed fibre under the National Broadband Plan.
National Broadband Ireland (NBI) has connected a farm to its high-speed fibre-to-the-home network under the National Broadband Plan for the first time. The farm, located near Crossdoney in Co Cavan, is owned by Tom Canning Agricultural Consultants.
Tom Canning, managing director of the farm consultancy business and president of the Agricultural Consultants Association, said he believes he will “benefit hugely from a high-speed fibre connection”.
Tom Canning on his farm near Crossdoney, Co Cavan.
The first farm has been connected under the National Broadband Plan, with the new high-speed fibre network achieving minimum speeds of 500Mbps.
Tom Canning, who farms and runs his agricultural consultants business near Crossdoney, Co Cavan, is the first to be connected to the National Broadband Ireland (NBI) network.
Canning is also the president of the Agricultural Consultants Association (ACA) and says he expects to benefit hugely from a high-speed fibre connection.
“The need for the farming community to be connected to a high-speed network is vital, as administration and the day-to-day running of a farm has moved online,” Canning said.