FFNI consortium awards Fibrus £23m contract for next generation connectivity Announcing the £23million contract to deliver next generation connectivity across Northern Ireland are (from left) Billy McClean (Northern Ireland area development lead for Building Digital UK), Dominic Kearns (Fibrus) and Newry, Mourne and Down District Council chair Cathy Mason. Picture: Kelvin Boyes/PressEye Gary McDonald Business Editor 29 June, 2021 01:00 Billy McClean (Building Digital UK) and Dominic Kearns (Fibrus) join mayors, chairs and chief executives of 10 local councils and BSO to welcome the announcement of the £23m contract to deliver next generation connectivity across the north. Picture: Kelvin Boyes/PressEye TELECOMS provider Fibrus has been awarded a £23 million contract to deliver critical digital infrastructure on behalf of the Full Fibre Northern Ireland (FFNI) Consortium which, when completed by December, will see 900 public-sector buildings connected to a hyper-fast broadband service.