Irish Broadband is a telecommunications company in Ireland providing wireless broadband services.
In April 2008, Imagine Communications Group acquired Irish Broadband from National Toll Roads and Kilsaran Concrete.
They are now the 2nd largest provider of broadband in the Republic of Ireland with over 115,000 customers after Eircom.
Irish Broadband provide a range of wireless broadband services for both residential and business customers, including up to 4Mb symmetric links (4:1 contention ratio). Services are provided by means of transmitters located on high points (e.g. tall buildings or hills). As of 2005 these are located in the main cities in the Republic of Ireland, providing local services in those urban areas. Trading as NTR Broadband the company also provide broadband services in Northern Ireland.
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