- Ireland's Magnet Networks upgrades minimum broadband package speed to 30Mbps Magnet Networks has announced that it has upgraded its minimum offered broadband speed to 30Mbps, up from a previous speed of 5Mbps, and almost ten times greater than the average internet download speed of 3.34Mbps in Ireland.
- Eircom promises fibre-powered broadband to 100,000 homes by summer 2012 Eircom has announced plans to bring fibre-powered broadband to 100,000 Irish homes and businesses by summer 2012. This forms phase one of a multi-year plan to finally upgrade Ireland's telecommunications infrastructure and marks a substantial initial investment of €100 million by the group.